THE EGYPTIAN OBELISK

was found in the gardens of Sallust, and placed here by Pius VI. in

1789. It is 48 feet high without the pedestal, and is supposed to have

been brought to Rome by Hadrian. It is thought by some to be only a

copy of the original in Egypt. Marcellinus says it stood in the

gardens of Sallust.

At No. 9 Piazza Trinità dei Monti, Poussin lived; and Zuccari lived at

64 Via Sistina, close by. Beyond, the Via Cappo la Casa runs out to

the right: adjoining the Church of S. Giuseppe is the New Museum of

Industrial Art. Open every day from 9 till 3; fee, 50 centesimi. _By

the Via Sistina we reach the_

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