Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a memorial beneath Paris’s Arc de Triomphe honoring unidentified soldiers who died in World War I and symbolizing all unknown war dead.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tomb of the Unknown Soldier canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T402183 — 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: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Context triple: [Arc de Triomphe, hasFeature, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]
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A.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a solemn U.S. military monument honoring unidentified American service members who died in war.
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B.
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is a solemn war memorial in Westminster Abbey honoring an unidentified British soldier who died in World War I, symbolizing all those who fell without a known grave.
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C.
Unknown Soldier memorial
The Unknown Soldier memorial is a war monument in Helsinki’s Hietaniemi Cemetery honoring unidentified Finnish soldiers who died in conflict.
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D.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery and national memorial site where many American service members and notable figures are buried.
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E.
Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
- 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: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Target entity description: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a memorial beneath Paris’s Arc de Triomphe honoring unidentified soldiers who died in World War I and symbolizing all unknown war dead.
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A.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a solemn U.S. military monument honoring unidentified American service members who died in war.
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B.
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is a solemn war memorial in Westminster Abbey honoring an unidentified British soldier who died in World War I, symbolizing all those who fell without a known grave.
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C.
Unknown Soldier memorial
The Unknown Soldier memorial is a war monument in Helsinki’s Hietaniemi Cemetery honoring unidentified Finnish soldiers who died in conflict.
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D.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery and national memorial site where many American service members and notable figures are buried.
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E.
Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cenotaph
ⓘ
grave of unknown soldier ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 20th-century commemorative monument ⓘ |
| burial |
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
ⓘ
surface form:
Unknown Soldier of World War I
|
| commemorates |
French soldiers killed in World War I
ⓘ
unknown soldiers ⓘ war dead with no identified remains ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 48.8738° N, 2.2950° E ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBurial | 28 January 1921 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
French Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
French armed forces
victims of World War I ⓘ |
| dedication |
11 November 1920 (selection of the unknown soldier)
ⓘ
28 January 1921 (interment under the Arc de Triomphe) ⓘ |
| genre | military memorial ⓘ |
| hasEternalFlameSince | 1923 ⓘ |
| hasInscription | "Ici repose un soldat français mort pour la Patrie 1914–1918" ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasPart |
eternal flame
ⓘ
inscription "Ici repose un soldat français mort pour la Patrie 1914–1918" ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart |
Arc de Triomphe
ⓘ
surface form:
Arc de Triomphe ensemble
|
| inception | 1920 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
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surface form:
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior (Westminster Abbey)
|
| lightingOfEternalFlameInitiatedBy | André Maginot ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
8th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| location |
Arc de Triomphe
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ Place Charles-de-Gaulle ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Government of France
ⓘ
surface form:
French state
associations of anciens combattants (veterans) ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Avenue de la Grande-Armée
ⓘ
Champs-Élysées ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arc de Triomphe
ⓘ
surface form:
Arc de Triomphe memorial complex
French national memory of World War I ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Armistice Day ceremonies on 11 November
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daily rekindling of the eternal flame ⓘ state visits wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
all unknown soldiers who died for France
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national remembrance of World War I ⓘ sacrifice of unidentified war dead ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military commemorations
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national mourning ceremonies ⓘ public remembrance rituals ⓘ |
| visitorFrequency | major national and tourist site in Paris ⓘ |
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Subject: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Description of subject: The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a memorial beneath Paris’s Arc de Triomphe honoring unidentified soldiers who died in World War I and symbolizing all unknown war dead.
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