Sanmon gate
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The Sanmon gate is the grand main entrance gate of Zenkō-ji Temple in Nagano, Japan, notable for its imposing wooden architecture and symbolic role as a threshold to the sacred temple grounds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sanmon gate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15266739 — 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: Sanmon gate Context triple: [Zenkō-ji, hasStructure, Sanmon gate]
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A.
Sanmon gate
The Sanmon gate is the grand main entrance gate of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, renowned as an iconic example of monumental Zen Buddhist temple architecture in Japan.
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B.
Shence Gate
Shence Gate is one of the historic gates integrated into the ancient Nanjing City Wall, serving as a former defensive and ceremonial entrance to the city.
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C.
Menin Gate
Menin Gate is a prominent war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, commemorating soldiers of the British Empire and Commonwealth who died in World War I with no known grave.
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D.
Von Lindequist Gate
Von Lindequist Gate is one of the main eastern entrances to Namibia’s Etosha National Park, serving as an access point for visitors traveling from the direction of Tsumeb and Grootfontein.
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E.
Kaa Gate
Kaa Gate is a remote entrance point on the Botswana side of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, providing access to its wilderness areas and cross-border conservation region.
- 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: Sanmon gate Target entity description: The Sanmon gate is the grand main entrance gate of Zenkō-ji Temple in Nagano, Japan, notable for its imposing wooden architecture and symbolic role as a threshold to the sacred temple grounds.
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A.
Sanmon gate
The Sanmon gate is the grand main entrance gate of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto, renowned as an iconic example of monumental Zen Buddhist temple architecture in Japan.
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B.
Shence Gate
Shence Gate is one of the historic gates integrated into the ancient Nanjing City Wall, serving as a former defensive and ceremonial entrance to the city.
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C.
Menin Gate
Menin Gate is a prominent war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, commemorating soldiers of the British Empire and Commonwealth who died in World War I with no known grave.
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D.
Von Lindequist Gate
Von Lindequist Gate is one of the main eastern entrances to Namibia’s Etosha National Park, serving as an access point for visitors traveling from the direction of Tsumeb and Grootfontein.
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E.
Kaa Gate
Kaa Gate is a remote entrance point on the Botswana side of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, providing access to its wilderness areas and cross-border conservation region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zenkō-ji