Modern Obelisks
There are five well-known modern obelisks in Rome:
- Villa Medici, 19th century copy of the original, found in the gardens and taken to Florence.
- Two obelisks in the Villa Torlonia, 1842, Baveno granite
- Foro Italico, 1932, 17.5 m, Carrara marble, originally dedicated to Benito Mussolini, and inscribed Mussolini Dux
- Marconi, 1959, 45 m, in the centre of the EUR district, dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi, built for the 1960 Summer Olympics. 92 panels in white marble contain illustrations of Marconi's career and allegorical scenes.
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