Obelisk of Montecitorio
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montecitorio Obelisk | 1 |
| Obelisco di Montecitorio | 1 |
| Obelisk of Montecitorio canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6203913 — 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: Obelisk of Montecitorio Context triple: [Piazza Montecitorio, hasLandmark, Obelisk of Montecitorio]
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A.
Obelisk of the Quirinal
The Obelisk of the Quirinal is an ancient Roman obelisk now standing prominently in Rome’s Piazza del Quirinale, serving as a notable landmark near the Quirinal Palace.
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B.
Lateran Obelisk
The Lateran Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk originally erected in Thebes, later brought to Rome and now standing in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano as one of the tallest and oldest obelisks in the city.
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C.
Esquiline Obelisk
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.
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D.
Vatican Obelisk
The Vatican Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk now standing at the center of St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, serving as a prominent historical and religious landmark.
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Obelisk of Domitian
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.
- 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: Obelisk of Montecitorio Target entity description: 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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A.
Obelisk of the Quirinal
The Obelisk of the Quirinal is an ancient Roman obelisk now standing prominently in Rome’s Piazza del Quirinale, serving as a notable landmark near the Quirinal Palace.
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B.
Lateran Obelisk
The Lateran Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk originally erected in Thebes, later brought to Rome and now standing in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano as one of the tallest and oldest obelisks in the city.
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C.
Esquiline Obelisk
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.
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D.
Vatican Obelisk
The Vatican Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk now standing at the center of St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, serving as a prominent historical and religious landmark.
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E.
Obelisk of Domitian
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Obelisk of Montecitorio Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Obelisk of Montecitorio
this entity surface form:
Montecitorio Obelisk
subject surface form:
Obelisk of Montecitorio
this entity surface form:
Obelisco di Montecitorio