Fontana, G. (English spelling) FontanaG

Japanese: Fontana,G.(英語表記)FontanaG
Fontana, G. (English spelling) FontanaG

…Italian architect. He served Pope Sixtus V (reigned 1585-90) and contributed to the urban development of the Papal city of Rome. In 1585, he moved the great obelisk next to St. Peter's Basilica to the square in front of the basilica, which earned him fame. The move required 900 men and 140 horses, a huge wooden frame, and 40 winches, and the process was recorded in a collection of prints he produced. Under his direction, he also moved obelisks to the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, and the Piazza del Popolo as nodes of the city's main roads, creating a new Rome landscape of straight streets linking historic churches. …

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Japanese:

…イタリアの建築家。教皇シクストゥス5世(在位1585‐90)に仕え,教皇都市ローマの都市整備に貢献した。1585年サン・ピエトロ大聖堂わきの大オベリスクを大聖堂前広場に移設し,名を高めた。運搬には900人140頭の人馬,巨大な木枠と40の巻上げ機が使われ,その様子は自作の版画集に収録された。その指揮下に建設が進行していた市内主要路の結節点として,サン・ジョバンニ・イン・ラテラノ大聖堂,サンタ・マリア・マッジョーレ教会,ポポロ広場にもオベリスクを移設し,由緒ある教会堂を結ぶ直線街路から構成されるローマに新しい景観をつくり出した。…

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