Originally, the obelisk standing in the nearby non-existent hipodrome. Pope Sixtus V moves the Obelisk 275 yards to the center of St Peter's Square, ( AD 1586 ).
Vaticano Obelisk
Relevant museums
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Rome, Vatican Museums
Rome, Vatican Museums -
Ara Pacis Museum
Ara Pacis Museum -
Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana
Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana - Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography. -
Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Collection of ancient manuscripts, including papyri, ostraca, and the Peutinger Map -
Paris, Louvre
Paris, Louvre -
Prefectural Museum of Antiquities (Rouen)
Prefectural Museum of Antiquities (Rouen)
Nearby sites
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Circus Gai et Neronis
Circus Gai et Neronis -
Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano
Ad Sanctum Petrum is mentioned on the Peutinger map. -
Codex Vaticanus
One of the oldest extant manuscripts of the Greek Bible in Vatican Apostolic Library. -
Necropolis de Via Thrumphalis
Necropolis de Via Thrumphalis
