Greensward Plan
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The Greensward Plan is the original 19th-century landscape design by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux that created New York City's Central Park.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greensward Plan canonical | 4 |
| Central Park Greensward Plan | 1 |
| Greensward Plan for Central Park | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1059768 — 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: Greensward Plan Context triple: [Bethesda Terrace, partOf, Greensward Plan]
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A.
Stowe landscape gardens
Stowe landscape gardens is a renowned 18th-century English landscape garden in Buckinghamshire, celebrated for its pioneering naturalistic design, grand vistas, and numerous classical temples and monuments.
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B.
Wisley Gardens
Wisley Gardens is a renowned Royal Horticultural Society garden in Surrey, England, celebrated for its diverse plant collections, ornamental landscapes, and horticultural research.
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C.
James Gardens
James Gardens is a scenic public park in Etobicoke, Toronto, known for its landscaped gardens, walking paths, and views along the Humber River.
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D.
Jubilee Gardens
Jubilee Gardens is a riverside public park on London’s South Bank, known for its open lawns, playground, and views of major landmarks including the London Eye.
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E.
Letchworth Garden City
Letchworth Garden City is a pioneering planned town in Hertfordshire, England, widely regarded as the world’s first garden city and a key model for early 20th-century urban planning.
- 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: Greensward Plan Target entity description: The Greensward Plan is the original 19th-century landscape design by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux that created New York City's Central Park.
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A.
Stowe landscape gardens
Stowe landscape gardens is a renowned 18th-century English landscape garden in Buckinghamshire, celebrated for its pioneering naturalistic design, grand vistas, and numerous classical temples and monuments.
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B.
Wisley Gardens
Wisley Gardens is a renowned Royal Horticultural Society garden in Surrey, England, celebrated for its diverse plant collections, ornamental landscapes, and horticultural research.
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C.
James Gardens
James Gardens is a scenic public park in Etobicoke, Toronto, known for its landscaped gardens, walking paths, and views along the Humber River.
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D.
Jubilee Gardens
Jubilee Gardens is a riverside public park on London’s South Bank, known for its open lawns, playground, and views of major landmarks including the London Eye.
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E.
Letchworth Garden City
Letchworth Garden City is a pioneering planned town in Hertfordshire, England, widely regarded as the world’s first garden city and a key model for early 20th-century urban planning.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
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landscape design plan ⓘ urban park master plan ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Central Park
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public park design ⓘ |
| appliesToArea |
The Great Lawn
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surface form:
Central Park Greensward (lawn areas)
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| approvedBy |
Central Park Commission
ⓘ
New York State Legislature ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | picturesque landscape design ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Central Park Commission ⓘ |
| competition | Central Park design competition ⓘ |
| competitionResult | winning design ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creatorRoleOf |
Calvert Vaux as architect
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Frederick Law Olmsted as landscape architect ⓘ |
| designer |
Calvert Vaux
ⓘ
Frederick Law Olmsted ⓘ |
| feature |
curvilinear paths
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lakes and water bodies ⓘ recreational open spaces ⓘ scenic meadows ⓘ separation of pedestrian, carriage, and horseback traffic ⓘ sunken transverse roads ⓘ vistas and prospects ⓘ wooded areas ⓘ |
| hasPart |
design for Bethesda Terrace and surrounding landscape
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design for the Great Lawn precursor areas ⓘ design for the Lake in Central Park ⓘ design for the Mall in Central Park ⓘ design for the Ramble in Central Park ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| implementedIn | Central Park construction (1860s) ⓘ |
| inception | 1857 ⓘ |
| influenced |
American urban park movement
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Prospect Park design ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English landscape garden tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ |
| medium |
drawings
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written specifications ⓘ |
| purpose |
creation of a large urban public park
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design of Central Park ⓘ |
| significance |
first major landscape architecture project in the United States
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model for later urban parks ⓘ |
| subject |
landscape architecture
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urban planning ⓘ |
| yearApproved | 1858 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Greensward Plan Description of subject: The Greensward Plan is the original 19th-century landscape design by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux that created New York City's Central Park.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bethesda Terrace
this entity surface form:
Central Park Greensward Plan
this entity surface form:
Greensward Plan for Central Park