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Obelisk of Montecitorio

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Obelisco cavato di sotto le ruine Plate 021ii Giuseppe Vasi
Obelisco cavato di sotto le ruine Plate 021ii Giuseppe Vasi

The Obelisk of Montecitorio (Italian: Obelisco di Montecitorio), also known as Solare, is an ancient Egyptian, red granite obelisk of Psammetichus II (595–589 BC) from Heliopolis. Brought to Rome with the Flaminio Obelisk in 10 BC by the Roman Emperor Augustus to be used as the gnomon of the Solarium Augusti, it is now in the Piazza Montecitorio. It is 21.79 metres (71 ft) high, and 33.97 metres (111 ft) including the base and the globe.

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Obelisk of Montecitorio
Piazza di Montecitorio, Rome Municipio Roma I

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Obelisco di Montecitorio

Piazza di Montecitorio
00186 Rome, Municipio Roma I
Lazio, Italy
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