Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The obelisk and its base contain a number of inscriptions. Two ancient inscriptions at the base of the shaft describe its original dedication in Rome, four inscriptions on the pedestal composed by Cardinal Silvio Antoniano describe its rededication in 1586, and lower down, in smaller script, is an acknowledgement of Domenico Fontana's role in the moving of the obelisk.
Fresco of St. Peter's Square, c. 1587, before the dome of the new St. Peter's Basilica or the façade had been built [3]. The open space which lies before the basilica was redesigned by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1656 to 1667, under the direction of Pope Alexander VII, as an appropriate forecourt, designed "so that the greatest number of people could see the Pope give his blessing, either from ...
There are eight ancient Egyptian and five ancient Roman obelisks in Rome, together with a number of more modern obelisks; there was also until 2005 an ancient Ethiopian obelisk in Rome. The Romans used special heavy cargo carriers called obelisk ships to transport the monuments down the Nile [ clarification needed ] to Alexandria and from there ...
Vatican Obelisk: Obelisk: St. Peter's Square, Vatican City: Ancient Egypt: Removed to Rome in ancient imperial times and re-erected. Relocated in an upright position by Domenico Fontana in 1586 for Pope Sixtus V. 285 t [83] Pompey's Pillar: Column Alexandria, Egypt: Diocletian: Column shaft 20.75 m long, of pink granite (lapis syeneites ...
Old St. Peter's Basilica was 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 the historical site of the Circus of Nero, began during the reign of Roman Emperor Constantine I. The name "old St. Peter's Basilica" has been used since ...
Obelisks were prominent in the architecture of the ancient Egyptians, and played a vital role in their religion placing them in pairs at the entrance of the temples.The word "obelisk" as used in English today is of Greek rather than Egyptian origin because Herodotus, the Greek traveler, was one of the first classical writers to describe the objects.
Vatican officials seemed OK with the shocking premise of the film, Straughan adds, as well as its portrayal of a conclave's political machinations. "We didn't want to be toothless in our approach ...
Flaminian Obelisk [8] Rome, Italia: Obelisk: 263: From Roman Egypt by obelisk ship [8] 10 BC: Campensis Obelisk [8] Rome, Italia: Obelisk: 230: From Roman Egypt by obelisk ship [8] 37–41 AD: Vatican Obelisk [9] Rome, Italia: Obelisk: 361: From Roman Egypt by obelisk ship [8] 1st–2nd c. Temple of Jupiter [5] Baalbek, Roman Lebanon: Column ...