The Horseshoe
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The Horseshoe is the iconic, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University, officially known as Ohio Stadium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Horseshoe canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2521745 — 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: The Horseshoe Context triple: [Ohio State Buckeyes football, stadiumNickname, The Horseshoe]
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A.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
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B.
The Golden Bed
The Golden Bed is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, known for its opulent production design and melodramatic story of love, decadence, and downfall.
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C.
The Pepperpot
The Pepperpot is a distinctive octagonal former town hall and market house that serves as an iconic historic landmark in the Surrey town of Godalming, England.
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D.
The Sheaf
The Sheaf is a late abstract mural-sized work by Henri Matisse, created using his signature cut-out technique and characterized by bold, colorful leaf-like forms.
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E.
The Happy Hunting-Grounds
The Happy Hunting-Grounds is a travel and adventure book by Kermit Roosevelt recounting his experiences and observations during expeditions in the American West.
- 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: The Horseshoe Target entity description: The Horseshoe is the iconic, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University, officially known as Ohio Stadium.
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A.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
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B.
The Golden Bed
The Golden Bed is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, known for its opulent production design and melodramatic story of love, decadence, and downfall.
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C.
The Pepperpot
The Pepperpot is a distinctive octagonal former town hall and market house that serves as an iconic historic landmark in the Surrey town of Godalming, England.
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D.
The Sheaf
The Sheaf is a late abstract mural-sized work by Henri Matisse, created using his signature cut-out technique and characterized by bold, colorful leaf-like forms.
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E.
The Happy Hunting-Grounds
The Happy Hunting-Grounds is a travel and adventure book by Kermit Roosevelt recounting his experiences and observations during expeditions in the American West.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football stadium
ⓘ
stadium ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | horseshoe bowl ⓘ |
| category |
Ohio State Buckeyes football venues
ⓘ
college football venues in the United States ⓘ sports venues in Columbus, Ohio ⓘ |
| city |
Columbus, Ohio
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbus
|
| constructionStartDate | 1921 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasNicknameOrigin | named for its horseshoe-shaped design ⓘ |
| hasRenovation | multiple expansions and upgrades over time ⓘ |
| hasScoreboard | video scoreboard ⓘ |
| hasSurface | artificial turf ⓘ |
| homeVenueOf |
Ohio State Buckeyes football
ⓘ
surface form:
Ohio State Buckeyes football team
|
| isOneOf |
largest stadiums in college football
ⓘ
largest stadiums in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Columbus, Ohio ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Ohio State University
ⓘ
surface form:
The Ohio State University campus
|
| nickname |
The Horseshoe
self-link
ⓘ
The Shoe ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
distinctive rotunda on the north end
ⓘ
double-decked horseshoe-shaped stands ⓘ open south end ⓘ |
| officialName | Ohio Stadium ⓘ |
| opened | 1922 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Ohio State University
ⓘ
surface form:
The Ohio State University
|
| ownedBy |
Ohio State University
ⓘ
surface form:
The Ohio State University
|
| partOf | Ohio State University athletic facilities ⓘ |
| previousSurface |
AstroTurf
ⓘ
natural grass ⓘ |
| primaryUse | college football games ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | over 100000 ⓘ |
| shape | horseshoe-shaped ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic symbol of The Ohio State University
ⓘ
landmark of college football ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| tenant | Ohio State Buckeyes football ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commencement ceremonies
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ large special events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Horseshoe Description of subject: The Horseshoe is the iconic, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University, officially known as Ohio Stadium.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.