Broken Chair sculpture
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The Broken Chair sculpture is a monumental wooden artwork in Geneva symbolizing opposition to landmines and cluster munitions and advocating for the rights and dignity of war victims.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Broken Chair sculpture canonical | 4 |
| Broken Chair monument | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T327866 — 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: Broken Chair sculpture Context triple: [Palais des Nations, nearby, Broken Chair sculpture]
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A.
Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
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B.
LOVE sculpture
The LOVE sculpture is an iconic pop art piece by Robert Indiana featuring the stacked letters L-O-V-E, widely recognized as a symbol of love and a popular photo spot in Philadelphia and around the world.
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C.
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a famous stainless-steel public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its reflective, bean-like shape and prominence in Chicago’s Millennium Park.
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D.
Chair X
Chair X is one of the numbered academic seats of the Royal Spanish Academy, occupied by a distinguished scholar responsible for contributing to the institution’s work on the Spanish language.
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E.
Chair A
Chair A is one of the numbered academic seats of the Royal Spanish Academy, traditionally assigned to a distinguished scholar of the Spanish language.
- 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: Broken Chair sculpture Target entity description: The Broken Chair sculpture is a monumental wooden artwork in Geneva symbolizing opposition to landmines and cluster munitions and advocating for the rights and dignity of war victims.
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A.
Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
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B.
LOVE sculpture
The LOVE sculpture is an iconic pop art piece by Robert Indiana featuring the stacked letters L-O-V-E, widely recognized as a symbol of love and a popular photo spot in Philadelphia and around the world.
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C.
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a famous stainless-steel public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its reflective, bean-like shape and prominence in Chicago’s Millennium Park.
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D.
Chair X
Chair X is one of the numbered academic seats of the Royal Spanish Academy, occupied by a distinguished scholar responsible for contributing to the institution’s work on the Spanish language.
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E.
Chair A
Chair A is one of the numbered academic seats of the Royal Spanish Academy, traditionally assigned to a distinguished scholar of the Spanish language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
public sculpture ⓘ wooden sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWithTreaty |
Convention on Cluster Munitions
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Ottawa Treaty ⓘ
surface form:
Mine Ban Treaty
Ottawa Treaty ⓘ |
| category |
monuments and memorials in Switzerland
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outdoor sculpture in Geneva ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkOf | Geneva ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Handicap International ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| creator | Daniel Berset ⓘ |
| depicts | giant wooden chair with a broken leg ⓘ |
| designer | Daniel Berset ⓘ |
| fabricator | Louis Genève ⓘ |
| faces |
Palais des Nations
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surface form:
United Nations Office at Geneva
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| hasLanguageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| height |
12 metres
ⓘ
39 feet ⓘ |
| inception | 1997 ⓘ |
| installedInFrontOf | Palace of Nations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
canton of Geneva
ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Geneva
Geneva ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| location | Place des Nations ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| missingPart | portion of the fourth leg ⓘ |
| notableEvent | temporary removal in 2005 for Place des Nations renovation ⓘ |
| numberOfLegsIntact | three ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Handicap International ⓘ |
| photographedFrom | Avenue de la Paix ⓘ |
| purpose |
advocate for the dignity of war victims
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advocate for the rights of war victims ⓘ symbolize opposition to cluster munitions ⓘ symbolize opposition to landmines ⓘ |
| reinstalledOn | 26 February 2007 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Handicap International ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
civilian victims of armed conflict
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survivors of cluster munitions ⓘ survivors of landmines ⓘ |
| theme |
disarmament
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human rights ⓘ humanitarian law ⓘ |
| titleInFrench | Chaise cassée ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | 18 August 1997 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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Broken Chair monument
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Broken Chair monument