Statue of Three Lies
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The Statue of Three Lies is the famous bronze monument in Harvard Yard whose inscription contains three historical inaccuracies, making it a well-known campus curiosity and tourist attraction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Statue of Three Lies canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T57626 — 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 Three Lies Context triple: [John Harvard statue, nickname, Statue of Three Lies]
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A.
Vulcan statue
The Vulcan statue is a towering cast-iron representation of the Roman god of fire and forge that serves as an iconic symbol of Birmingham, Alabama’s industrial heritage.
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B.
City of Fountains
City of Fountains is a popular nickname for Kansas City, Missouri, highlighting its abundance of decorative public fountains and water features.
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C.
The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap is a 1955 romantic comedy film starring Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds, adapted from the Broadway play of the same name.
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D.
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable is a 1949 American comedy-drama film about two French nuns trying to build a children's hospital in New England.
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E.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
- 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 Three Lies Target entity description: The Statue of Three Lies is the famous bronze monument in Harvard Yard whose inscription contains three historical inaccuracies, making it a well-known campus curiosity and tourist attraction.
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A.
Vulcan statue
The Vulcan statue is a towering cast-iron representation of the Roman god of fire and forge that serves as an iconic symbol of Birmingham, Alabama’s industrial heritage.
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B.
City of Fountains
City of Fountains is a popular nickname for Kansas City, Missouri, highlighting its abundance of decorative public fountains and water features.
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C.
The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap is a 1955 romantic comedy film starring Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds, adapted from the Broadway play of the same name.
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D.
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable is a 1949 American comedy-drama film about two French nuns trying to build a children's hospital in New England.
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E.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze statue
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ monument ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John Harvard statue
ⓘ
surface form:
John Harvard Monument
John Harvard statue ⓘ
surface form:
John Harvard Statue
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| commissionedBy | Harvard University ⓘ |
| creator | Daniel Chester French ⓘ |
| depicts | John Harvard ⓘ |
| genre | realist sculpture ⓘ |
| hasArtistNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasContext | 19th-century American public sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic photo spot for visitors
ⓘ
symbol of Harvard University ⓘ |
| hasEducationalRole | illustrates historical myths about Harvard ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bronze patina
ⓘ
inscribed pedestal ⓘ life-size figure ⓘ |
| hasInscription | JOHN HARVARD • FOUNDER • 1638 ⓘ |
| hasLie |
Harvard College was not founded in 1638
ⓘ
John Harvard ⓘ
surface form:
John Harvard was not the founder of Harvard College
The statue’s figure is not based on John Harvard’s actual likeness ⓘ |
| hasSeating | granite base ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| hasSubjectRole |
benefactor of Harvard College
ⓘ
clergyman ⓘ |
| hasTradition | students and visitors rub the left shoe for luck ⓘ |
| imageDepicts |
academic attire
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open book ⓘ seated male figure ⓘ |
| inception | 1884 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Harvard University ⓘ Harvard Yard ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy | Harvard University ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| near |
Harvard Hall
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard Yard’s Harvard Hall
Harvard Yard’s University Hall ⓘ |
| nickname | Statue of Three Lies self-link ⓘ |
| partOf | Harvard Yard statuary ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Harvard University campus traditions
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campus tours ⓘ tourist photography ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType | university landmark ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | October 15, 1884 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Statue of Three Lies Description of subject: The Statue of Three Lies is the famous bronze monument in Harvard Yard whose inscription contains three historical inaccuracies, making it a well-known campus curiosity and tourist attraction.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.