Column of the Immaculate Conception (Italian: La Colonna della Immacolata)
A wreath is place over Mary's right arm annually by Roman firemen. She stands atop a 39-foot-tall Cipollino marble column of Corinthian order which was sculpted in ancient Rome for a statue of the goddess Minerva.
The base is adorned with large statues of four Old Testament
figures: King David — by Adam Tadolini, Isaiah the Prophet — by Salvatore Revelli, Ezekiel the Seer — by Carlo Chelli and
Patriarch Moses — by Ignazio Jacometti. Moses has horns [www.flickr.com/photos/122483654@N07/50958830287/in/photol...]
Column of the Immaculate Conception (Italian: La Colonna della Immacolata)
A wreath is place over Mary's right arm annually by Roman firemen. She stands atop a 39-foot-tall Cipollino marble column of Corinthian order which was sculpted in ancient Rome for a statue of the goddess Minerva.
The base is adorned with large statues of four Old Testament
figures: King David — by Adam Tadolini, Isaiah the Prophet — by Salvatore Revelli, Ezekiel the Seer — by Carlo Chelli and
Patriarch Moses — by Ignazio Jacometti. Moses has horns [www.flickr.com/photos/122483654@N07/50958830287/in/photol...]