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On the square in front of the Lateran Palace is San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital and the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, known as the Lateran Obelisk. It weighs an estimated 455 tons.
Na placu San Giovanni in Laterano znajduje się najwyższy z 13 egipskich obelisków. Ma wysokość 31 m (z cokołem 47 m). Początkowo stał przy Circus Maximus. Papież Sykstus V polecił go przenieść w obecne miejsce.
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Address: Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Piazza di Porta San Giovanni 4, 00184 Roma, Italy · view larger map. Visit the original papal residence, the Lateran Basilica, and see the oldest basilica in the world and the highest-ranking basilica in Rome.
San Giovanni in Laterano holds immense significance for Christians as it is the oldest and highest-ranking of the four papal basilicas. It has witnessed key historical events, including papal enthronements until 1870.
27 gru 2023 · San Giovanni is the highest ranking basilica of the four major papal basilicas in Rome—San Giovanni, St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, Santa Maria Maggiore, and St. Peter’s —and because of this it holds the anomalous title of archbasilica.
Below is a location map and aerial view of San Giovanni in Laterano (St. John Lateran). Using the buttons on the left (or the wheel on your mouse), you can zoom in for a closer look, or zoom out to get your bearings.
