Circular Mound Altar
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The Circular Mound Altar is an open-air, multi-tiered marble platform in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors conducted solemn winter solstice ceremonies to worship Heaven.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Circular Mound Altar canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T685670 — 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: Circular Mound Altar Context triple: [Temple of Heaven, contains, Circular Mound Altar]
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A.
Mound City
Mound City is a historical nickname for St. Louis, Missouri, referencing the region’s ancient Native American earthwork mounds.
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B.
Etemenanki ziggurat
The Etemenanki ziggurat was a massive stepped temple tower in ancient Babylon, traditionally associated with the biblical Tower of Babel and dedicated to the god Marduk.
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C.
Lahun Pyramid
The Lahun Pyramid is a Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid built by Pharaoh Senusret II, notable for its mudbrick core, complex substructure, and association with the nearby workers’ town at el-Lahun.
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D.
Monolith of Tlaloc
The Monolith of Tlaloc is a massive pre-Hispanic stone sculpture representing the Aztec rain god Tlaloc, renowned as one of the largest monolithic statues in the world.
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E.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric stone circle monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, renowned as one of the most famous and enigmatic archaeological sites in the world.
- 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: Circular Mound Altar Target entity description: The Circular Mound Altar is an open-air, multi-tiered marble platform in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors conducted solemn winter solstice ceremonies to worship Heaven.
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A.
Mound City
Mound City is a historical nickname for St. Louis, Missouri, referencing the region’s ancient Native American earthwork mounds.
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B.
Etemenanki ziggurat
The Etemenanki ziggurat was a massive stepped temple tower in ancient Babylon, traditionally associated with the biblical Tower of Babel and dedicated to the god Marduk.
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C.
Lahun Pyramid
The Lahun Pyramid is a Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid built by Pharaoh Senusret II, notable for its mudbrick core, complex substructure, and association with the nearby workers’ town at el-Lahun.
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D.
Monolith of Tlaloc
The Monolith of Tlaloc is a massive pre-Hispanic stone sculpture representing the Aztec rain god Tlaloc, renowned as one of the largest monolithic statues in the world.
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E.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric stone circle monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, renowned as one of the most famous and enigmatic archaeological sites in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial platform
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religious altar ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo | emperor and selected officials (historically) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Huanqiu Tan ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Chinese architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Heaven (Shangdi) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heaven worship
ⓘ
imperial rites ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| ceremonyTime | winter solstice ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 圜丘坛 ⓘ |
| city | Beijing ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1530 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of imperial mandate of Heaven ⓘ |
| currentUse | public historical site ⓘ |
| floorPlan | circular terraces on square base platform area ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
balustrades of white marble
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central Heaven Heart Stone ⓘ three concentric circular terraces ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Temple of Heaven ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
ⓘ
Dongcheng District, Beijing ⓘ |
| location | Temple of Heaven ⓘ |
| managedBy | Temple of Heaven Park authorities ⓘ |
| material | white marble ⓘ |
| near | Imperial Vault of Heaven ⓘ |
| numberOfTiers | 3 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Temple of Heaven
ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Heaven Park
Temple of Heaven ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Heaven complex
|
| purpose |
winter solstice ceremonies
ⓘ
worship of Heaven ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Chinese state ritual ⓘ |
| renovatedDuring | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| structureType | open-air platform ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial | marble slabs ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cosmological concept of Heaven
ⓘ
numerological use of number nine ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ming emperors
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surface form:
Ming dynasty emperors
Qing dynasty emperors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Circular Mound Altar Description of subject: The Circular Mound Altar is an open-air, multi-tiered marble platform in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors conducted solemn winter solstice ceremonies to worship Heaven.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Long Corridor (Temple of Heaven)