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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 elephant sculpture supporting an ancient Egyptian obelisk

piazza della minerva

rome

wisdom

history

whimsical

tourist attraction

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

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

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Bernini's elephant sculpture supporting an ancient Egyptian obelisk

piazza della minerva

rome

wisdom

history

whimsical

tourist attraction

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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