St. Peter's Square

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1586 It was moved to its current site in 1586 by the engineer-architect Domenico Fontana under the direction of Pope Sixtus V, the engineering feat of re-erecting its vast weight was memorialized in a suite of engravings.
1978 Pope John Paul I initially declined to use the ceremonial throne carried on shoulders, along with several other symbols of papal authority, but was eventually convinced that it was necessary to make him visible to the crowds in Saint Peter's Square.
Obelisk in St. Peter's Square