St Peters Square
ST PETERS SQUARE
Directly to the east of the church is St Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro), built during 1656 and 1667. It is surrounded by an elliptical colonnade, which was designed by Bernini. At it's center stands a 25.5 meter obelisk which dates back to the thirteenth century BC in Egypt. It was then moved in the first century to Rome, to Nero's Circus. On top of the obelisk used to be a large bronze globe, which legend has it contained Julius Caesar's ashes. This however was removed when the obelisk was moved to St Peter's Square in 1585 by order of Pope Sixtus V. The square was also home to two fountains, one to the south designed by Maderno in 1613 and one to the north designed by Bernini in 1675.
Directly to the east of the church is St Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro), built during 1656 and 1667. It is surrounded by an elliptical colonnade, which was designed by Bernini. At it's center stands a 25.5 meter obelisk which dates back to the thirteenth century BC in Egypt. It was then moved in the first century to Rome, to Nero's Circus. On top of the obelisk used to be a large bronze globe, which legend has it contained Julius Caesar's ashes. This however was removed when the obelisk was moved to St Peter's Square in 1585 by order of Pope Sixtus V. The square was also home to two fountains, one to the south designed by Maderno in 1613 and one to the north designed by Bernini in 1675.
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