Monumental Axis
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The Monumental Axis is Brasília’s grand central avenue and ceremonial spine, lined with key government buildings and monuments and serving as the city’s main civic and architectural showcase.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monumental Axis canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1196885 — 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: Monumental Axis Context triple: [Ministry of Justice building in Brasília, hasViewOf, Monumental Axis]
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A.
Unternehmen Zitadelle
Unternehmen Zitadelle was the German codename for the major 1943 offensive on the Eastern Front that led to the Battle of Kursk, one of the largest tank battles in history.
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B.
Column of Victory
The Column of Victory is a monumental stone column at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, commemorating the military triumphs of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
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C.
The Eight
The Eight was a group of early 20th-century American painters who rebelled against academic art standards and helped pave the way for the Ashcan School and modern American art.
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D.
Labarum
The Labarum is an early Christian military standard bearing the Chi-Rho symbol, famously associated with the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
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E.
The Monolith
The Monolith is a towering granite sculpture in Oslo’s Vigeland installation, depicting a writhing column of intertwined human figures symbolizing the cycle of life.
- 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: Monumental Axis Target entity description: The Monumental Axis is Brasília’s grand central avenue and ceremonial spine, lined with key government buildings and monuments and serving as the city’s main civic and architectural showcase.
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A.
Unternehmen Zitadelle
Unternehmen Zitadelle was the German codename for the major 1943 offensive on the Eastern Front that led to the Battle of Kursk, one of the largest tank battles in history.
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B.
Column of Victory
The Column of Victory is a monumental stone column at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, commemorating the military triumphs of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
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C.
The Eight
The Eight was a group of early 20th-century American painters who rebelled against academic art standards and helped pave the way for the Ashcan School and modern American art.
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D.
Labarum
The Labarum is an early Christian military standard bearing the Chi-Rho symbol, famously associated with the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
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E.
The Monolith
The Monolith is a towering granite sculpture in Oslo’s Vigeland installation, depicting a writhing column of intertwined human figures symbolizing the cycle of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avenue
ⓘ
ceremonial avenue ⓘ urban axis ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Brazilian modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWithArchitect | Oscar Niemeyer’s public buildings along the axis ⓘ |
| coordinateRole | structural axis of Brasília’s urban plan ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| crosses | Plano Piloto east–west axis ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial axis
ⓘ
civic space ⓘ government axis ⓘ |
| hasArchitect |
Lúcio Costa
ⓘ
Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Buriti Palace
ⓘ
Cathedral of Brasília ⓘ Central Bus Station of Brasília vicinity ⓘ Esplanade of the Ministries ⓘ Itamaraty Palace ⓘ Ministries buildings ⓘ Monumental Axis Bus Station area ⓘ National Congress building ⓘ
surface form:
National Congress of Brazil building complex
Palácio do Planalto ⓘ Supreme Federal Court building ⓘ TV Tower of Brasília ⓘ Three Powers Plaza ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure | major arterial roadways ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic views of Brasília’s civic core ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Brasília UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 1960 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large open civic spaces
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modernist urban design ⓘ symbolic representation of Brazilian federal power ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Brasília ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Federal District (Brazil) ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Monumental Axis of Brasília
ⓘ
surface form:
Eixo Monumental
|
| partOf |
Lúcio Costa urban plan for Brasília
ⓘ
surface form:
Plano Piloto of Brasília
UNESCO World Heritage Site Brasília ⓘ |
| planningConcept | monumental civic axis ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Brazilian national identity in Brasília’s design ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| urbanDesigner | Lúcio Costa ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military parades
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national civic ceremonies ⓘ public demonstrations ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monumental Axis Description of subject: The Monumental Axis is Brasília’s grand central avenue and ceremonial spine, lined with key government buildings and monuments and serving as the city’s main civic and architectural showcase.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Federal District (Brazil)