Obelisk of Domitian
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The Obelisk of Domitian is an ancient Roman obelisk, originally erected by Emperor Domitian and now prominently crowning Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers in Rome’s Piazza Navona.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Obelisk of Domitian canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman obelisk
ⓘ
monument ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Domitian
ⓘ
surface form:
Domitian (imperial cult)
Isis ⓘ Serapis ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman monuments in Rome
ⓘ
Domitianic architecture ⓘ Obelisks in Rome ⓘ |
| cityOfOriginalLocation | Rome ⓘ |
| crowns | Fountain of the Four Rivers ⓘ |
| culture | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
tourist attraction
ⓘ
urban landmark ⓘ |
| dateOfOriginalErection | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Domitian
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Domitian
|
| hasArchitecturalContext | Bernini’s sculptural program for Fountain of the Four Rivers ⓘ |
| hasArtisticContext |
Historic Centre of Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque Rome
|
| hasInscriptionType |
hieroglyphic inscriptions later adapted for other emperors
ⓘ
hieroglyphic inscriptions praising Domitian ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| hasScript | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| heightIncludingBase | approximately 30 meters ⓘ |
| heightOfShaft | approximately 16 meters ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Baroque redesign of Piazza Navona ⓘ |
| isImitationOf | Egyptian obelisk type ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Piazza Navona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Rome ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| material | red granite ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Iseum Campense
ⓘ
Serapeum of Rome ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Isis and Serapis on the Campus Martius
|
| originallyErectedBy |
Domitian
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Domitian
|
| partOf |
Fountain of the Four Rivers
ⓘ
surface form:
Fountain of the Four Rivers ensemble
|
| partOfUrbanArea | historic center of Rome ⓘ |
| reassembledBy | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| rediscoveredInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| reerectedBy | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| reerectedDuringPapacyOf | Pope Innocent X ⓘ |
| reerectionDate | 1651 ⓘ |
| reignOfErection | Domitian ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Imperial cult of the Roman emperors
ⓘ
cult of Isis ⓘ
surface form:
Roman cult of Isis and Serapis
|
| situatedOn |
Fountain of the Four Rivers
ⓘ
surface form:
Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers
|
| style | Roman imitation of Egyptian obelisk ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Piazza Navona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasBroken | yes ⓘ |
| wasToppled | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.