Sixtus V

wished to remove the great obelisk now in front of St. Peter’s church, which was then nearly buried under the rubbish, to the middle of the square. Fontana happily executed this gigantic operation in 1586, Among other buildings erected by Fontana by the command of Sixtus V., the library of the Vatican and the aqueduct deserve particular mention. Having been accused of converting to his private use the money received for public purposes, he was deprived of his office by the Pope, but immediately received the offer of the post of architect and chief engineer of the King of the Two Sicilies, and in 1592 went to Naples. He there constructed several canals to prevent inundations, a new road along the bay, and the royal palace in jn Fontana died in Naples in 3: