Vatican obelisk
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Location | Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City | ||||
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Globo di bronzo che si credeva contenesse le ceneri di San Pietro o di Giulio Cesare (Musei Capitolini).
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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, whilst the right hand side shows the Obelisk after its relocation, with the cross atop it
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Pittura murale (1585-1588) della Biblioteca apostolica vaticana -. Erezione dell'obelisco in piazza San Pietro.
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The obelisk in the Circus of Nero Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532
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Bronze globe and spike from the top of the obelisk, now in the Capitoline Museums
See also: Obelisks in Rome.