Vatican Obelisk

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The Vatican Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk now standing at the center of St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, serving as a prominent historical and religious landmark.

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Generate an image of the Vatican Obelisk (The Vatican Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk now standing at the center of St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, serving as a prominent historical and religious landmark.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian monument ⓘ
granite monolith ⓘ
obelisk ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Obelisk of Caligula ⓘ
linked to: Vatican Obelisk

St. Peter’s Square Obelisk ⓘ
linked to: Vatican Obelisk
associatedWith Circus of Nero ⓘ
Domenico Fontana ⓘ
Pope Sixtus V ⓘ
linked to: Sixtus V

St. Peter’s Basilica ⓘ
axisOf longitudinal axis of St. Peter’s Square ⓘ
broughtToRomeBy Emperor Caligula ⓘ
linked to: Caligula
builtIn New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
city Vatican City ⓘ
constructionPeriod likely 13th century BCE ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
coordinateLocation 41.9022°N 12.4573°E ⓘ
country Vatican City ⓘ
culture Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
currentFunction Catholic religious symbol ⓘ
central monument of St. Peter’s Square ⓘ
historical landmark ⓘ
dedicatedTo Emperor Augustus ⓘ
linked to: Augustus
hasBaseShape square pedestal ⓘ
hasFeature bronze cross at the top ⓘ
bronze lions at the base corners ⓘ
inscriptions in Latin on the base ⓘ
no original hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ
hasUse gnomon for a meridian line in the square ⓘ
height about 25.5 metres ⓘ
heightWithBase about 40 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus major monument of Vatican City ⓘ
locatedIn Rome ⓘ
St. Peter’s Square ⓘ
linked to: St. Peter's Square

Vatican City ⓘ
location St. Peter’s Square ⓘ
linked to: St. Peter's Square
material granite ⓘ
red granite ⓘ
monumentType monolithic obelisk ⓘ
origin Heliopolis, Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Heliopolis
originalLocation spina of the Circus of Nero ⓘ
partOf architectural ensemble of St. Peter’s Square ⓘ
region Lazio ⓘ
religiousSignificance symbol of triumph of Christianity over paganism ⓘ
relocatedBy Pope Sixtus V ⓘ
linked to: Sixtus V
relocationDate 1586 ⓘ
relocationEngineer Domenico Fontana ⓘ
topDecoration cross containing a relic of the True Cross ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
transportedToRomeIn 1st century CE ⓘ
weight about 326 tonnes ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

St. Peter's Square → hasPart → Vatican Obelisk ⓘ
Domenico Fontana → notableWork → “Della trasportatione dell’obelisco Vaticano” ⓘ
linked to: Vatican Obelisk
Domenico Fontana → authorOf → “Della trasportatione dell’obelisco Vaticano” ⓘ
linked to: Vatican Obelisk
Maderno Fountain → hasNearbyStructure → Vatican Obelisk ⓘ
Vatican Obelisk → alsoKnownAs → Obelisk of Caligula ⓘ
linked to: Vatican Obelisk
Vatican Obelisk → alsoKnownAs → St. Peter’s Square Obelisk ⓘ
linked to: Vatican Obelisk
Bernini’s colonnades → hasViewOf → Vatican Obelisk in St. Peter’s Square ⓘ
linked to: Vatican Obelisk
Egyptian obelisk → hasNotableExample → Vatican Obelisk ⓘ