Monument to the Third International
E144948
Constructivist architecture
architectural design
monument design
unbuilt architectural project
utopian project
The Monument to the Third International was Vladimir Tatlin’s visionary, never-built spiraling tower that became an iconic symbol of Russian Constructivist architecture and revolutionary utopian ambition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monument to the Third International canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1262596 — 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: Monument to the Third International Context triple: [Constructivism, keyWork, Monument to the Third International]
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A.
Karl Marx Monument
The Karl Marx Monument is a massive bronze sculpture of the philosopher’s head in Chemnitz, Germany, serving as a prominent symbol of the city’s socialist-era history.
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B.
Monument to the People's Heroes
The Monument to the People's Heroes is a towering granite obelisk in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square commemorating those who died in China’s revolutionary struggles in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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C.
Ploshchad Revolyutsii
Ploshchad Revolyutsii is a famous Moscow Metro station renowned for its distinctive Soviet-era architecture and bronze statues depicting idealized Soviet citizens.
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D.
Democracy Monument
The Democracy Monument is a prominent public monument in Bangkok commemorating Thailand’s 1932 transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional rule.
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E.
Leon Trotsky Museum
The Leon Trotsky Museum is a historic house-museum in Mexico City dedicated to the life, exile, and assassination of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky, preserved much as it was at the time of his death.
- 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: Monument to the Third International Target entity description: The Monument to the Third International was Vladimir Tatlin’s visionary, never-built spiraling tower that became an iconic symbol of Russian Constructivist architecture and revolutionary utopian ambition.
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A.
Karl Marx Monument
The Karl Marx Monument is a massive bronze sculpture of the philosopher’s head in Chemnitz, Germany, serving as a prominent symbol of the city’s socialist-era history.
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B.
Monument to the People's Heroes
The Monument to the People's Heroes is a towering granite obelisk in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square commemorating those who died in China’s revolutionary struggles in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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C.
Ploshchad Revolyutsii
Ploshchad Revolyutsii is a famous Moscow Metro station renowned for its distinctive Soviet-era architecture and bronze statues depicting idealized Soviet citizens.
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D.
Democracy Monument
The Democracy Monument is a prominent public monument in Bangkok commemorating Thailand’s 1932 transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional rule.
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E.
Leon Trotsky Museum
The Leon Trotsky Museum is a historic house-museum in Mexico City dedicated to the life, exile, and assassination of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky, preserved much as it was at the time of his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Constructivist architecture
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architectural design ⓘ monument design ⓘ unbuilt architectural project ⓘ utopian project ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tatlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Tatlin’s Tower
|
| architect | Vladimir Tatlin ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Constructivism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Comintern
ⓘ
surface form:
Communist International
Russian Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
October Revolution
|
| commissionedBy |
Council of People's Commissars
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolshevik government
|
| contains |
cubical volume
ⓘ
cylindrical volume ⓘ pyramidal volume ⓘ rotating geometric volumes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| creator | Vladimir Tatlin ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
architectural models
ⓘ
drawings ⓘ photomontages ⓘ |
| designDate |
1919
ⓘ
1920 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
dynamic geometric volumes
ⓘ
helical steel framework ⓘ tilted spiral form ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Modern Art
ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Russian Museum ⓘ
surface form:
State Russian Museum
|
| functionOfLowestVolume | legislative body meeting space ⓘ |
| functionOfMiddleVolume | executive activities ⓘ |
| functionOfUpperVolume | information and communication center ⓘ |
| genre | visionary architecture ⓘ |
| heightPlanned |
approximately 400 meters
ⓘ
taller than the Eiffel Tower ⓘ |
| includes |
projected messages
ⓘ
radio transmission facilities ⓘ searchlights ⓘ |
| influenced |
high-tech architecture discourse
ⓘ
later avant-garde architecture ⓘ utopian architectural projects ⓘ |
| intendedLocation |
Leningrad
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surface form:
Petrograd
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| intendedUse |
headquarters of the Communist International
ⓘ
headquarters of the Third International ⓘ |
| materialPlanned |
glass
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| movement | Russian Constructivism ⓘ |
| notableAs |
canonical work of 20th-century avant-garde design
ⓘ
icon of Russian Constructivism ⓘ symbol of revolutionary modernity ⓘ |
| rotationPeriodOfCube | once per year ⓘ |
| rotationPeriodOfCylinder | once per day ⓘ |
| rotationPeriodOfPyramid | once per month ⓘ |
| shape | spiraling tower ⓘ |
| status |
never built
ⓘ
unrealized ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Soviet avant-garde ideals
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international proletarian solidarity ⓘ revolutionary utopian ambition ⓘ technological progress ⓘ |
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