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36 Hours in Summertime Rome (With Kids)—Yes, It’s Possible! | Vogue

"Seen during a childhood stay in a hotel overlooking Piazza della Minerva, the statue of an elephant shouldering an obelisk felt like a whimsical wink amid all of Bernini’s muscular river gods in nearby Piazza Navona." - Chloe Schama

https://www.vogue.com/article/rome-with-kids-anantara-palazzo-naiadi-rome

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Bernini's whimsical elephant supports an ancient Egyptian obelisk

egyptian obelisk

piazza della minerva

marble elephant

history and humor

rome

free to visit

wheelchair accessible entrance

Featured in Vogue

Piazza della Minerva, 00186 Roma RM, Italy Get directions

Wheelchair accessible entrance

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Elephant and Obelisk by null

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Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

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Bernini's whimsical elephant supports an ancient Egyptian obelisk

egyptian obelisk

piazza della minerva

marble elephant

history and humor

rome

free to visit

wheelchair accessible entrance

Featured in Vogue

Piazza della Minerva, 00186 Roma RM, Italy Get directions

Wheelchair accessible entrance

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

Elephant and Obelisk by null

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