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| | Lateran Obelisk |
 | | Behind of the obelisk is the "Palazzo Laterano" (Lateran Palace), and it's right is the Bacilica di San Giovanni in Laterano |
 | | On August 3, 1588, after more than a year of effort, this obelisk was raised in the Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano, where it has stood ever since, a Christian cross at its apex. |
 | | The site is the west of the "Palazzo Laterano" (Lateran Palace), and the north of Bacilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, which was the center of the medieval Catholicism. |
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