The Vatican Obelisk

Cet obélisque préside la place de Saint Pierre, devant la basilique du même nom, au Vatican. Elle a été installée là durant le mandat du pape Sixte V, au XVIème siècle. C´est un bloc sans inscriptions, qui provient de l´Egype et se trouvait au centre du cirque romain de Néron. C´est dans ce cirque que Saint Pierre a été crucifié, la tête en bas, peu de temps après Jésus, et c´est pour cela que l´obélisque est également appelé le témoin silencieux, car il se trouvait sur la place à cette époque. Une anecdote : quand on était en train d´installer l´obélisque sur la place, le pape a demandé aux ouvriers chargé de l´installation de garder le silence en signe de respect pour Saint Pierre et sa mort tragique, sous peine d´être condamnés à mort. Lorsque l´une des cordes qui maintenait l´obélisque a manqué de lâcher, un homme se mit à crier aux autres de mouiller les cordes, sauvant ainsi l´obélisque de la rupture et les gens qui étaient en dessous de blessures graves. Le pape, pour récompenser le « charlatan », lui pardonna et alla même jusqu´à lui donner une récompense, pour avoir osé désobéir.

This obelisk chairs the St. Peter's Square, in front of the basilica of the same name, at the Vatican. It was installed there during the tenure of Pope Sixtus V in the sixteenth century. This is a block without inscriptions, which comes from the Egype and was at the center of the Roman Circus of Nero. It was in this circus that Saint Peter was crucified upside down, shortly after Jesus, and this is why the obelisk is also called the silent witness because he was on the way to this period. An anecdote: when we were trying to install the obelisk in the square, the pope asked the workers responsible for the installation of silence out of respect for St. Peter and his tragic death, fear of being sentenced to death. When one of the ropes that kept the obelisk failed to release a man shouted to others wet ropes, saving the obelisk of rupture and the people who were under serious injury. Pope to reward the "charlatan", forgave him and even went so far as to give him a reward for daring to disobey.

Obelisco Egípcio, este está mesmo no centro da Praça de São Pedro no Vaticano levado por Calígula. É constituído de granito vermelho vindo de Assuão, sua base possuí quatro leões de bronze e tem 40 metros de altura contando até á cruz. Dizem que a cruz em cima do obelisco guarda um dos pedaços originais provavelmente da cruz de Jesus Cristo, colocadas ali pelo Papa Sixto V. É desprovido de qualquer registo hieróglifo egípcio, mas possuí em duas das suas faces uma dedicação aos imperadores romanos Augusto e Tibério, feitos por Calígula. O obelisco provavelmente é nativo de Heliópolis (do Templo pilone de Rá), durante o reinado do faraó Amenemhat II. Um século mais tarde, em 1660, Bernini construiria a Praça de São Pedro no aspecto actual, com duas séries de colunas idênticas no norte e no sul, com o obelisco no centro.

Egyptian Obelisk, this is right in the center of St. Peter's Square at the Vatican led by Caligula. It is made of red granite from Aswan coming, its base possess four bronze lions and is 40 feet tall counting until the cross. They say the cross on top of the obelisk guard probably one of the original pieces of the cross of Jesus Christ, placed there by Pope Sixtus V. It is devoid of any registration Egyptian hieroglyph, but possess two of its faces a dedication to the Roman emperors Augustus and Tiberius, Caligula made by. The obelisk is probably native of Heliopolis (pylon of the Temple of Ra), during the reign of Pharaoh Amenemhat II. A century later, in 1660, Bernini to build St. Peter's Square in the present aspect, with two sets of identical columns in the north and south, with the obelisk in the center.

San Pietro è un posto molto affascinante... Soprattutto di notte. La sera infatti ci sono meno turisti e tutto è più calmo e tranquillo. Il giusto momento per fare delle fotografie. Un luogo che sicuramente va visto almeno una volta nella vita .

San Pietro is a very fascinating ... Especially at night. In the evening, in fact there are fewer tourists and everything is calm and quiet. The right time to take pictures. A place that definitely should be seen at least once in their lifetime.

Vatican obelisk

Realmente no entiendo cómo Egipto tiene alguno aún en propiedad, porque Julio César se enamoró de estos obeliscos y efectuó un saqueo bastante importante (puedes comprobarlo por toda Roma).

One of the most majestic of Rome. I really do not understand how Egypt still has some property, because Julio Cesar fell in love with these obelisks and made a rather important looting (you can check it all over Rome).

Atmosfera unica.

unique atmosphere

Favoloso

Fabulous

Vaticano ciudad bella y única

Vatican city beautiful and unique

Roma septiembre 2013 crucero en el liberty of thesesas Royal Caribean. Visita al Vaticano .

Rome in September 2013 cruise on the Royal Caribbean Liberty of thesesas. Visit the Vatican.

Obelisco en la explanada del Vaticano.

Obelisk on the esplanade of the Vatican

Bello

Beautiful

eres muy pequeñito a su lado

you are very tiny at your side