Obelisk of Montecitorio

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ancient Egyptian obelisk monument sundial gnomon

The Obelisk of Montecitorio is an ancient Egyptian obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus, now standing in front of the Italian Parliament as a prominent historical monument.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Montecitorio Obelisk 1
Obelisco di Montecitorio 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian obelisk ⓘ
monument ⓘ
sundial gnomon ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Horologium Augusti obelisk NERFINISHED ⓘ
Solare di Augusto NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Emperor Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pope Pius VI NERFINISHED ⓘ
baseDecoratedWith bronze ornaments ⓘ
papal coats of arms ⓘ
brokenInPieces yes ⓘ
broughtToRomeBy Emperor Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ
city Rome ⓘ
commissionedBy Psamtik II NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culture Ancient Egyptian ⓘ
currentUse public monument ⓘ
dedicatedTo the sun ⓘ
era 26th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
erectedInRomeAs gnomon of the Solarium Augusti ⓘ
fellInAntiquity yes ⓘ
functionedAs gnomon of a giant sundial ⓘ
height about 21.79 metres ⓘ
heightWithBase about 33.97 metres ⓘ
historicalUse imperial propaganda monument ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ
inscribedIn hieroglyphs ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Piazza di Monte Citorio NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
material red granite ⓘ
near Ara Pacis NERFINISHED ⓘ
orientation roughly north–south ⓘ
originallyErectedIn Heliopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
originallyFrom Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Horologium Augusti NERFINISHED ⓘ
pharaohMentioned Apries NERFINISHED ⓘ
Necho II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psamtik II NERFINISHED ⓘ
placedInFrontOf Palazzo Montecitorio NERFINISHED ⓘ
placedNear Italian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ
rediscoveredIn 16th century ⓘ
reerectedBy Pope Pius VI NERFINISHED ⓘ
reerectedIn 18th century ⓘ
reerectionCompletedIn 1792 ⓘ
restoredBy Giovanni Antinori NERFINISHED ⓘ
style Egyptian ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
transportedToRomeIn 10 BCE ⓘ
weight about 230 tonnes ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Piazza Montecitorio → hasLandmark → Obelisk of Montecitorio ⓘ
Obelisk of Montecitorio (Solarium Augusti gnomon) → alsoKnownAs → Obelisk of Montecitorio ⓘ
subject surface form: Obelisk of Montecitorio
this entity surface form: Montecitorio Obelisk
Obelisk of Montecitorio (Solarium Augusti gnomon) → alsoKnownAs → Obelisk of Montecitorio ⓘ
subject surface form: Obelisk of Montecitorio
this entity surface form: Obelisco di Montecitorio