Engraving by Domenico Fontana entitled: "Overhead view showing path of obelisk during move from the Circus Nero to its new location at the Piazza of Saint Peter in Rome, 1590." The obelisk was originally erected at Heliopolis by an unknown pharaoh of the Fifth dynasty of Egypt (2494 - 2345 BC). During its history the obelisk has been successfully moved three times.


Path of Egyptian Obelisk for Relocation, 1590


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