Temple of Augustus columns
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The Temple of Augustus columns are the preserved remains of a Roman temple hidden within Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, showcasing the city’s ancient Roman heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roman temple of Augustus columns | 1 |
| Temple of Augustus columns canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2280287 — 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: Temple of Augustus columns Context triple: [Gothic Quarter, contains, Temple of Augustus columns]
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A.
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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B.
Aurelian Column
The Aurelian Column is a Roman victory column in Rome, Italy, erected to commemorate Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns, notable for its spiral reliefs depicting scenes of war.
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C.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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D.
Arch of Constantine
The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, Italy, erected in the early 4th century AD to celebrate Emperor Constantine’s victory and the rise of his rule over the Roman Empire.
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E.
Column of Antoninus Pius
The Column of Antoninus Pius is a Roman monumental column erected in the 2nd century AD to commemorate the deified emperor Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina, notable for its elaborate base reliefs depicting their apotheosis.
- 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: Temple of Augustus columns Target entity description: The Temple of Augustus columns are the preserved remains of a Roman temple hidden within Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, showcasing the city’s ancient Roman heritage.
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A.
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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B.
Aurelian Column
The Aurelian Column is a Roman victory column in Rome, Italy, erected to commemorate Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns, notable for its spiral reliefs depicting scenes of war.
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C.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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D.
Arch of Constantine
The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, Italy, erected in the early 4th century AD to celebrate Emperor Constantine’s victory and the rise of his rule over the Roman Empire.
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E.
Column of Antoninus Pius
The Column of Antoninus Pius is a Roman monumental column erected in the 2nd century AD to commemorate the deified emperor Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina, notable for its elaborate base reliefs depicting their apotheosis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman temple remains
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archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman Corinthian order ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod |
Late Roman Republic
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surface form:
Roman Republic–early Roman Empire
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| cityBlock |
Sant Pere neighbourhood
ⓘ
surface form:
Carrer del Paradís area
|
| currentFunction |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Augustus
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surface form:
Emperor Augustus
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| discoveredDuring | urban development in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | evidence of Roman forum in Barcino ⓘ |
| hasPart | four standing Corinthian columns ⓘ |
| height | approximately 9 meters ⓘ |
| heritageOf |
Barcino
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Roman Barcino
|
| hiddenWithin | interior courtyard ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Gothic Quarter ⓘ
surface form:
Gothic Quarter, Barcelona
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| locatedInBuilding | Centre Excursionista de Catalunya building ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Barcelona Cathedral
ⓘ
Plaça Sant Jaume ⓘ
surface form:
Plaça de Sant Jaume
|
| numberOfColumnsPreserved | 4 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | Roman temple ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman archaeological heritage of Barcelona
ⓘ
Temple of Augustus in Barcino ⓘ |
| preservedBy |
Barcelona
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surface form:
City of Barcelona
|
| symbolizes | Roman origins of Barcelona ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | Roman Barcelona landmark ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple of Augustus columns Description of subject: The Temple of Augustus columns are the preserved remains of a Roman temple hidden within Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, showcasing the city’s ancient Roman heritage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman temple of Augustus columns