Exterior: View from center of square
Creator
Date
1811-1822
Location
Geographic Coordinates
41.910423, 12.476443
Notes
Egptian Obelisk (north) of Sety I & Rameses II from Heliopolis (c. 1300 BCE) was taken by Augustus (10 BCE), originally set up in Circus Maximus. Moved to Piazza del Popolo 1589. The twin churches (south) are Santa Maria dei Miracoli (1681) and Santa Maria in Montesanto (1679), begun by Carlo Rainaldi and completed by Berninia and Carlo Fontana. North of the obelisk lies the gate, Porta del Popolo (reconstructed to Bernini’s design in 1655).
Culture
Subject
Piazza del popolo (Rome, Italy)
Obelisks--Italy--Rome.
Santa Maria dei Miracoli (Church : Rome, Italy)
Santa Maria di Montesanto (Church : Rome, Italy)
Photographer
Image Source
Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University
Image Date
12-Mar