Aksum stelae field

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The Aksum stelae field is an ancient Ethiopian necropolis famed for its towering carved stone obelisks that reflect the power and artistry of the Aksumite civilization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ
architecturalStyle Aksumite architecture ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field
associatedWith Kingdom of Aksum ⓘ
linked to: Aksumite Empire
category Aksumite archaeological site ⓘ
Ancient Ethiopian site ⓘ
conservationStatus partially restored ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
culture Aksumite civilization ⓘ
linked to: Aksumite Empire
discoveredBy local inhabitants of Aksum (antiquity) ⓘ
excavatedBy archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ
floruit 1st millennium CE ⓘ
governedBy Ethiopian Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage ⓘ
hasPart King Ezana's Stele ⓘ
Rome Stele ⓘ
burial chambers ⓘ
numerous carved stelae ⓘ
obelisk of Axum ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field

underground tombs ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
laterReligionAssociated Christian Aksumite kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Aksumite Empire
locatedIn Aksum ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ
Tigray Region ⓘ
linked to: Tigray region
material stone ⓘ
near Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion ⓘ
modern town of Axum ⓘ
notableFor elaborate architectural carvings ⓘ
monolithic obelisks ⓘ
towering carved stone stelae ⓘ
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site "Aksum" ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field

archaeological site of Aksum ⓘ
linked to: Aksum
religionAssociated pre-Christian Aksumite beliefs ⓘ
represents artistry of Aksumite civilization ⓘ
power of Aksumite rulers ⓘ
surveyedBy European explorers in the 19th century ⓘ
threatenedBy urban development ⓘ
weathering ⓘ
timePeriod Aksumite period ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (i) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCORegion Africa ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus inscribed ⓘ
usedFor elite burials ⓘ
royal burials ⓘ
visitorsPerYear thousands of visitors ⓘ

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

Aksumite Empire → archaeologicalSite → Aksum stelae field ⓘ
Aksum stelae field → hasPart → obelisk of Axum ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field
Aksum stelae field → architecturalStyle → Aksumite architecture ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field
Aksum stelae field → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Aksum" ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field
Aksum → knownFor → Aksumite stelae ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field
Gondar → hasArchitecturalInfluence → Axumite architecture ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field
Northern Ethiopia → hasHeritageSite → Aksum archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field
Ethiopians → heritageSite → Aksum archaeological sites ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field
King Ezana's Stele → foundIn → Aksum stelae park ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field
Rome Stele → locatedInThePast → Aksum stelae field ⓘ
Rome Stele → partOf → Aksum stelae field ⓘ
Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion → near → Aksum Obelisks ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field
Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion → partOf → Aksum religious complex ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field
Aksum archaeological museum → near → Aksum stelae field ⓘ