echiromani:EsqualineStanding at almost 50 feet above its pedestal, this obelisk is of ancient Roman
echiromani:EsqualineStanding at almost 50 feet above its pedestal, this obelisk is of ancient Roman origin. It had been erected on the western flank of the Mausoleum of Augustus (28 BC), paired with the Quirinale obelisk. After it was found in 1527, it was re-erected in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V behind the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. -- source link