Altar of Heaven
E1200311
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The Altar of Heaven is a grand ceremonial structure within Beijing’s Temple of Heaven complex where Chinese emperors once performed elaborate rites to worship Heaven and pray for good harvests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Altar of Heaven canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16233486 — 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: Altar of Heaven Context triple: [Imperial Vault of Heaven, associatedComplex, Altar of Heaven]
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A.
Temple of Earth
The Temple of Earth is a historic imperial altar and park in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors once offered sacrifices to the earth.
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B.
Heavenly Mountain
Heavenly Mountain is the English translation of "Tenzan," the Japanese name given to the Nakajima B6N torpedo bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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C.
Altar of the Earth
The Altar of the Earth is an imperial sacrificial site in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors conducted ceremonies to honor the earth.
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D.
Heavenly Palace
Heavenly Palace is the English meaning of "Tiangong," the name of China’s modular space station in low Earth orbit.
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E.
Tower of the Sun
The Tower of the Sun is an iconic avant-garde sculpture by artist Tarō Okamoto that served as the symbolic centerpiece of Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan.
- 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: Altar of Heaven Target entity description: The Altar of Heaven is a grand ceremonial structure within Beijing’s Temple of Heaven complex where Chinese emperors once performed elaborate rites to worship Heaven and pray for good harvests.
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A.
Temple of Earth
The Temple of Earth is a historic imperial altar and park in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors once offered sacrifices to the earth.
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B.
Heavenly Mountain
Heavenly Mountain is the English translation of "Tenzan," the Japanese name given to the Nakajima B6N torpedo bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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C.
Altar of the Earth
The Altar of the Earth is an imperial sacrificial site in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors conducted ceremonies to honor the earth.
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D.
Heavenly Palace
Heavenly Palace is the English meaning of "Tiangong," the name of China’s modular space station in low Earth orbit.
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E.
Tower of the Sun
The Tower of the Sun is an iconic avant-garde sculpture by artist Tarō Okamoto that served as the symbolic centerpiece of Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.