Wellington Monument

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The Wellington Monument is a large obelisk in Dublin commemorating Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, and his military victories.

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Wellington Monument canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument ⓘ
obelisk ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Wellington Testimonial ⓘ
architect Robert Smirke ⓘ
builtToCelebrate victories in the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
category Monuments and memorials in Dublin ⓘ
Obelisks in Ireland ⓘ
Outdoor sculpture in Dublin ⓘ
city Dublin ⓘ
commemorates Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
Duke of Wellington's military victories ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1861 ⓘ
constructionInterruptedBy lack of funds ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1817 ⓘ
coordinates 53.356°N 6.329°W ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
dedicatedTo Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
fundingSource public subscription ⓘ
hasColor grey ⓘ
hasInscription Latin inscription commemorating Wellington ⓘ
hasPart bronze plaques ⓘ
relief panels ⓘ
hasReliefDepicting Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
Indian campaigns of Wellington ⓘ
Peninsular War campaigns ⓘ
linked to: Peninsular War
height about 62 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation protected structure ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1861 ⓘ
isOneOfTallest obelisk monuments in Europe ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
locatedIn Dublin ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Phoenix Park ⓘ
locatedInPark Phoenix Park ⓘ
managedBy Office of Public Works ⓘ
materialUsed granite ⓘ
namedAfter Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
near Phoenix Park Magazine Fort ⓘ
linked to: Phoenix Park

Phoenix Park main road ⓘ
ownedBy Office of Public Works ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
region Leinster ⓘ
resumedConstruction 1840s ⓘ
style Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
subjectOf historical studies on Wellington commemorations ⓘ
surroundedBy lawn ⓘ

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

Phoenix Park → hasPart → Wellington Monument ⓘ
Phoenix Park → hasVisitorAttraction → Wellington Monument ⓘ
Parkgate Street entrance → near → Wellington Monument ⓘ