Statue of Three Lies

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bronze statue landmark monument outdoor sculpture tourist attraction

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.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bronze statue → landmark → monument → outdoor sculpture → tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	John Harvard Monument → John Harvard Statue →
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 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 → open book → seated male figure →
inception	1884 →
locatedIn	Cambridge, Massachusetts → Harvard University → Harvard Yard → Massachusetts → United States →
maintainedBy	Harvard University →
material	bronze →
near	Harvard Yard’s Harvard Hall → Harvard Yard’s University Hall →
nickname	Statue of Three Lies →
partOf	Harvard Yard statuary →
subjectOf	Harvard University campus traditions → campus tours → tourist photography →
touristAttractionType	university landmark →
unveiledOn	October 15, 1884 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John Harvard statue → Statue of Three Lies →	nickname