Vatican Obelisk Granite

It is the second highest obelisk in rome after the lateran one and the only one devoid of hieroglyphics but with latin inscriptions.

Vatican obelisk granite.

Constructed about 3 000 years ago it was originally situated outside the luxor temple in egypt where its twin still remains. Vatican city hidden among the paving stones of st. The vatican obelisk is erected within a circle but this circle is actually a sun dial masons have a similar view of the obelisk. Map brought to rome by augustus in 10 bc with the solare obelisk and erected on the spina of the circus maximus.

This is the only obelisk in rome that has not toppled since roman times. Of the 13 ancient obelisks in rome the vatican obelisk is the second largest after the one that can be found in front of the archbasilica of st. Peter s square there is a simple clock and calendar. The 83 foot stone obelisk in the middle of the square acts as a.

A tourist in rome vatican obelisk the vatican obelisk has a height of 83 6 feet 134 5 feet with base and weighs 331 tons. Weighs around 235 tons. It stands on a base 27 feet wide. It was gaius caligula who had the obelisk bought to rome in 37 ad.

Vatican obelisk in saint peter s square piazza san pietro vatican city rome italy rome lazio italy looking up slottsbacken towards stockholm cathedral and the granite obelisk stockholm sweden. The egyptian obelisk was carved from a single piece of stone usually red granite from the quarries at aswān. All you need is a sunny day. It was the largest non inscribed obelisk to leave egypt at 25 5 m high and weighing an estimated 326 tonnes.

When it is erected inside a circle this is supposedly representative of the sex act. Sculptures with lion fountains were added to the base in 1818. The obelisk in paris on the other hand is also known as the luxor obelisk and it is made of yellow granite. It is a red granite unique block 25 31m high on a 8 25m base weighing about 330 tons.

Pliny the elder wrote about it in his naturalis historia 1st century ad. Sometime between 30 and 28 bc the red granite obelisk shows up in alexandria under augustus s instructions to have it erected in the julian forum there. Obelisk tapered monolithic pillar originally erected in pairs at the entrances of ancient egyptian temples.