At the orders of Sixtus V, the top of this structure was crowned in 1588 by a statue of St. Peter, replacing a nude sculpture of its namesake said to have originally stood there.
At the orders of Sixtus V, the top of this structure was crowned in 1588 by a statue of St. Peter, replacing a nude sculpture of its namesake said to have originally stood there. A square balcony surrounds its top section, while its base was built to house the ashes of its namesake and his wife, Plotina. The crossing of the Danube and the conquest of Sarmizegethusa are depicted on the reliefs that spiral up and surround the surface of this structure, telling a narrative of the campaign against the Dacians. FTP, identify this Roman pillar dedicated to the emperor that succeeded Nerva.
At the orders of Sixtus V, the top of this structure was crowned in 1588 by a statue of St. Peter, replacing a nude sculpture of its namesake said to have originally stood there.
{Trajan’s Column}