Editing Pope Pius VII (section)

===Cultural innovations===
Pius VII was a man of culture and attempted to reinvigorate Rome with archaeological excavations in Ostia which revealed ruins and icons from ancient times. He also had walls and other buildings rebuilt and restored the [[Arch of Titus]]. He ordered the construction of fountains and piazzas and erected the obelisk on the [[Pincian Hill]].

The pope also made sure Rome was a place for artists and the leading artists of the time like [[Antonio Canova]] and [[Peter von Cornelius]]. He also enriched the [[Vatican Library]] with numerous manuscripts and books. It was Pius VII who adopted the yellow and white [[Flag of Vatican City|flag of the Holy See]] as a response to the Napoleonic invasion of 1809.