Lateran Obelisk
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The Lateran Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk originally erected in Thebes, later brought to Rome and now standing in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano as one of the tallest and oldest obelisks in the city.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lateran Obelisk canonical | 4 |
| San Giovanni in Laterano obelisk | 3 |
| Lateranense Obelisk | 1 |
| Obelisco Lateranense | 1 |
| Obelisk of Lateran | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1084114 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lateran Obelisk Context triple: [Circus Maximus, hasObelisk, Lateran Obelisk]
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A.
Vatican Obelisk
The Vatican Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk now standing at the center of St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, serving as a prominent historical and religious landmark.
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B.
Trajan's Column
Trajan's Column is a monumental Roman victory column in Rome, renowned for its spiral bas-relief frieze depicting Emperor Trajan’s Dacian Wars and serving as his funerary monument.
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C.
Obelisk of Augustus
The Obelisk of Augustus is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus and prominently erected as a monumental symbol of imperial power.
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D.
Capitoline Wolf sculpture
The Capitoline Wolf sculpture is an iconic bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, symbolizing the mythic founding of Rome.
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E.
Maderno Fountain
Maderno Fountain is a monumental Baroque fountain in Vatican City, designed by Carlo Maderno and located in St. Peter’s Square.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lateran Obelisk Target entity description: The Lateran Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk originally erected in Thebes, later brought to Rome and now standing in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano as one of the tallest and oldest obelisks in the city.
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A.
Vatican Obelisk
The Vatican Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk now standing at the center of St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, serving as a prominent historical and religious landmark.
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B.
Trajan's Column
Trajan's Column is a monumental Roman victory column in Rome, renowned for its spiral bas-relief frieze depicting Emperor Trajan’s Dacian Wars and serving as his funerary monument.
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C.
Obelisk of Augustus
The Obelisk of Augustus is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus and prominently erected as a monumental symbol of imperial power.
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D.
Capitoline Wolf sculpture
The Capitoline Wolf sculpture is an iconic bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, symbolizing the mythic founding of Rome.
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E.
Maderno Fountain
Maderno Fountain is a monumental Baroque fountain in Vatican City, designed by Carlo Maderno and located in St. Peter’s Square.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian monument
ⓘ
granite monument ⓘ obelisk ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lateran Obelisk
ⓘ
surface form:
Lateranense Obelisk
Lateran Obelisk ⓘ
surface form:
Obelisco Lateranense
|
| associatedWith |
Basilica of Saint John Lateran
ⓘ
surface form:
Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran
|
| broughtToRomeBy | Constantius II ⓘ |
| city | Rome ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Thutmose III ⓘ |
| completedBy | Thutmose IV ⓘ |
| constructedInDynasty | 18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| currentFunction | monument ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Amun
ⓘ
surface form:
Amun-Ra
|
| era | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasBase | baroque pedestal ⓘ |
| hasScript | hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| height | about 32 meters ⓘ |
| heightWithBase | about 45 meters ⓘ |
| heritage | ancient Egyptian heritage in Rome ⓘ |
| inscribedFor |
Constantine I
ⓘ
Constantius II ⓘ Thutmose III ⓘ Thutmose IV ⓘ |
| locatedIn | square in front of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran ⓘ |
| location |
Italy
ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano ⓘ
surface form:
Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano
Rome ⓘ |
| material | red granite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest obelisks in Rome
ⓘ
being the tallest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world ⓘ |
| oneOf |
oldest obelisks in Rome
ⓘ
tallest obelisks in Rome ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north–south ⓘ |
| originalFunction | religious monument ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Karnak Temple Complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Karnak temple complex
Thebes ⓘ |
| originalRomanLocation | Circus Maximus ⓘ |
| partOf | urban landscape of Rome ⓘ |
| re-erectedBy |
Sixtus V
ⓘ
surface form:
Pope Sixtus V
|
| re-erectedIn | 1588 ⓘ |
| re-erectedInLocation |
Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano
ⓘ
surface form:
Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano
|
| religiousContext | cult of Amun at Karnak ⓘ |
| surmountedBy | Christian cross ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| transportedFrom | Alexandria ⓘ |
| transportedTo | Rome ⓘ |
| weight | over 400 tons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lateran Obelisk Description of subject: The Lateran Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk originally erected in Thebes, later brought to Rome and now standing in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano as one of the tallest and oldest obelisks in the city.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Obelisco Lateranense
this entity surface form:
Lateranense Obelisk
subject surface form:
Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano
this entity surface form:
San Giovanni in Laterano obelisk
subject surface form:
Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano
this entity surface form:
San Giovanni in Laterano obelisk
subject surface form:
Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano
this entity surface form:
San Giovanni in Laterano obelisk
this entity surface form:
Obelisk of Lateran