Obelisk of Theodosius
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Obelisk of Theodosius canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7280676 — 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: Obelisk of Theodosius Context triple: [Hippodrome of Constantinople, contains, Obelisk of Theodosius]
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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.
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Obelisk of Augustus
The Obelisk of Augustus is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus and prominently erected as a monumental symbol of imperial power.
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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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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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E.
Obelisk of Montecitorio
The Obelisk of Montecitorio is an ancient Egyptian obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus, now standing in front of the Italian Parliament as a prominent historical monument.
- 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: Obelisk of Theodosius Target entity description: 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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A.
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.
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B.
Obelisk of Augustus
The Obelisk of Augustus is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus and prominently erected as a monumental symbol of imperial power.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Obelisk of Montecitorio
The Obelisk of Montecitorio is an ancient Egyptian obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus, now standing in front of the Italian Parliament as a prominent historical monument.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian obelisk
ⓘ
monument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Hippodrome of Constantinople ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ |
| baseDecoration |
reliefs depicting Theodosius I
ⓘ
reliefs depicting chariot races in the Hippodrome ⓘ reliefs depicting the imperial family ⓘ |
| baseInscriptionType | bilingual inscription ⓘ |
| bilingualInscriptionLanguages | Greek and Latin ⓘ |
| cityDuringReErection |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
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| commissionedBy | Thutmose III ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Egyptian
ⓘ
Byzantine ⓘ |
| currentStatus | standing ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Thutmose III ⓘ |
| era | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| formerLocation |
Karnak
ⓘ
linked to:
Karnak Temple Complex
Temple of Amun at Karnak ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Amun-Re
|
| function |
commemorative monument
ⓘ
victory monument ⓘ |
| hasBase | marble pedestal ⓘ |
| height | approximately 25 metres ⓘ |
| heightWithBase | approximately 30 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the Historic Areas of Istanbul UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage |
Egyptian hieroglyphs
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hippodrome of Constantinople
ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ Sultanahmet Square ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| material | red granite ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Theodosius I ⓘ |
| oneOf | oldest surviving monuments in Istanbul ⓘ |
| originalCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| originalPair | one of a pair of obelisks at Karnak ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hippodrome monuments of Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Hippodrome of Constantinople
|
| pharaoh | Thutmose III ⓘ |
| reErectedBy | Theodosius I ⓘ |
| reErectionDate |
AD 390
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late 4th century AD ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| transportedBy | Theodosius I ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1985 ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Sultanahmet Square ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 200 tons ⓘ |
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Subject: Obelisk of Theodosius Description of subject: 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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