- Here at any rate is how Antonio Danti imagined the arrival of Caligula's obelisk at Portus in his fresco in the Map Gallery at the Vatican...
- In 1585, the "Vatican obelisk" was moved 275 feet (83 m) to the square in front of Saint Peter's Basilica.
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- What happened to the Vatican obelisk? The obelisk has managed to stand tall for an impressive 1,500 years, thanks to its sturdy foundation.
- In part 21 we learned about the revival of obelisks as Roman troops brought 8 large and 42 small Egyptian obelisks back to the Roman empire, and new temples...
- In 1586, the Italian engineer Domenico Fontana moved an Egyptian obelisk to its present site in front of the Vatican in St. Peter’s Square.
- (Isaiah 19: 19-20) Obelisk at the Vatican Heliopolis, Egypt - 1835 BC From a monolith by Pharaoh Mencia, the obelisk served to be devoted to "god" sun.
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