Canons of Grave (artillery pieces)
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The Canons of Grave are historic artillery pieces displayed as a landmark in the Dutch city of Grave, symbolizing its military and defensive past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canons of Grave (artillery pieces) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T167175 — 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: Canons of Grave (artillery pieces) Context triple: [Grave, hasLandmark, Canons of Grave (artillery pieces)]
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A.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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B.
Krab self-propelled howitzer
The Krab self-propelled howitzer is a modern Polish 155 mm tracked artillery system designed for long-range, high-precision fire support on the battlefield.
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C.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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D.
Armor Branch
The Armor Branch is the United States Army’s combat arms branch responsible for armored and cavalry forces, specializing in tank and mechanized warfare.
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E.
Scud missiles
Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.
- 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: Canons of Grave (artillery pieces) Target entity description: The Canons of Grave are historic artillery pieces displayed as a landmark in the Dutch city of Grave, symbolizing its military and defensive past.
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A.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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B.
Krab self-propelled howitzer
The Krab self-propelled howitzer is a modern Polish 155 mm tracked artillery system designed for long-range, high-precision fire support on the battlefield.
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C.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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D.
Armor Branch
The Armor Branch is the United States Army’s combat arms branch responsible for armored and cavalry forces, specializing in tank and mechanized warfare.
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E.
Scud missiles
Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artillery piece
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historic monument ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dutch military history
ⓘ
history of Grave ⓘ |
| category |
military history monument
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| culturalRole | local landmark ⓘ |
| exhibitionForm | open-air display ⓘ |
| hasNameInDutch |
Canons of Grave
ⓘ
surface form:
Kanonnen van Grave
|
| hasNameInEnglish | Canons of Grave ⓘ |
| hasType |
artillery
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cannon ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance |
symbol of defensive past of Grave
ⓘ
symbol of military past of Grave ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dutch city of Grave
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Grave ⓘ North Brabant ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| status | preserved ⓘ |
| subjectOf | local heritage information ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor | city defense (historical) ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | public space ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canons of Grave (artillery pieces) Description of subject: The Canons of Grave are historic artillery pieces displayed as a landmark in the Dutch city of Grave, symbolizing its military and defensive past.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.