Obelisco della Minerva

Obelisco della Minerva

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Year

1667

Artist

Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Type

public art

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A small stone elephant carrying a slender Egyptian obelisk on its back has stood in Piazza della Minerva since 1667, one of the wittiest inventions of Gian Lorenzo Bernini. The obelisk is genuinely ancient, a sixth-century BC monolith dug u …

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