Olympic cauldron

E468439

ceremonial object symbol of the Olympic Games

The Olympic cauldron is the large ceremonial vessel, often a striking piece of architecture or sculpture, in which the Olympic flame burns throughout the duration of the Olympic Games.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
London 2012 Olympic cauldron	1
Olympic flame cauldron	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceremonial object ⓘ symbol of the Olympic Games ⓘ
associatedWith	International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic ceremonies ⓘ Olympic flame NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympic torch NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedBy	architects ⓘ artists ⓘ host city organizers ⓘ industrial designers ⓘ
durationOfUse	entire period of the Olympic Games ⓘ
extinguishedDuring	Olympic closing ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstUsedAt	1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Olympic torch relay NERFINISHED ⓘ lighting of the Olympic flame in Olympia ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	ceremonial ⓘ designed to be visible to spectators ⓘ designed to burn for the duration of the Games ⓘ large ⓘ often architecturally distinctive ⓘ often sculptural ⓘ
hasDesignConstraint	must be visible on television broadcasts ⓘ must keep flame burning continuously ⓘ must meet safety regulations ⓘ must withstand weather conditions ⓘ
hasNotableExample	1992 Barcelona Olympic cauldron ⓘ 1996 Atlanta Olympic cauldron ⓘ 2000 Sydney Olympic cauldron ⓘ 2008 Beijing Olympic cauldron ⓘ 2012 London Olympic cauldron ⓘ 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic cauldron ⓘ 2020 Tokyo Olympic cauldron NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Olympic flame NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1928 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ
litDuring	Olympic opening ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Olympic host city ⓘ
partOf	Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ
poweredBy	natural gas ⓘ other fuels ⓘ propane ⓘ
symbolizes	connection to ancient Olympia ⓘ continuity of the Olympic tradition ⓘ friendship among nations ⓘ peace ⓘ spirit of the Olympic Games ⓘ
typicallyLocatedAt	Olympic Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ prominent outdoor location ⓘ
usedFor	holding the Olympic flame ⓘ serving as focal point of the Olympic flame ceremony ⓘ symbolizing continuity between ancient and modern Olympic Games ⓘ
variesBy	Olympic Games edition NERFINISHED ⓘ host city ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Olympic flame → associatedWith → Olympic cauldron ⓘ

Sochi Olympic Park → hasFeature → Olympic cauldron ⓘ

Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam) → hasLighting → Olympic cauldron ⓘ

this entity surface form: Olympic flame cauldron

Thomas Heatherwick → notableWork → Olympic cauldron ⓘ

this entity surface form: London 2012 Olympic cauldron