Vatican Obelisk Granite

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.

Vatican obelisk granite.

This is the only obelisk in rome that has not toppled since roman times. It was the largest non inscribed obelisk to leave egypt at 25 5 m high and weighing an estimated 326 tonnes. Map found with the lateranense obelisk in 1587 in two pieces and erected by pope sixtus v in 1589. Vatican city hidden among the paving stones of st.

The obelisk in paris on the other hand is also known as the luxor obelisk and it is made of yellow granite. The paris obelisk is 75 feet 23m tall and weighs over 250 tons. It was gaius caligula who had the obelisk bought to rome in 37 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.

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 egyptian obelisk was carved from a single piece of stone usually red granite from the quarries at aswān. The 83 foot stone obelisk in the middle of the square acts as a.

Peter s square there is a simple clock and calendar. The obelisk is also regarded in the occult as a phallic symbol. 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. It is a red granite unique block 25 31m high on a 8 25m base weighing about 330 tons.

Constructed about 3 000 years ago it was originally situated outside the luxor temple in egypt where its twin still remains. All you need is a sunny day. 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. It stands on a base 27 feet wide.

Weighs around 235 tons. It is the second highest obelisk in rome after the lateran one and the only one devoid of hieroglyphics but with latin inscriptions. Map brought to rome by augustus in 10 bc with the solare obelisk and erected on the spina of the circus maximus.