Legion of Honor, San Francisco
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The Legion of Honor in San Francisco is a fine arts museum renowned for its European paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts, dramatically situated overlooking the Golden Gate.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legion of Honor museum | 4 |
| California Palace of the Legion of Honor | 2 |
| Courtyard of the Palais de la Légion of Honor in San Francisco | 1 |
| Legion of Honor, San Francisco canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1895850 — 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: Legion of Honor, San Francisco Context triple: [The Thinker, hasReplica, Legion of Honor, San Francisco]
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A.
Civic Center, San Francisco
Civic Center, San Francisco is a historic governmental and cultural district in the heart of the city, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture, major civic institutions, and prominent public plazas.
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B.
Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco is a former U.S. Army military post at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula that has been transformed into a national park site featuring historic buildings, scenic overlooks, and extensive recreational areas.
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C.
San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center is a major cultural complex in San Francisco that houses venues like the War Memorial Opera House and Davies Symphony Hall, serving as home to the city’s opera, ballet, and symphony.
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D.
San Francisco City Hall
San Francisco City Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts landmark in the city’s Civic Center, serving as the seat of government and a prominent architectural symbol of San Francisco.
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E.
San Francisco Federal Building
The San Francisco Federal Building is a prominent contemporary government office tower in San Francisco known for its unconventional, energy-efficient design by architect Thom Mayne.
- 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: Legion of Honor, San Francisco Target entity description: The Legion of Honor in San Francisco is a fine arts museum renowned for its European paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts, dramatically situated overlooking the Golden Gate.
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A.
Civic Center, San Francisco
Civic Center, San Francisco is a historic governmental and cultural district in the heart of the city, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture, major civic institutions, and prominent public plazas.
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B.
Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco is a former U.S. Army military post at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula that has been transformed into a national park site featuring historic buildings, scenic overlooks, and extensive recreational areas.
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C.
San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
The San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center is a major cultural complex in San Francisco that houses venues like the War Memorial Opera House and Davies Symphony Hall, serving as home to the city’s opera, ballet, and symphony.
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D.
San Francisco City Hall
San Francisco City Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts landmark in the city’s Civic Center, serving as the seat of government and a prominent architectural symbol of San Francisco.
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E.
San Francisco Federal Building
The San Francisco Federal Building is a prominent contemporary government office tower in San Francisco known for its unconventional, energy-efficient design by architect Thom Mayne.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
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fine arts museum ⓘ museum building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Legion of Honor, San Francisco
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surface form:
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
|
| architect | George Applegarth ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
|
| category |
Art museums and galleries in California
ⓘ
Beaux-Arts architecture in California ⓘ Museums in San Francisco ⓘ |
| collectionType |
European paintings
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European sculpture ⓘ ancient art ⓘ decorative arts ⓘ prints and drawings ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| founder | Alma de Bretteville Spreckels ⓘ |
| hasCollectionSize | over 80,000 works of art ⓘ |
| hasDepartment |
European decorative arts department
ⓘ
European painting department ⓘ works on paper department ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionType |
permanent collection exhibitions
ⓘ
temporary special exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
auditorium
ⓘ
café ⓘ museum store ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colonnaded façade
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neoclassical courtyard ⓘ |
| hasOutdoorFeature | Rodin sculpture garden ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
educational programs
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ public lectures ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Golden Gate Bridge
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
San Francisco Designated Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco Landmark
|
| inception | 1924 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Lincoln Park, San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Légion d'honneur ⓘ |
| notableWorkInCollection |
The Thinker
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surface form:
The Thinker by Auguste Rodin
|
| operatedBy | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Golden Gate Bridge
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surface form:
Golden Gate
|
| ownedBy |
San Francisco County
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surface form:
City and County of San Francisco
|
| partOf | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
museum guidebooks
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tourism publications ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Legion of Honor, San Francisco Description of subject: The Legion of Honor in San Francisco is a fine arts museum renowned for its European paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts, dramatically situated overlooking the Golden Gate.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
this entity surface form:
Legion of Honor museum
this entity surface form:
Legion of Honor museum
this entity surface form:
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
this entity surface form:
Courtyard of the Palais de la Légion of Honor in San Francisco
subject surface form:
Outer Richmond
this entity surface form:
Legion of Honor museum
subject surface form:
Lands End
this entity surface form:
Legion of Honor museum