The Green-Wood Cemetery Obelisk

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Monument
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:New_York_City
American_politics
New_York_history
gptkbp:attracts History enthusiasts
gptkbp:built Local stone
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:DeWitt_Clinton
gptkbp:constructedIn 1892
gptkbp:coordinates 40.6453° N, 74.0014° W
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Brooklyn's_history
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Historic landmark
gptkbp:dedicatedTo July 12, 1892
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Carrere_and_Hastings
gptkb:John_M._Carrere
gptkbp:famousLandmark Other_monuments_in_Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:featuredIn Documentaries_about_Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:features Hieroglyphics
gptkbp:height 80 feet
24.38 meters
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Green-Wood Cemetery Obelisk
gptkbp:influencedBy Victorian era design principles
Ancient_Egyptian_architecture
gptkbp:influences Modern memorial design
gptkbp:inscription In_memory_of_DeWitt_Clinton
gptkbp:inspiration Local artists
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Green-Wood_Historic_Fund
Green-Wood_Cemetery_staff
gptkbp:material Granite
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Tallest_obelisk_in_Brooklyn
gptkbp:notableFor Its height and design
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:DeWitt_Clinton_memorial
gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery_Historic_District
Cemetery's historical narrative
Brooklyn's_cultural_landscape
gptkbp:photography Visitors
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:recognizes A_significant_landmark_in_Brooklyn.
gptkbp:style gptkb:Egyptian_Revival
gptkbp:surroundingArea Green-Wood_Cemetery_grounds
gptkbp:symbolizes Remembrance
Eternal life
gptkbp:type Obelisk
gptkbp:viewpoint gptkb:Main_entrance_of_Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:visitedBy Tourists
gptkbp:visitors Open to the public