Facade of the Basilica Santa Maria sopra Minerva (Saint Mary above Minerva ; basilique Sainte-Marie sur la Minerve); Piazza della Minerva.13th cent.- Elephant and Obelisk. (Ob閘isque de la piazza della Minerva)It was unveiled in February 1667 in the Piazza della Minerva in Rome; adjacent to the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva near the Pantheon.It is the smallest obelisk of Rome; with a height of 5.47 meters.The elephant was designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Le Bernin) (1598-1680). The Egyptian obelisk was uncovered during nearby excavations and belonged to Pharaoh Apries of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt.Rome; Italy (2021)