Flaminio Obelisk
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The Flaminio Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk originally erected in Heliopolis and later brought to Rome, where it now stands prominently in the Piazza del Popolo.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flaminio Obelisk canonical | 3 |
| Obelisco Flaminio | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16735700 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flaminio Obelisk Context triple: [Piazza del Popolo, hasLandmark, Flaminio Obelisk]
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A.
Sallustian Obelisk
The Sallustian Obelisk is an ancient Roman imitation of an Egyptian obelisk, now prominently standing at the top of the Spanish Steps in Rome.
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B.
Obelisk of the Quirinal
The Obelisk of the Quirinal is an ancient Roman obelisk now standing prominently in Rome’s Piazza del Quirinale, serving as a notable landmark near the Quirinal Palace.
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C.
Esquiline Obelisk
The Esquiline Obelisk is an ancient Roman obelisk in Rome, originally erected as an imperial monument and later re-erected on the Esquiline Hill as a counterpart to the Quirinal Obelisk.
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D.
Obelisk of Theodosius
The Obelisk of Theodosius is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk, originally erected at Karnak and later transported and re-erected in Constantinople by Emperor Theodosius I, where it now stands as one of the city’s oldest surviving monuments.
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E.
Obelisk of Domitian
The Obelisk of Domitian is an ancient Roman obelisk, originally erected by Emperor Domitian and now prominently crowning Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers in Rome’s Piazza Navona.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flaminio Obelisk Target entity description: The Flaminio Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk originally erected in Heliopolis and later brought to Rome, where it now stands prominently in the Piazza del Popolo.
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A.
Sallustian Obelisk
The Sallustian Obelisk is an ancient Roman imitation of an Egyptian obelisk, now prominently standing at the top of the Spanish Steps in Rome.
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B.
Obelisk of the Quirinal
The Obelisk of the Quirinal is an ancient Roman obelisk now standing prominently in Rome’s Piazza del Quirinale, serving as a notable landmark near the Quirinal Palace.
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C.
Esquiline Obelisk
The Esquiline Obelisk is an ancient Roman obelisk in Rome, originally erected as an imperial monument and later re-erected on the Esquiline Hill as a counterpart to the Quirinal Obelisk.
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D.
Obelisk of Theodosius
The Obelisk of Theodosius is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk, originally erected at Karnak and later transported and re-erected in Constantinople by Emperor Theodosius I, where it now stands as one of the city’s oldest surviving monuments.
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E.
Obelisk of Domitian
The Obelisk of Domitian is an ancient Roman obelisk, originally erected by Emperor Domitian and now prominently crowning Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers in Rome’s Piazza Navona.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Flaminio Obelisk