 Wind-rose marker The ancient obelisk in St Peter's Square (Piazza San Pietro) stands at the centre of a large wind-rose, which was added in 1817. The wind-rose (rosa dei venti) takes the form of 16 marble markers, which use the compass points to show the different wind directions. The eight winds are the: Tramontana (north), Greco (north-east), Levante (east), Scirocco (south-east), Ostro (south), Libeccio (south-west), Ponente (west), Maestro (north-west). The obelisk also acts as the gnomon of a large sundial.  Obelisk/Gnomon Comments are closed.
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My name is David Lown and I am an art historian from Cambridge, England.
Since 200I I have been living in Italy, where I run private tours of Florence, Rome & Venice. Search Pictures From Italy:
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November 2019
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