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Vatican obelisk
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The Vatican Obelisk is an Egyptian obelisk, one of the thirteen ancient obelisks of Rome. This obelisk is located in St. Peter's Square, in Vatican City. It is the only ancient obelisk in Rome that ha
Vatican Obelisk
Vatican Obelisk
Moving of the obelisk - the left hand side shows the Obelisk topped by the globe, as it stood next to Old St. Peter's Basilica, the right hand side sh
Moving of the obelisk - the left hand side shows the Obelisk topped by the globe, as it stood next to Old St. Peter's Basilica, the right hand side shows the Obelisk after its relocation, with the cross atop it.
The obelisk in the Circus of Nero Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532
The obelisk in the Circus of Nero Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532
Mural (1585–1588) in the Vatican Library of the re-erection in St. Peter's Square
Mural (1585–1588) in the Vatican Library of the re-erection in St. Peter's Square
Old St. Peter's Basilica
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Old St. Peter's Basilica consisted of the church buildings that stood, from the 4th to 16th centuries, where St. Peter's Basilica stands today in Vatican City. Construction of the basilica, built over
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…Vatican City. It remained in this position after the circus fell into disuse, occupied by a necropolis. In the 16th century it was moved next to the Old St. Peter's Basilica, at the Rotonda di Sant'Andrea. Having stood in the same location in Rome since c.40 AD, it was moved 260 meters at the behest of Pope Sixtus V in a…
19th-century drawing of St. Peter's Basilica as it is thought to have looked around 1450. The Vatican obelisk is on the left, still standing on the sp
19th-century drawing of St. Peter's Basilica as it is thought to have looked around 1450. The Vatican obelisk is on the left, still standing on the spot where it was erected on the orders of the Emperor Caligula in 37 AD.
Fontana della Pigna (1st ct. AD), which stood in the courtyard of Old St. Peter's
Fontana della Pigna (1st ct. AD), which stood in the courtyard of Old St. Peter's
Pairs of the original Solomonic columns now support pediments to form trompe-l'œil porticoes
Pairs of the original Solomonic columns now support pediments to form trompe-l'œil porticoes
Bronze statue of Saint Peter by Arnolfo di Cambio, dating to the 13th century
Bronze statue of Saint Peter by Arnolfo di Cambio, dating to the 13th century