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ROME, ITALY - JUNE 03: Illustration of Rome; Italy on June 03, 2012 .Piazza della Minerva. The Elephant and Obelisk is a sculpture designed by the Italian artist Gianlorenzo Bernini. The Egyptian obelisk was uncovered during nearby excavations. .It was unveiled in February 1667, just outside the Roman church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where it still stands now..Known as "Bernini's Chick", it portrays an image originating in the Hypnerotomachia Polyphili of 1499..The sculpture was commissioned by Pope Alexander VII, Fabio Chigi.
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