Imagen:1586 Rome obelisk erection.jpg

Description	Obelisk on Peter's Square in Rome (construction)
Source	This image is reproduced from a series of contemporary engravings [1]
Date	1743
Author	Niccola Zabaglia
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In 1586, Domenico Fontana erected an obelisk on Peter's Square in Rome. It took a concerted effort of 900 men and 75 horses and countless pulleys to erect this monument. This image is reproduced from a series of contemporary engravings.

Source: http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/renaissance/at308detail.htm

• Erection of the Vatican obelisk, Rome, 1586.
• Employing 40 capstans, 140 horses and 800 workmen.
• Engraving from Niccola Zabaglia (c1664-1750), Castelli e ponti, Rome, 1743

• E Con La Descrizione Del Trasporto Dell' Obelisco Vaticano, E Di Altri Del Cavaliere Domenico Fontana, first published Rome 1743 by Pagliarini.