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.
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.
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