Monument Obelisco Lateranense in Rome

You're standing on Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, at the foot of the Lateran Obelisk. Follow that red granite needle all the way up. The obelisk itself is just over thirty-two metres tall, and with its base and cross it reaches almost forty-six. It was carved from a single piece of stone. It's the largest ancient Egyptian obelisk still standing anywhere, and the oldest one in Rome.