Egyptian obelisk

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An Egyptian obelisk is a tall, four-sided, tapering stone monument with a pyramidal top, originally erected in ancient Egypt as a religious and commemorative structure often inscribed with hieroglyphs.

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Egyptian obelisk canonical 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian monument ⓘ
architectural structure ⓘ
monument ⓘ
associatedWith sun god Ra ⓘ
linked to: Re (sun god)
commonlyMadeOf red granite ⓘ
constructedFrom monolithic granite block ⓘ
single piece of stone ⓘ
developedDuring Old Kingdom ⓘ
functionedAs cult monument ⓘ
royal propaganda monument ⓘ
hasConstructionTechnique quarried in Aswan ⓘ
raised using earthen ramps ⓘ
transported by river ⓘ
hasCrossSection square ⓘ
hasNotableExample Cleopatra's Needle in London ⓘ
Cleopatra's Needle in New York ⓘ
Lateran Obelisk ⓘ
Luxor Obelisk ⓘ
linked to: Obelisk of Luxor

Obelisk of Thutmose I at Karnak ⓘ
Vatican Obelisk ⓘ
hasShape four-sided ⓘ
tall ⓘ
tapering ⓘ
hasSurfaceDecoration vertical hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ
hasTop pyramidal top ⓘ
pyramidalion ⓘ
influenced Roman obelisk tradition ⓘ
modern commemorative obelisks ⓘ
inscribedWith hieroglyphs ⓘ
inscriptionsTypicallyRecord building achievements ⓘ
dedications to gods ⓘ
military victories ⓘ
pharaoh's names ⓘ
royal titles ⓘ
madeOf stone ⓘ
oftenDedicatedTo Amun-Ra ⓘ
linked to: Amun

Ra-Horakhty ⓘ
oftenErectedBy pharaohs ⓘ
orientation often aligned with cardinal directions ⓘ
originatedIn Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
prominentlyUsedDuring New Kingdom ⓘ
relatedTo benben stone ⓘ
religiousRole focus of solar worship ⓘ
marker of sacred space ⓘ
symbolizes divine power ⓘ
sun ray ⓘ
typicallyLocatedAt temple entrance ⓘ
temple forecourt ⓘ
usedAs commemorative monument ⓘ
religious monument ⓘ

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Piazza del Quirinale → hasFeature → Egyptian obelisk ⓘ