Walled Obelisk
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The Walled Obelisk is a stone monument in Istanbul’s former Hippodrome, notable as a later Byzantine-built counterpart to the ancient Egyptian obelisk that also once stood there.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walled Obelisk canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
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obelisk ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Greek: Πλίνθινος Οβελίσκος
NERFINISHED
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Masonry Obelisk NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish: Örme Dikilitaş ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.005°N 28.975°E ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
masonry core
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stone pedestal ⓘ tapering shaft ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
lacks hieroglyphic inscriptions
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later Byzantine counterpart to the Egyptian obelisk ⓘ uninscribed stone surface ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imageDepicts | stone masonry obelisk without original metal or marble cladding ⓘ |
| inception | 10th century ⓘ |
| isPartOf | monumental center of Constantinople ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNextTo |
Blue Mosque
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Hagia Sophia vicinity ⓘ Sultanahmet Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Fatih, Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | At Meydanı Caddesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Istanbul
NERFINISHED
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Sultanahmet Square NERFINISHED ⓘ former Hippodrome of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
rough-cut masonry blocks
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stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its masonry or walled construction ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
German Fountain
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Obelisk of Theodosius NERFINISHED ⓘ Serpent Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Areas of Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
at the southern end of the former Hippodrome’s central spina
ⓘ
north of the Serpent Column ⓘ southwest of the Obelisk of Theodosius ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Ottoman-era repairs
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construction in the Byzantine period ⓘ damage during the Fourth Crusade ⓘ loss of decorative facing stones ⓘ restoration under Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
decoration of the Hippodrome’s central barrier
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imperial and public ceremonial display ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.