statue of Marquis de Lafayette
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The statue of Marquis de Lafayette is a bronze monument in New York City's Union Square Park honoring the French aristocrat and military officer who aided the American Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| statue of Marquis de Lafayette canonical | 1 |
| statue of the Marquis de Lafayette | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3610615 — 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: statue of Marquis de Lafayette Context triple: [Union Square Park, hasStatue, statue of Marquis de Lafayette]
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A.
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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B.
Zouave statue
The Zouave statue is a famous soldier sculpture on Paris’s Pont de l’Alma that Parisians traditionally use as an informal gauge of Seine River flood levels.
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C.
George Washington statue
The George Washington statue is a prominent public monument depicting the first U.S. president, located on Cambridge Common in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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D.
statue of George Washington
The statue of George Washington at Federal Hall National Memorial is a prominent bronze monument commemorating Washington’s inauguration as the first President of the United States on that historic site in New York City.
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E.
Lexington Minuteman Statue
The Lexington Minuteman Statue is a historic bronze monument in Lexington, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary 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: statue of Marquis de Lafayette Target entity description: The statue of Marquis de Lafayette is a bronze monument in New York City's Union Square Park honoring the French aristocrat and military officer who aided the American Revolution.
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A.
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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B.
Zouave statue
The Zouave statue is a famous soldier sculpture on Paris’s Pont de l’Alma that Parisians traditionally use as an informal gauge of Seine River flood levels.
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C.
George Washington statue
The George Washington statue is a prominent public monument depicting the first U.S. president, located on Cambridge Common in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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D.
statue of George Washington
The statue of George Washington at Federal Hall National Memorial is a prominent bronze monument commemorating Washington’s inauguration as the first President of the United States on that historic site in New York City.
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E.
Lexington Minuteman Statue
The Lexington Minuteman Statue is a historic bronze monument in Lexington, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze statue
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monument ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| category |
Bronze sculptures in Manhattan
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Monuments and memorials in Manhattan ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan ⓘ Statues of men in New York City ⓘ Statues of military officers ⓘ Union Square ⓘ
surface form:
Union Square, Manhattan
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| commemorates |
American Revolutionary War
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French–American alliance ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ |
| genre | equestrian statue ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bronze figure
ⓘ
pedestal ⓘ |
| hasType | public art ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | New York City Landmark ⓘ |
| honours |
Marquis de Lafayette
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surface form:
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
|
| isPartOf | Union Square Park sculpture collection ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ Union Square ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | Union Square Park ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| owner |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
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| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| setting | urban park ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ |
| use | commemorative monument ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: statue of Marquis de Lafayette Description of subject: The statue of Marquis de Lafayette is a bronze monument in New York City's Union Square Park honoring the French aristocrat and military officer who aided the American Revolution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
statue of the Marquis de Lafayette