Patience (lion statue)
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Patience is one of the iconic marble lion statues that guard the main entrance of the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in Manhattan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fortitude (lion statue) | 2 |
| NYPL lion Patience | 1 |
| Patience (lion statue) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T915959 — 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: Patience (lion statue) Context triple: [Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, flankedBy, Patience (lion statue)]
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A.
Fidelity statue
The Fidelity statue is a sculptural figure symbolizing loyalty and steadfastness, located at Dublin’s historic General Post Office.
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B.
Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
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C.
Tortoise and Hare sculpture
The Tortoise and Hare sculpture is a public bronze artwork in Boston that whimsically depicts the classic fable’s characters to celebrate the city’s marathon-running heritage.
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D.
Palatine lion
The Palatine lion is a heraldic lion symbol historically associated with the Electorate of the Palatinate within the Holy Roman Empire, prominently featured in its arms and insignia.
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E.
Moffat Ram statue
The Moffat Ram statue is a prominent 19th-century stone monument in the Scottish town of Moffat, symbolizing the area's historic sheep-farming heritage.
- 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: Patience (lion statue) Target entity description: Patience is one of the iconic marble lion statues that guard the main entrance of the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in Manhattan.
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A.
Fidelity statue
The Fidelity statue is a sculptural figure symbolizing loyalty and steadfastness, located at Dublin’s historic General Post Office.
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B.
Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
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C.
Tortoise and Hare sculpture
The Tortoise and Hare sculpture is a public bronze artwork in Boston that whimsically depicts the classic fable’s characters to celebrate the city’s marathon-running heritage.
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D.
Palatine lion
The Palatine lion is a heraldic lion symbol historically associated with the Electorate of the Palatinate within the Holy Roman Empire, prominently featured in its arms and insignia.
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E.
Moffat Ram statue
The Moffat Ram statue is a prominent 19th-century stone monument in the Scottish town of Moffat, symbolizing the area's historic sheep-farming heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lion statue
ⓘ
outdoor sculpture ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Patience (lion statue)
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surface form:
NYPL lion Patience
|
| architectOfSetting | Carrère and Hastings ⓘ |
| artStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Carrère and Hastings
ⓘ
New York Public Library ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic New York City landmark
ⓘ
symbol of New York Public Library ⓘ |
| dateOfCompletion | 1911 ⓘ |
| depicts | lion ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
New York City tourism materials
ⓘ
New York Public Library branding ⓘ |
| guardsEntranceOf | New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance ⓘ |
| hasColor | light gray ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
decorative architectural sculpture
ⓘ
symbolic guardian of library entrance ⓘ |
| hasTwin |
Patience (lion statue)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fortitude (lion statue)
|
| heritageContext | part of New York Public Library Main Branch, a National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 1911 ⓘ |
| locatedAt |
40th Street
ⓘ
Fifth Avenue ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York Public Library ⓘ
surface form:
New York Public Library Main Branch
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| madeBy | Edward Clark Potter ⓘ |
| maintenanceBy | New York Public Library ⓘ |
| material | Tennessee marble ⓘ |
| namedBy | Fiorello H. La Guardia ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | patience ⓘ |
| orientation | faces Fifth Avenue ⓘ |
| partOf | pair of New York Public Library lion statues ⓘ |
| positionRelativeToBuilding | south side of main staircase ⓘ |
| sculptor | Edward Clark Potter ⓘ |
| sitsOn | stone pedestal ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
NYPL merchandise
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illustrations ⓘ photographs ⓘ postcards ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patience (lion statue) Description of subject: Patience is one of the iconic marble lion statues that guard the main entrance of the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in Manhattan.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fortitude (lion statue)
this entity surface form:
Fortitude (lion statue)
this entity surface form:
NYPL lion Patience