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Monte Citorio Square

Montecitorio Square, Piazza di Monte Citorio, Piazza di Monte Citorio

Italy, Rome

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Monte Citorio Square

Montecitorio Square, Piazza di Monte Citorio, Piazza di Monte Citorio

Italy, Rome

Piazza Monte Citorio is named after a small hill Rome and is located on the site of an ancient amphitheatre. In the center of the square rises the obelisk of Montecitorio with heraldic stars, brought from the ancient Egyptian Heliopolis. On the square is the baroque palace of Montecitorio, where the Chamber of Deputies now sits, and the Palazzo Wedekind. Previously, the pedestal of the column of Antoninus Pius also stood on the square, later transferred to the Field of Mars.

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lesiaukrainka

Traveled 19 years ago

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Obelisk of Montecitorio

On the square in front of the Palazzo Montecitorio (ceisas Chamber of Deputies) there is an obelisk of Psammetichus II, which was used as an indicator of the height of the sun, a special bronze ball indicates the time on the pavement square.→

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