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<< Our Photo Pages >> Heliopolis Seti I Piazza del Popolo Obelisk - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Italy

Submitted by AlexHunger on Thursday, 16 April 2009  Page Views: 10343

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Heliopolis Seti I Piazza del Popolo Obelisk
Country: Italy
NOTE: This site is 2.882 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Rome  Nearest Village: Roma
Latitude: 41.910600N  Longitude: 12.476330E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Heliopolis Seti I Piazza del Popolo Obelisk
Heliopolis Seti I Piazza del Popolo Obelisk submitted by AlexHunger : Site in Rome: Obelisk from the temple of Heliopolis made under the reign of Seti I . It was brought to Rome by Augustus in 10 BCE and erected on the spina of the Circus Maximus. It is now in the Piazza del Popolo. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Obelisk in Italy

Obelisk from the temple of Heliopolis made under the reign of Seti I. It was brought to Rome by Augustus in 10 BCE and erected on the spina of the Circus Maximus. It is now in the Piazza del Popolo.
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Heliopolis Seti I Piazza del Popollo Obelisk Street View by Andy B on Saturday, 03 April 2010
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