Statue of Sir John Franklin
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The Statue of Sir John Franklin is a public monument in London commemorating the British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer famed for his ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Statue of Sir John Franklin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8875643 — 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 Sir John Franklin Context triple: [Waterloo Place, hasStatue, Statue of Sir John Franklin]
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A.
Captain Cook Monument
Captain Cook Monument is a white obelisk on the shore of Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii commemorating the British explorer Captain James Cook at the site near where he was killed in 1779.
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B.
Statue of Captain George Vancouver
The Statue of Captain George Vancouver is a commemorative monument honoring the British naval officer and explorer renowned for charting much of the Pacific Northwest coast.
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C.
Statue of Queen Victoria
The Statue of Queen Victoria is a prominent outdoor monument of the former British monarch that stands before the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, Canada.
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D.
Our Lady of the Isles statue
Our Lady of the Isles statue is a prominent Catholic monument on South Uist in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, depicting the Virgin Mary and symbolizing the island’s religious heritage and resistance to military development.
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E.
Queen Victoria statue
The Queen Victoria statue is a prominent public monument honoring Queen Victoria, situated in front of Belfast City Hall in Northern Ireland.
- 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 Sir John Franklin Target entity description: The Statue of Sir John Franklin is a public monument in London commemorating the British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer famed for his ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition.
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A.
Captain Cook Monument
Captain Cook Monument is a white obelisk on the shore of Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii commemorating the British explorer Captain James Cook at the site near where he was killed in 1779.
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B.
Statue of Captain George Vancouver
The Statue of Captain George Vancouver is a commemorative monument honoring the British naval officer and explorer renowned for charting much of the Pacific Northwest coast.
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C.
Statue of Queen Victoria
The Statue of Queen Victoria is a prominent outdoor monument of the former British monarch that stands before the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, Canada.
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D.
Our Lady of the Isles statue
Our Lady of the Isles statue is a prominent Catholic monument on South Uist in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, depicting the Virgin Mary and symbolizing the island’s religious heritage and resistance to military development.
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E.
Queen Victoria statue
The Queen Victoria statue is a prominent public monument honoring Queen Victoria, situated in front of Belfast City Hall in Northern Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze statue
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ public monument ⓘ |
| category |
Grade II listed statues in the City of Westminster
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Monuments and memorials in London ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in London ⓘ Statues of explorers ⓘ |
| commemorates | Sir John Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Sir John Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Sir John Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | commemorative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasInscription | “They forged the last link with their lives” ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bronze figure of Sir John Franklin
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pedestal ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England entry
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surface form:
National Heritage List for England
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| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
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England ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Waterloo Place, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Northwest Passage expedition inscription ⓘ |
| unveiledIn | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Statue of Sir John Franklin Description of subject: The Statue of Sir John Franklin is a public monument in London commemorating the British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer famed for his ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.