obelisk

C128
concept

An obelisk is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument that ends in a pyramid-shaped top, typically carved from a single stone and often erected as a commemorative or ceremonial structure.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
obelisk canonical 50
ancient Egyptian obelisk 11
monumental column 4

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: obelisk
Generated description
An obelisk is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument that ends in a pyramid-shaped top, typically carved from a single stone and often erected as a commemorative or ceremonial structure.

Instances (72)

Instance Via concept surface
Obelisk of Theodosius ancient Egyptian obelisk
Wellington Monument
surface form: Wellington Monument (Blackdown Hills)
Obelisco de Barquisimeto
High Point Monument
Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy
surface form: Herndon Monument
Stoodley Pike monument
Bayonet obelisk
Piazza del Popolo obelisk ancient Egyptian obelisk
Independence Monument
Camp Merritt Memorial Monument
Victory Monument (Minsk)
King Ezana's Stele ancient obelisk
Rome Stele
Unfinished Obelisk ancient Egyptian obelisk
the Black Obelisk
surface form: Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
Vatican Obelisk
Wellington Testimonial
Sergeant Floyd Monument
Bunker Hill Monument
Jefferson Davis obelisk
Stone of Hope sculpture
surface form: Stone of Hope
monument component
Colonne de Juillet monumental column