The obelisk named Sallustiano. Above the Spanish Steps. One of the many obelisks in Rome, moved here in 1789. It is a Roman obelisk in imitation of Egyptian ones, originally constructed in the early years of the Roman Empire for the Gardens of Sallust near the Porta Salaria. The hieroglyphic inscription was copied from that on the obelisk in the Piazza del Popolo. Erected in 1789 by Pope Pius VI. (Taken from Wikipedia)
The obelisk named Sallustiano. Above the Spanish Steps. One of the many obelisks in Rome, moved here in 1789. It is a Roman obelisk in imitation of Egyptian ones, originally constructed in the early years of the Roman Empire for the Gardens of Sallust near the Porta Salaria. The hieroglyphic inscription was copied from that on the obelisk in the Piazza del Popolo. Erected in 1789 by Pope Pius VI. (Taken from Wikipedia)
See photo in original gallery.