Esquiline Obelisk
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The Esquiline Obelisk is an ancient Roman obelisk in Rome, originally erected as an imperial monument and later re-erected on the Esquiline Hill as a counterpart to the Quirinal Obelisk.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman obelisk
ⓘ
monument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mausoleum of Augustus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
urban planning of Sixtus V ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman monuments in Rome
ⓘ
Obelisks in Rome ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damagedIn | late antiquity ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Emperor Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundAs | broken fragments ⓘ |
| hasBaseDecoration |
Christian symbols
ⓘ
papal coats of arms of Sixtus V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 41.898°N 12.498°E ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse | urban landmark ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| height | about 14 meters (shaft only) ⓘ |
| heightWithBase | about 25 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural property in Rome ⓘ |
| isCounterpartOf | Quirinal Obelisk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Latinized Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Esquiline Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piazza Esquilino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Rome ⓘ |
| material | red granite ⓘ |
| originalFunction | imperial monument ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Campus Martius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mausoleum of Augustus complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | network of papal obelisks in Rome ⓘ |
| reassembledIn | Renaissance period ⓘ |
| reErectedAsCounterpartOf | Quirinal Obelisk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reErectedAsPartOf | Sixtus V’s urban renewal program ⓘ |
| reErectedBy | Pope Sixtus V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reErectedIn | late 16th century ⓘ |
| reErectedUnderPontificateOf | Sixtus V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Pincian Obelisk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quirinal Obelisk NERFINISHED ⓘ Sallustian Obelisk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Egyptianizing obelisk ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Christian triumph over pagan Rome ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportedFrom | area of the Mausoleum of Augustus ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Piazza dell’Esquilino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.