Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park)
E342730
Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park) is an imperial-era altar and surrounding park in Beijing, historically used for Ming and Qing dynasty sacrificial ceremonies to the sun.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park) canonical | 1 |
| Temple of the Sun Park | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3272563 — 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.
Target entity: Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park) Context triple: [Historic Centre of Beijing, hasPart, Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park)]
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A.
Gate of the Sun
Gate of the Sun is the English name for Madrid’s central and historic public square, Puerta del Sol, a major cultural and political landmark in Spain.
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Gate of the Sun
Gate of the Sun is a landmark Arabic novel by Elias Khoury that recounts the Palestinian experience of displacement and memory through interwoven stories of exile and resistance.
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Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a semi-circular Incan ceremonial structure at Machu Picchu, likely used for astronomical observations and religious rituals dedicated to the sun god Inti.
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Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a notable Maya pyramid-temple at the ancient city of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico, distinguished by its elaborate stucco reliefs and association with solar and dynastic symbolism.
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Gateway of the Sun
The Gateway of the Sun is a monumental pre-Columbian stone arch in Tiwanaku, Bolivia, famed for its intricate carvings and central role in Andean religious and astronomical traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park) Target entity description: Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park) is an imperial-era altar and surrounding park in Beijing, historically used for Ming and Qing dynasty sacrificial ceremonies to the sun.
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A.
Gate of the Sun
Gate of the Sun is the English name for Madrid’s central and historic public square, Puerta del Sol, a major cultural and political landmark in Spain.
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B.
Gate of the Sun
Gate of the Sun is a landmark Arabic novel by Elias Khoury that recounts the Palestinian experience of displacement and memory through interwoven stories of exile and resistance.
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C.
Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a semi-circular Incan ceremonial structure at Machu Picchu, likely used for astronomical observations and religious rituals dedicated to the sun god Inti.
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D.
Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a notable Maya pyramid-temple at the ancient city of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico, distinguished by its elaborate stucco reliefs and association with solar and dynastic symbolism.
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E.
Gateway of the Sun
The Gateway of the Sun is a monumental pre-Columbian stone arch in Tiwanaku, Bolivia, famed for its intricate carvings and central role in Andean religious and astronomical traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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imperial altar ⓘ park ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beijing’s Four Altars
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imperial worship of celestial bodies ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalCategory |
Chinese imperial altar
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historic urban park ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural tourism site
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public park ⓘ recreational area ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | the Sun ⓘ |
| era |
Ming dynasty
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Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Beijing Municipal Government
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surface form:
Beijing municipal authorities
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| hasAlternativeName |
Ritan Park
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Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park) ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of the Sun Park
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| hasChineseName | 日坛公园 ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName |
Altar of the Sun
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Ritan Park ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeStyle | traditional Chinese garden elements ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central altar platform
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ceremonial gates ⓘ gardens ⓘ lakes and ponds ⓘ pavilions ⓘ stone tablets ⓘ surrounding ritual grounds ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
cultural heritage tourism
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urban park tourism ⓘ |
| heritage |
Ming dynasty imperial altar complex
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Qing dynasty imperial altar complex ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
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China ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Chaoyang District
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surface form:
Chaoyang District, Beijing
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| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Beijing’s historic altar system ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Chinese state ritual ⓘ |
| significance | important site of imperial ritual culture in Beijing ⓘ |
| usedDuringDynasty |
Ming dynasty
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Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imperial sacrificial ceremonies
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state rituals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park) Description of subject: Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park) is an imperial-era altar and surrounding park in Beijing, historically used for Ming and Qing dynasty sacrificial ceremonies to the sun.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.