Reflecting Pool
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The Reflecting Pool is a long, rectangular body of water on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., famed for mirroring iconic monuments such as the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35837 — 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: Reflecting Pool Context triple: [Lincoln Memorial, overlooks, Reflecting Pool]
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A.
Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain is an interactive public art installation in Chicago featuring twin glass brick towers that project video images of local residents and periodically spout water onto a shallow reflecting pool.
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B.
Palace of Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental Beaux-Arts structure in San Francisco originally built for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition and now a popular cultural and scenic landmark.
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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.
Lavietes Pavilion
Lavietes Pavilion is an indoor basketball arena at Harvard University that serves as the home court for the Harvard Crimson basketball teams.
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E.
Central Park
Central Park is a large, iconic urban park in the heart of Manhattan, known for its landscaped grounds, recreational spaces, and cultural significance.
- 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: Reflecting Pool Target entity description: The Reflecting Pool is a long, rectangular body of water on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., famed for mirroring iconic monuments such as the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.
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A.
Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain is an interactive public art installation in Chicago featuring twin glass brick towers that project video images of local residents and periodically spout water onto a shallow reflecting pool.
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B.
Palace of Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental Beaux-Arts structure in San Francisco originally built for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition and now a popular cultural and scenic landmark.
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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.
Lavietes Pavilion
Lavietes Pavilion is an indoor basketball arena at Harvard University that serves as the home court for the Harvard Crimson basketball teams.
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E.
Central Park
Central Park is a large, iconic urban park in the heart of Manhattan, known for its landscaped grounds, recreational spaces, and cultural significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
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landmark ⓘ reflecting pool ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Lincoln Memorial ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Washington Monument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Reflecting Pool
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surface form:
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
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| area | about 7.5 acres ⓘ |
| builtDuring | construction of the Lincoln Memorial ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1923 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1922 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designer | Henry Bacon ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Park Service
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surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
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| hasFeature |
rows of trees along its sides
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walkways along both sides ⓘ |
| length |
about 2,028 feet
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about 618 meters ⓘ |
| lighting | illuminated at night by surrounding monuments ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| location | National Mall ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| mirrors |
Lincoln Memorial
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Washington Monument ⓘ |
| near |
Korean War Veterans Memorial
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial ⓘ World War II Memorial ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
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surface form:
1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Mall
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surface form:
National Mall and Memorial Parks
|
| renovated | 2010–2012 ⓘ |
| renovationCost | about 34 million US dollars ⓘ |
| renovationPurpose | improve water quality and structural integrity ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| surfaceType | still water ⓘ |
| symbolizes | reflection and national memory ⓘ |
| touristPopularity | high ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil rights rallies
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political demonstrations ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ |
| viewType | panoramic views of the National Mall ⓘ |
| waterSource | city water supply ⓘ |
| width |
about 167 feet
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about 51 meters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reflecting Pool Description of subject: The Reflecting Pool is a long, rectangular body of water on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., famed for mirroring iconic monuments such as the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool landscaping (collaborative context)
this entity surface form:
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
this entity surface form:
Reflecting Pool area near Lincoln Memorial
this entity surface form:
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
this entity surface form:
Reflecting Pool (Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool)
subject surface form:
Constitution Gardens
subject surface form:
Constitution Gardens
this entity surface form:
National Mall Reflecting Pool
this entity surface form:
provides views of Reflecting Pool