Flaminian Obelisk and Fountain of Goddess Rome
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Flaminian Obelisk and Fountain of Goddess Rome

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The Flaminian Obelisk (c. 10 BC), brought from Egypt by Augustus, rises at the heart of Piazza del Popolo. To the right, the Fountain of the Goddess Rome (1823) depicts Rome flanked by allegories of the Tiber and Aniene rivers, symbolizing the city’s ancient dominion over nature.