The Meeting of the Waters fountain in St. Louis
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The Meeting of the Waters fountain in St. Louis is a major public sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Milles, featuring allegorical figures symbolizing the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Meeting of the Waters fountain in St. Louis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1245392 — 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: The Meeting of the Waters fountain in St. Louis Context triple: [Carl Milles, notableWork, The Meeting of the Waters fountain in St. Louis]
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A.
Bethesda Fountain
Bethesda Fountain is a prominent 19th-century neoclassical fountain in New York City's Central Park, famed for its Angel of the Waters statue and role as a popular gathering and landmark spot.
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B.
Buckingham Fountain
Buckingham Fountain is a monumental, rococo-style fountain in Chicago’s Grant Park, famed for its large water displays and role as an iconic city landmark.
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C.
Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
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D.
Clark Memorial Fountain (Indianapolis)
Clark Memorial Fountain in Indianapolis is a commemorative public fountain and sculpture created by renowned American sculptor Daniel Chester French.
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E.
James Scott Memorial Fountain
The James Scott Memorial Fountain is a grand Beaux-Arts marble fountain on Detroit’s Belle Isle, renowned for its elaborate sculptures and dramatic water displays.
- 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: The Meeting of the Waters fountain in St. Louis Target entity description: The Meeting of the Waters fountain in St. Louis is a major public sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Milles, featuring allegorical figures symbolizing the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.
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A.
Bethesda Fountain
Bethesda Fountain is a prominent 19th-century neoclassical fountain in New York City's Central Park, famed for its Angel of the Waters statue and role as a popular gathering and landmark spot.
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B.
Buckingham Fountain
Buckingham Fountain is a monumental, rococo-style fountain in Chicago’s Grant Park, famed for its large water displays and role as an iconic city landmark.
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C.
Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
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D.
Clark Memorial Fountain (Indianapolis)
Clark Memorial Fountain in Indianapolis is a commemorative public fountain and sculpture created by renowned American sculptor Daniel Chester French.
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E.
James Scott Memorial Fountain
The James Scott Memorial Fountain is a grand Beaux-Arts marble fountain on Detroit’s Belle Isle, renowned for its elaborate sculptures and dramatic water displays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical sculpture
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ public fountain ⓘ sculptor ⓘ work of public art ⓘ |
| artist | Carl Milles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| creator | Carl Milles ⓘ |
| depicts |
Mississippi River
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Missouri River ⓘ |
| genre | allegory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical figure of the Mississippi River
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allegorical figure of the Missouri River ⓘ central basin ⓘ multiple subsidiary figures ⓘ water jets ⓘ |
| hasType | fountain sculpture ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | symbolic visual language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Civic Center Plaza
ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
downtown St. Louis ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
regional identity
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rivers ⓘ water ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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stone ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Meeting of the Waters
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surface form:
The Meeting of the Waters
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| notableWorkOf | Carl Milles ⓘ |
| partOf | public art of St. Louis ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Downtown St. Louis, Missouri
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surface form:
St. Louis city center
|
| subject | confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Meeting of the Waters fountain in St. Louis Description of subject: The Meeting of the Waters fountain in St. Louis is a major public sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Milles, featuring allegorical figures symbolizing the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.
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