Admiral David Farragut Monument, New York City
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The Admiral David Farragut Monument in New York City is a public sculpture and memorial honoring the famed U.S. Navy admiral best known for his Civil War service and the phrase “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Admiral David Farragut Monument, New York City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1657946 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Admiral David Farragut Monument, New York City Context triple: [David Farragut, memorial, Admiral David Farragut Monument, New York City]
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Chester A. Arthur Monument in Madison Square Park
The Chester A. Arthur Monument in Madison Square Park is a public bronze statue in New York City commemorating the 21st U.S. president, Chester A. Arthur.
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Richard Morris Hunt Memorial (New York City)
The Richard Morris Hunt Memorial in New York City is a Beaux-Arts style sculptural monument in Central Park honoring architect Richard Morris Hunt, created by renowned American sculptor Daniel Chester French.
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Bartholdi Fountain
The Bartholdi Fountain is a monumental bronze fountain in Washington, D.C., designed in the 19th century by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, best known for creating the Statue of Liberty.
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General Grant National Memorial, New York City, United States
General Grant National Memorial in New York City is a monumental mausoleum that serves as the final resting place of U.S. Civil War general and 18th President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia.
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USS Maine Memorial
The USS Maine Memorial is a monument honoring the sailors who died in the 1898 explosion of the battleship USS Maine, an event that helped trigger the Spanish–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Admiral David Farragut Monument, New York City Target entity description: The Admiral David Farragut Monument in New York City is a public sculpture and memorial honoring the famed U.S. Navy admiral best known for his Civil War service and the phrase “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.”
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A.
Chester A. Arthur Monument in Madison Square Park
The Chester A. Arthur Monument in Madison Square Park is a public bronze statue in New York City commemorating the 21st U.S. president, Chester A. Arthur.
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B.
Richard Morris Hunt Memorial (New York City)
The Richard Morris Hunt Memorial in New York City is a Beaux-Arts style sculptural monument in Central Park honoring architect Richard Morris Hunt, created by renowned American sculptor Daniel Chester French.
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C.
Bartholdi Fountain
The Bartholdi Fountain is a monumental bronze fountain in Washington, D.C., designed in the 19th century by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, best known for creating the Statue of Liberty.
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D.
General Grant National Memorial, New York City, United States
General Grant National Memorial in New York City is a monumental mausoleum that serves as the final resting place of U.S. Civil War general and 18th President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia.
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E.
USS Maine Memorial
The USS Maine Memorial is a monument honoring the sailors who died in the 1898 explosion of the battleship USS Maine, an event that helped trigger the Spanish–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
equestrian statue
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ public monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architectOfSetting | Stanford White ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | McKim, Mead & White ⓘ |
| artStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
1881 establishments in New York (state)
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1881 sculptures ⓘ Bronze sculptures in Manhattan ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Manhattan ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan ⓘ Augustus Saint-Gaudens ⓘ
surface form:
Sculptures by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
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| commemorates |
American Civil War
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service of Admiral David Farragut in the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| coordinates | 40.7425°N 73.9870°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Admiral David Farragut
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surface form:
David Glasgow Farragut
|
| depicts | Admiral David Farragut standing on a ship’s deck ⓘ |
| designer | Augustus Saint-Gaudens ⓘ |
| genre | military memorial ⓘ |
| hasPart |
architectural exedra
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bronze statue of Admiral David Farragut ⓘ granite pedestal ⓘ |
| height | approximately 3.4 meters (figure) plus pedestal ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | New York City Landmark (setting and associated structures) ⓘ |
| inscriptionIncludes | “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead” ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Madison Square Park ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| locatedInPublicPark | Madison Square Park ⓘ |
| locatedInState | New York ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
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granite ⓘ |
| owner |
New York City
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surface form:
City of New York
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| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| sculptor | Augustus Saint-Gaudens ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork |
Admiral David Farragut
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surface form:
David Glasgow Farragut
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| unveiledOn | 1881-05-25 ⓘ |
| yearOfCompletion | 1881 ⓘ |
| yearOfInstallation | 1881 ⓘ |
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Subject: Admiral David Farragut Monument, New York City Description of subject: The Admiral David Farragut Monument in New York City is a public sculpture and memorial honoring the famed U.S. Navy admiral best known for his Civil War service and the phrase “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.”
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
David Farragut