Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza

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monument triumphal arch war memorial

The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza is a monumental triumphal arch in Brooklyn commemorating Union forces who fought in the American Civil War.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch (Brooklyn)	2
Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza canonical	1
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza	1
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch in Brooklyn	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7487881 — 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: Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza
Context triple: [New York City Subway at Grand Army Plaza (IRT Eastern Parkway Line), adjacentLandmark, Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza]

A. Peter Cooper Monument
The Peter Cooper Monument is a public statue in Manhattan honoring industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper, located in the Gramercy area of New York City.
B. Grand Army Plaza (Central Park)
Grand Army Plaza (Central Park) is a prominent entrance to New York City's Central Park at its southeast corner, known for its statues, fountains, and proximity to Fifth Avenue and the Plaza Hotel.
C. Carl Schurz Monument (New York City)
The Carl Schurz Monument in New York City is a Beaux-Arts style public memorial honoring German-American statesman Carl Schurz, featuring an allegorical bronze sculpture set on an ornate stone pedestal.
D. Parade Ground on Governors Island
The Parade Ground on Governors Island is a large historic open field used for military drills, ceremonies, and public events, situated near the island’s former officers’ housing and offering expansive views of New York Harbor.
E. Maryland Monument in Prospect Park
The Maryland Monument in Prospect Park is a commemorative structure in Brooklyn honoring the Maryland troops who fought and suffered heavy losses during the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Long Island.
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: Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza
Target entity description: The Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza is a monumental triumphal arch in Brooklyn commemorating Union forces who fought in the American Civil War.

A. Peter Cooper Monument
The Peter Cooper Monument is a public statue in Manhattan honoring industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper, located in the Gramercy area of New York City.
B. Grand Army Plaza (Central Park)
Grand Army Plaza (Central Park) is a prominent entrance to New York City's Central Park at its southeast corner, known for its statues, fountains, and proximity to Fifth Avenue and the Plaza Hotel.
C. Carl Schurz Monument (New York City)
The Carl Schurz Monument in New York City is a Beaux-Arts style public memorial honoring German-American statesman Carl Schurz, featuring an allegorical bronze sculpture set on an ornate stone pedestal.
D. Parade Ground on Governors Island
The Parade Ground on Governors Island is a large historic open field used for military drills, ceremonies, and public events, situated near the island’s former officers’ housing and offering expansive views of New York Harbor.
E. Maryland Monument in Prospect Park
The Maryland Monument in Prospect Park is a commemorative structure in Brooklyn honoring the Maryland troops who fought and suffered heavy losses during the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Long Island.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monument ⓘ triumphal arch ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
architect	John H. Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hemingway Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Civil War monument ⓘ monuments and memorials in Brooklyn ⓘ outdoor sculpture in Brooklyn ⓘ
commemorates	Union Army soldiers ⓘ Union Navy sailors ⓘ Union forces in the American Civil War ⓘ
completionDate	1892 ⓘ
conflictCommemorated	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1889 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dedicatedTo	Union soldiers and sailors ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchitecturalType	triumphal arch ⓘ
hasFullName	Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFunction	ceremonial gateway to Prospect Park ⓘ commemorative monument ⓘ
hasName	Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRelief	battle scenes from the American Civil War ⓘ
hasSculpturalDecoration	allegorical figures representing the Army and Navy ⓘ
hasSculpturalGroup	quadriga on top of the arch ⓘ
hasStatue	equestrian statue of Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ equestrian statue of William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Register of Historic Places contributing property NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City Landmark ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1892 ⓘ
locatedIn	Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
location	Grand Army Plaza NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintainedBy	New York City Department of Parks and Recreation NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
near	Brooklyn Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ Prospect Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner	New York City ⓘ surface form: City of New York
partOf	Grand Army Plaza NERFINISHED ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
significantPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
symbolizes	victory of the Union in the American Civil War ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New York City Subway at Grand Army Plaza (IRT Eastern Parkway Line) → adjacentLandmark → Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ

John H. Duncan → designed → Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza

John H. Duncan → designed → Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch in Brooklyn

John Hemenway Duncan → notableWork → Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch (Brooklyn)

John Hemenway Duncan → designed → Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza ⓘ