OBÉLISQUE D'ARLES
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A remarkable obelisk erected on the Place de la République in Arles, a monument full of history, to be discovered.
The obelisk comes from the spina (central wall around which the ring runs) of the Roman circus. It was installed there during the profound transformations made to the building in the 4th century. After the abandonment of the circus in the 6th century, the obelisk collapsed and broke in two. Rediscovered in 1389, it was regularly shown to distinguished visitors, such as Henri IV who thought of placing it in the center of the amphitheater. It was finally on the Place Royale - now the Place de la République - that the consuls chose to erect the imposing monument.
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Vous y passerez forcément en visitant la ville.