Sphinxes at Piazza del Popolo - Rome, Italy
Posted by: vraatja
N 41° 54.672 E 012° 28.608
33T E 290736 N 4642995
16 sphinxes decorated oval boundary walls built around Piazza del Popolo in Rome
Waymark Code: WMC9MB
Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 08/13/2011
Views: 20
Piazza del Popolo is a large oval square near the Borghese Park in Rome. It features an authentic obelisk from Heliopolis, Egypt. The obelisk has stood here since 1589. When in 1815 to 1816 Giuseppe Valadier redesigned the square, he built walls around the square, giving the square its current oval shape. On top of the walls he placed 16 identical sphinxes all around the square to accentuate Egyptian character of the place. He also added the central fountain and the four Egyptian lions around the obelisk.
Style: Egyptian
Medium: marble
Head Type: Man
Street Address: Piazza del Popolo Rome, Italy
Statue Name: Not listed
Specify Other Head: Not listed
Head Namesake: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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