Obelisco Sallustiano

The obelisk in the center of St. Peter's Square is the only non-script obelisk among many obelisks in Rome. The obelisk is a monument to the ancient Egyptian worship of the sun, in the shape of a spiked square column, gradually shrinking from the bottom up, the top shaped like a pyramid. This monument was looted from Egypt by the ancient Roman army as a spoil. Due to the looting of modern cultural relics, there are only five obelisks left in Egypt, and other obelisks are scattered around the world, such as the obelisks on the Plaza de España in Rome. Washington Monument and so on.

A very large obelisk standing in the center of St. Peter's Square, where you can see a lot of good scenery, this obelisk began to be very long, from ancient Egypt transported, and has not been adjusted since.

Standing in the middle of St. Peter's Square, it's very conspicuous. It's square, not very tall. The top is the shape of a spire, which is said to have been transported from ancient Egypt for thousands of years.

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The most conspicuous building in the square. This building has a lot of origins. Generally speaking, to go to Europe, we still need to know something about the history of the country. Including culture. Next time, make up for it. This time we have to take a quick tour.

The monument was carried by four bronze lions and was not carved with Egyptian hieroglyphs like other Roman obelisks. The obelisk was transported to Rome by the Roman Emperor Caligula from the market square of Alexandria, Egypt. The original top of the Obelisk had been placed with a copper ball containing Caesar's ashes.