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title: Obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Piazza Navona
author: HSwaff
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11926/obelisk-of-the-fontana-dei-quattro-fiumi-piazza-na/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Piazza Navona

_Authored by HSwaff_

## Image File

[![Obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Piazza Navona](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11926.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11926.jpg)

## Image Caption

The obelisk was ordered to be constructed by Emperor [Domitian](https://www.worldhistory.org/domitian/) (r. 81 - 96 CE). It was sculpted in [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) and transported to [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/) where it originally adorned the [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) of [Isis](https://www.worldhistory.org/isis/) and [Serapis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Serapis/). It now stands in Piazza Navona and is part of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's (1598 – 1680 CE) Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of Four Rivers).

## Cite This Work

### APA
HSwaff. (2020, February 17). Obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Piazza Navona. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11926/obelisk-of-the-fontana-dei-quattro-fiumi-piazza-na/>
### Chicago
HSwaff. "Obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Piazza Navona." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 17, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11926/obelisk-of-the-fontana-dei-quattro-fiumi-piazza-na/>.
### MLA
HSwaff. "Obelisk of the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Piazza Navona." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Feb 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11926/obelisk-of-the-fontana-dei-quattro-fiumi-piazza-na/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PiazzaNavona.jpg) by [**HSwaff**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PiazzaNavona.jpg). Submitted by [Wanda Marcussen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/wanda.marcussen/ "User Page: Wanda Marcussen"), published on 17 February 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.