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Elephant and Obelisk
Obelisco della Minerva2.8
based on 377 reviewsOpen year round, 24/7
Recommended sightseeing time:0.5-2 hours
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Piazza della Minerva, Rome, ItalyMap
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I like elephants and it was nice to look at.
Like others. It was nice to see and something different but we happened upon it and wouldn’t take a route directly to see.
Nice to look at
Nice to look at but no need to go out of your way to see this. If you come across it, enjoy it for what it is.
Fancy and Fun
Elephant and Obelisk by Bernini (1667) sits in Piazza della Minerva next to the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.
Very interesting sculpture
This is a very cool sculpture. Not as old as almost everything in Rome, but very old and historic nonetheless. Very cool to see in person
The Flatulent Elephant?
This is a delightfully whimsical monument in the middle of the small Piazza Minerva. It’s completely unexpected - a marble elephant, carrying an ancient Egyptian obelisk its back. To modern eyes, it’...