View of the Piazza del Popolo with the obelisk of Ramesses II in Rome, photograph, page, Rome, c. 1850 - in or before 1860, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 97 mm x width 135 mm, square, circus, obelisk, needle, Piazza del Popolo, A wide open paved square with a tall central obelisk mounted on a stepped pedestal surrounded by decorative lamp posts and small curved benches, flanked by two symmetrical statues on pedestals at the foreground edge; the square is bordered by rows of trees and formal gardens behind which stand large multi-story buildings with rows of windows and tiled roofs, and a curved balustrade with fountains and statuary near the tree line; in the open space a few horse-drawn carriages and scattered figures are visible, and beyond the immediate buildings a distant cityscape with low buildings and a large domed structure on the horizon fills the background.
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View of the Piazza del Popolo with the obelisk of Ramesses II in Rome, photograph, page, Rome, c. 1850 - in or before 1860, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 97 mm x width 135 mm, square, circus, obelisk, needle, Piazza del Popolo, A wide open paved square with a tall central obelisk mounted on a stepped pedestal surrounded by decorative lamp posts and small curved benches, flanked by two symmetrical statues on pedestals at the foreground edge; the square is bordered by rows of trees and formal gardens behind which stand large multi-story buildings with rows of windows and tiled roofs, and a curved balustrade with fountains and statuary near the tree line; in the open space a few horse-drawn carriages and scattered figures are visible, and beyond the immediate buildings a distant cityscape with low buildings and a large domed structure on the horizon fills the background.

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View Piazza del Popolo obelisk Ramesses II Rome photograph page c 1850 - 1860 photographer paper albumen print height 97 mm x width 135 mm square circus needle wide open paved tall central obelisk mounted stepped pedestal surrounded decorative lamp posts small curved benches flanked two symmetrical statues pedestals foreground edge bordered rows trees formal gardens stand large multi-story buildings windows tiled roofs curved balustrade fountains statuary near tree line open space horse-drawn carriages scattered figures visible beyond immediate buildings distant cityscape low buildings large domed structure horizon fills background

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