Kiosk of Trajan

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Roman-era pavilion ancient monument archaeological site kiosk

The Kiosk of Trajan is a small, unfinished Roman-era pavilion on the island of Philae in Egypt, renowned for its elegant columns and role as a ceremonial riverside entrance to the Temple of Isis.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Kiosk of Trajan canonical	2
Roman Kiosk with Corinthian columns	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman-era pavilion ⓘ ancient monument ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ kiosk ⓘ
approximateDate	early 2nd century CE ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Greco-Roman ⓘ Roman Egyptian ⓘ
associatedTemple	Temple of Philae ⓘ surface form: Temple of Isis at Philae
associatedWith	Trajan ⓘ surface form: Roman emperor Trajan
columnArrangement	rectangular plan with surrounding colonnade ⓘ
condition	unfinished ⓘ
constructionPeriod	Roman Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Roman period
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culturalContext	Roman province of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Roman Egypt
currentLocation	Agilkia Island ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Isis ⓘ
depicts	Roman emperors making offerings to Egyptian deities (in reliefs) ⓘ
function	ceremonial riverside entrance ⓘ processional gateway ⓘ
governingAuthorityAtConstruction	Roman Empire ⓘ
hasPart	architraves ⓘ capitals ⓘ columns ⓘ entrance doorways ⓘ screen walls ⓘ
heritageContext	Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt ⓘ surface form: Greco-Roman Egypt
locatedIn	Aswan Governorate ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Philae ⓘ
locatedOn	Agilkia Island ⓘ surface form: island of Philae
material	sandstone ⓘ stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Trajan ⓘ
notableFor	elegant columns ⓘ picturesque riverside setting ⓘ unfinished decoration ⓘ
numberOfColumns	14 ⓘ
orientation	towards the Nile ⓘ
originalLocation	Philae ⓘ surface form: Philae Island (before relocation)
partOf	Temple of Philae ⓘ surface form: Philae temple complex
primaryUse	arrival pavilion for river traffic ⓘ
religiousContext	Temple of Philae ⓘ surface form: Isis cult at Philae
relocatedBecauseOf	construction of the Aswan High Dam ⓘ
relocatedTo	Agilkia Island ⓘ
relocationPeriod	1960s–1970s ⓘ
river	Nile ⓘ
tourismAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	part of Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	yes ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temple of Philae → notableStructure → Kiosk of Trajan ⓘ

Philae → hasPart → Kiosk of Trajan ⓘ

Naqa → hasNotableMonument → Kiosk of Trajan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Kiosk with Corinthian columns