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Description The obelisk at the center of St. Peter's square is of ancient Egyptian origin. Made of red granite and dating to the Fifth Dynasty (c. 2494-2345 BC), it fell into Roman hands at the beginning of the Imperial period. It was placed in its current location in 1586.
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Author daryl_mitchell from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Camera location41° 54′ 06.65″ N, 12° 27′ 23.33″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by daryl_mitchell at https://www.flickr.com/photos/49169223@N00/15769954175. It was reviewed on 2 June 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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