The visual highlight of Pincio Gardens is the elevated panorama from Terrazza del Pincio. Below you is Piazza Del Popolo. Punctuating People’s Square is the 79 foot tall Flaminio Obelisk. It was created during the 66 year reign (1279 – 1213 BC) of Ramses II. Many experts consider him Egypt’s most powerful pharaoh. Obelisco Flaminio was imported to Rome by Emperor Augustus in 10 BC. Behind this artifact is the Fountain of Neptune created by Giovanni Ceccarini in 1823. From the terrace overlook you are also treated to a spectacular view of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on the other side of the Tiber River.
