Obélisque d'Arles

The Obélisque d'Arles ("Arles Obelisk") is a 4th-century Roman obelisk, erected in the center of the Place de la République, in front of the Hôtel de Ville (town hall) in Arles, France.

It was rediscovered in the 14th century and re-erected on top of a pedestal soon surmounted by a bronze globe and sun on 26 March 1676.

[3] Designed by Jacques Peytret, these ornaments changed in times of political regimes.

Since 1866, the ornaments were permanently removed and replaced by a bronze capstone until a fountain and the sculptures around it were designed by Antoine Laurent Dantan in the 19th century.

[1] It is part of a 1981-designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments.

Fountain and sculptures by Antoine Laurent Dantan .