Cooling Towers series
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The Cooling Towers series is a renowned photographic project by Bernd and Hilla Becher that systematically documents industrial cooling towers in a typological, black-and-white style.
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| Cooling Towers series canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cooling Towers series Context triple: [Bernd and Hilla Becher, notableWork, Cooling Towers series]
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Lightwater
Lightwater is a village and civil parish in the English county of Surrey, known for its residential character and proximity to heathland and countryside.
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AquaLoop
AquaLoop is a high-thrill water slide featuring a near-vertical drop and looping enclosed flume, located at the Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast water park in Australia.
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Croton water supply system
The Croton water supply system is a historic network of reservoirs, aqueducts, and related infrastructure that delivers drinking water from New York’s Croton River watershed to New York City.
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Flame Towers
Flame Towers is a trio of iconic, flame-shaped skyscrapers in Baku, Azerbaijan, known for their LED-illuminated facades and status as a modern symbol of the city.
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Casa Diablo power plants
Casa Diablo power plants are a group of geothermal power facilities near Mammoth Lakes, California, that generate electricity by tapping the volcanic heat of the Long Valley Caldera.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cooling Towers series Target entity description: The Cooling Towers series is a renowned photographic project by Bernd and Hilla Becher that systematically documents industrial cooling towers in a typological, black-and-white style.
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A.
Lightwater
Lightwater is a village and civil parish in the English county of Surrey, known for its residential character and proximity to heathland and countryside.
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B.
AquaLoop
AquaLoop is a high-thrill water slide featuring a near-vertical drop and looping enclosed flume, located at the Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast water park in Australia.
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C.
Croton water supply system
The Croton water supply system is a historic network of reservoirs, aqueducts, and related infrastructure that delivers drinking water from New York’s Croton River watershed to New York City.
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D.
Flame Towers
Flame Towers is a trio of iconic, flame-shaped skyscrapers in Baku, Azerbaijan, known for their LED-illuminated facades and status as a modern symbol of the city.
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E.
Casa Diablo power plants
Casa Diablo power plants are a group of geothermal power facilities near Mammoth Lakes, California, that generate electricity by tapping the volcanic heat of the Long Valley Caldera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual photography project
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photographic series ⓘ |
| aim |
creation of typological grids
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systematic documentation of industrial cooling towers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Topographics
NERFINISHED
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conceptual art of the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator |
Bernd Becher
NERFINISHED
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Hilla Becher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
cooling towers in Europe
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cooling towers in North America ⓘ cooling towers of heavy industry sites ⓘ cooling towers of power plants ⓘ |
| endTime | 1990s ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
contemporary art galleries
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museums of modern art ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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documentary photography ⓘ industrial photography ⓘ |
| hasPart | photographs of industrial cooling towers ⓘ |
| inCollectionOf |
Centre Pompidou
NERFINISHED
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Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Andreas Gursky
NERFINISHED
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Candida Höfer NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Ruff NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Struth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAccompanyingText |
English
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German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cooling towers
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industrial architecture ⓘ postwar industrial landscapes ⓘ |
| method |
comparative presentation of similar structures
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serial photography ⓘ |
| movement | Düsseldorf School of Photography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
black-and-white photography
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grid presentation of images ⓘ influence on contemporary photography ⓘ systematic typological approach ⓘ |
| partOf | industrial typologies by Bernd and Hilla Becher ⓘ |
| photographicProcess | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| photographicStyle |
even lighting
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frontally composed ⓘ high depth of field ⓘ objective ⓘ |
| publicationForm |
exhibition catalogues
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photobook ⓘ |
| startTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| typologyOf | industrial structures ⓘ |
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Subject: Cooling Towers series Description of subject: The Cooling Towers series is a renowned photographic project by Bernd and Hilla Becher that systematically documents industrial cooling towers in a typological, black-and-white style.
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