Motherland Monument
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The Motherland Monument is a towering Soviet-era stainless steel statue in Kyiv that commemorates the Soviet victory in World War II and has become one of the city's most recognizable symbols.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Motherland Monument canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T820140 — 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: Motherland Monument Context triple: [Kyiv, hasLandmark, Motherland Monument]
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A.
Heroes Monument
Heroes Monument is a prominent war memorial in Surabaya, Indonesia, commemorating the heroes of the Indonesian National Revolution.
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B.
Democracy Monument
The Democracy Monument is a prominent public monument in Bangkok commemorating Thailand’s 1932 transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional rule.
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C.
Millennium Monument
The Millennium Monument is a semicircular, neoclassical colonnade in Chicago’s Millennium Park that serves as a modern replica of the city’s original 1917 peristyle.
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D.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a major military memorial and central traffic hub in Bangkok, Thailand, commemorating the country’s victory in the Franco-Thai War.
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E.
Homomonument
Homomonument is a memorial in Amsterdam dedicated to commemorating and raising awareness of the persecution of LGBTQ+ people, particularly during the Nazi era.
- 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: Motherland Monument Target entity description: The Motherland Monument is a towering Soviet-era stainless steel statue in Kyiv that commemorates the Soviet victory in World War II and has become one of the city's most recognizable symbols.
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A.
Heroes Monument
Heroes Monument is a prominent war memorial in Surabaya, Indonesia, commemorating the heroes of the Indonesian National Revolution.
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B.
Democracy Monument
The Democracy Monument is a prominent public monument in Bangkok commemorating Thailand’s 1932 transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional rule.
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C.
Millennium Monument
The Millennium Monument is a semicircular, neoclassical colonnade in Chicago’s Millennium Park that serves as a modern replica of the city’s original 1917 peristyle.
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D.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a major military memorial and central traffic hub in Bangkok, Thailand, commemorating the country’s victory in the Franco-Thai War.
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E.
Homomonument
Homomonument is a memorial in Amsterdam dedicated to commemorating and raising awareness of the persecution of LGBTQ+ people, particularly during the Nazi era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
statue ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rodina Mat (Russian transliteration) ⓘ |
| architect |
Vasyl Borodai
ⓘ
Yevhen Vuchetich ⓘ |
| category |
World War II memorial in Ukraine
ⓘ
outdoor sculpture in Kyiv ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkStatus | one of the most recognizable symbols of Kyiv ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | welded stainless steel sheets ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 50.426°N 30.563°E ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Soviet soldiers of the Second World War
ⓘ
victory over Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| designer |
Vasyl Borodai
ⓘ
Yevhen Vuchetich ⓘ |
| era | Soviet era ⓘ |
| hasPart |
shield
ⓘ
sword ⓘ |
| hasViewingPlatform | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 62 meters (statue only) ⓘ |
| heightIncludingBase | about 102 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument of national importance in Ukraine ⓘ |
| imageOnShield |
state emblem of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet state emblem (historical)
Ukrainian trident (since 2023) ⓘ |
| inception | 1981 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyiv
ⓘ
Pecherskyi District ⓘ
surface form:
Pechersk district
|
| locatedOn | right bank of the Dnipro River ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stainless steel ⓘ |
| modificationDate | 2023 (replacement of Soviet emblem with Ukrainian trident) ⓘ |
| nativeName | Батьківщина-Мати ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | uk ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
one of the tallest statues in Europe
ⓘ
prominent landmark of Kyiv skyline ⓘ |
| officialOpeningDate | 1981-05-09 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | state of Ukraine ⓘ |
| partOf | National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War ⓘ |
| purpose | commemoration of the Soviet victory in the Second World War ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Motherland
ⓘ
defense of the homeland ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| weight | over 500 tons (approximate) ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Motherland Monument Description of subject: The Motherland Monument is a towering Soviet-era stainless steel statue in Kyiv that commemorates the Soviet victory in World War II and has become one of the city's most recognizable symbols.
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