Yale University’s Memorial Rotunda
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Yale University’s Memorial Rotunda is a commemorative structure on campus that serves as a solemn space honoring the university’s war dead and other fallen members of the Yale community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yale University’s Memorial Rotunda canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1156849 — 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: Yale University’s Memorial Rotunda Context triple: [Yale University’s Beinecke Plaza, adjacentTo, Yale University’s Memorial Rotunda]
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Yale University’s Beinecke Plaza
Yale University’s Beinecke Plaza is a central open space on Yale’s campus known for its striking modernist architecture, public art, and role as a major gathering and ceremonial site.
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B.
Yale University Commons
Yale University Commons is a historic Beaux-Arts dining and assembly hall at Yale University that has long served as a central gathering place for students and campus events.
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C.
McGraw Rotunda
McGraw Rotunda is an ornate, mural-lined ceremonial hall in the New York Public Library’s main Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture and historic artwork.
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D.
Rotunda at the University of Virginia
The Rotunda at the University of Virginia is a neoclassical domed building designed by Thomas Jefferson as the architectural and symbolic centerpiece of the university, inspired by ancient Roman temple forms.
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E.
Yale School of Architecture building
The Yale School of Architecture building is a prominent modernist structure on Yale University's campus that houses the university’s architecture programs, studios, and design facilities.
- 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: Yale University’s Memorial Rotunda Target entity description: Yale University’s Memorial Rotunda is a commemorative structure on campus that serves as a solemn space honoring the university’s war dead and other fallen members of the Yale community.
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A.
Yale University’s Beinecke Plaza
Yale University’s Beinecke Plaza is a central open space on Yale’s campus known for its striking modernist architecture, public art, and role as a major gathering and ceremonial site.
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B.
Yale University Commons
Yale University Commons is a historic Beaux-Arts dining and assembly hall at Yale University that has long served as a central gathering place for students and campus events.
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C.
McGraw Rotunda
McGraw Rotunda is an ornate, mural-lined ceremonial hall in the New York Public Library’s main Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture and historic artwork.
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D.
Rotunda at the University of Virginia
The Rotunda at the University of Virginia is a neoclassical domed building designed by Thomas Jefferson as the architectural and symbolic centerpiece of the university, inspired by ancient Roman temple forms.
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E.
Yale School of Architecture building
The Yale School of Architecture building is a prominent modernist structure on Yale University's campus that houses the university’s architecture programs, studios, and design facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
memorial
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university building ⓘ |
| access | primarily Yale community ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Yale alumni network
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surface form:
Yale alumni
Yale faculty ⓘ Yale staff ⓘ Yale students ⓘ |
| category |
educational institution memorial
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war memorial ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo |
Yale University’s war dead
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fallen members of the Yale community ⓘ |
| function |
commemorative space
ⓘ
solemn space for remembrance ⓘ |
| hasAffiliation | Yale University ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere |
reflective
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solemn ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Yale University tradition of memorializing alumni ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Haven, Connecticut
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Yale University ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Yale University ⓘ |
| memorialScope | members of the Yale community who died in service ⓘ |
| memorialType | war dead memorial ⓘ |
| partOf | Yale University campus ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide a place for contemplation and remembrance ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
remembrance and honor
ⓘ
sacrifice of Yale affiliates in conflict ⓘ |
| usedFor |
honoring members of Yale who died in war
ⓘ
memorial ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yale University’s Memorial Rotunda Description of subject: Yale University’s Memorial Rotunda is a commemorative structure on campus that serves as a solemn space honoring the university’s war dead and other fallen members of the Yale community.
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