Advent I: Wednesday - Outdoor Sculpture in Rome

Elephant and Obelisk in Piazza della Minerva, behind the Pantheon, was commissioned by Alexander VII, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and sculpted by Ercole Ferrata in 1667. Atop the marble elephant sits an obelisk from the 6th century BC that used to be part of the Temple of Isis that was in this area of Rome.

Advent II: Tuesday - Outdoor Sculpture in Rome

This is one of 16 sphinxes placed on top of the wall surrounding Piazza del Popolo by Giuseppe when he redesigned the square in 1815-1816. 

Advent II: Monday - Outdoor Sculpture in Rome

This 12 foot hight bronze pinecone was originally near the Pantheon, next to the Temple of Isis. In the middle ages it was in the courtyard of the old St. Peter's Basilica and in 1608 was moved again to the Belvedere Courtyard of the Vatican Gardens where it is today. (The peacocks below the pinecone are copies of ones that used to decorate the tomb of Hadrian, now know as the Castel Sant'Angelo.)

Second Sunday of Advent - Outdoor Sculpture in Rome

Pasquino, one of the six"talking statues" in Rome: Starting in the 16th century, these ancient statues provided a place for people to post anonymous political comments and criticisms, usually in the form of poetry. They continue to serve as a bulletin board even today.

Advent I: Saturday - Outdoor Sculpture in Rome

Top of the obelisk in Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano

Advent I: Friday - Outdoor Sculpture in Rome

An abandoned cinema entrance  on Via del Viminale

Advent I: Thursday - Outdoor Sculpture in Rome

Shoe Framed on the Wall (in the Pigneto neighborhood)

The frame of this sculpture says:

STREET ART WAS BETTER BEFORE.