Place Denfert-Rochereau lion
E221879
The Place Denfert-Rochereau lion is a monumental sculpture in Paris modeled after the Lion of Belfort, symbolizing French resistance and commemorating the Franco-Prussian War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Place Denfert-Rochereau lion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1980259 — 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: Place Denfert-Rochereau lion Context triple: [Lion of Belfort, influenced, Place Denfert-Rochereau lion]
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A.
Val-de-Grâce, Paris
Val-de-Grâce, Paris is a historic 17th-century church and former royal abbey in Paris, renowned for its Baroque architecture and association with the French monarchy.
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B.
Place Georges-Pompidou
Place Georges-Pompidou is a public square in central Paris that serves as the main forecourt and gathering space in front of the Centre Pompidou.
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C.
Monument to Lafayette and Washington in Paris
The Monument to Lafayette and Washington in Paris is a bronze statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi that commemorates the Franco-American alliance by depicting the Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington standing side by side.
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D.
Les Invalides, Paris
Les Invalides in Paris is a historic complex of buildings housing military museums and monuments, most famously serving as the burial site of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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E.
Esplanade des Invalides
Esplanade des Invalides is a large historic public lawn and promenade in central Paris, situated near Les Invalides and often used for major exhibitions and events.
- 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: Place Denfert-Rochereau lion Target entity description: The Place Denfert-Rochereau lion is a monumental sculpture in Paris modeled after the Lion of Belfort, symbolizing French resistance and commemorating the Franco-Prussian War.
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A.
Val-de-Grâce, Paris
Val-de-Grâce, Paris is a historic 17th-century church and former royal abbey in Paris, renowned for its Baroque architecture and association with the French monarchy.
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B.
Place Georges-Pompidou
Place Georges-Pompidou is a public square in central Paris that serves as the main forecourt and gathering space in front of the Centre Pompidou.
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C.
Monument to Lafayette and Washington in Paris
The Monument to Lafayette and Washington in Paris is a bronze statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi that commemorates the Franco-American alliance by depicting the Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington standing side by side.
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D.
Les Invalides, Paris
Les Invalides in Paris is a historic complex of buildings housing military museums and monuments, most famously serving as the burial site of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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E.
Esplanade des Invalides
Esplanade des Invalides is a large historic public lawn and promenade in central Paris, situated near Les Invalides and often used for major exhibitions and events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monumental sculpture
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public monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Parisian monuments
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Denfert-Rochereau ⓘ
surface form:
Place Denfert-Rochereau
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| commemorates | Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Franco-Prussian War remembrance ⓘ |
| depicts | lion ⓘ |
| genre | animal sculpture ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commemorative monument
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symbol of patriotism ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | French national memory of the Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| isPartOf | public art of Paris ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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Paris ⓘ Denfert-Rochereau ⓘ
surface form:
Place Denfert-Rochereau
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| material | stone ⓘ |
| modeledAfter | Lion of Belfort ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lion of Belfort ⓘ |
| orientation | outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| setting | urban square ⓘ |
| symbolizes | French resistance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Place Denfert-Rochereau lion Description of subject: The Place Denfert-Rochereau lion is a monumental sculpture in Paris modeled after the Lion of Belfort, symbolizing French resistance and commemorating the Franco-Prussian War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.