Stone of Hope sculpture
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The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mountain of Despair sculpture | 1 |
| Stone of Hope sculpture canonical | 1 |
| Stone of Hope sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. | 1 |
| Stone of Hope statue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T80551 — 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: Stone of Hope sculpture Context triple: [Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C., hasPart, Stone of Hope sculpture]
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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.
Statue of Three Lies
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.
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C.
Vulcan statue
The Vulcan statue is a towering cast-iron representation of the Roman god of fire and forge that serves as an iconic symbol of Birmingham, Alabama’s industrial heritage.
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D.
Statue of Freedom
The Statue of Freedom is the bronze allegorical figure of Liberty that crowns the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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E.
Column of Victory
The Column of Victory is a monumental stone column at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, commemorating the military triumphs of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
- 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: Stone of Hope sculpture Target entity description: The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
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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.
Statue of Three Lies
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.
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C.
Vulcan statue
The Vulcan statue is a towering cast-iron representation of the Roman god of fire and forge that serves as an iconic symbol of Birmingham, Alabama’s industrial heritage.
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D.
Statue of Freedom
The Statue of Freedom is the bronze allegorical figure of Liberty that crowns the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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E.
Column of Victory
The Column of Victory is a monumental stone column at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, commemorating the military triumphs of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument component
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public artwork ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Mountain of Despair ⓘ |
| artStyle | realist sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | National Park Service ⓘ |
| color | light-colored stone ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Martin Luther King Jr.
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civil rights leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
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| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dateCompleted | 2011 ⓘ |
| depicts | Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| designConcept | emerging from the Mountain of Despair ⓘ |
| designer | Lei Yixin ⓘ |
| featuredIn | media coverage of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial opening ⓘ |
| formsEntranceTo | central space of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | open to the public ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
site of commemorative events
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symbol of American civil rights history ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionFrom | "I Have a Dream" speech ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | line from "I Have a Dream" speech ⓘ |
| hasReliefOf | Martin Luther King Jr.'s likeness ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civil rights
ⓘ
nonviolent protest ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | "I Have a Dream" speech ⓘ |
| isCentralElementOf | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial design ⓘ |
| isPassedThroughBy | visitors to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial ⓘ |
| location |
Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
West Potomac Park ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| materialUsed | granite ⓘ |
| near |
National Mall
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West Potomac Park ⓘ
surface form:
Tidal Basin
|
| orientation | faces the Tidal Basin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
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| sculptor | Lei Yixin ⓘ |
| subjectOf | tourist photography ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Martin Luther King Jr.'s enduring legacy
ⓘ
civil rights movement ⓘ freedom ⓘ hope ⓘ justice ⓘ struggle for equality ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | 2011-08-28 ⓘ |
| visitorExperience | walkway passes through the sculpture ⓘ |
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Subject: Stone of Hope sculpture Description of subject: The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mountain of Despair sculpture
this entity surface form:
Stone of Hope statue
this entity surface form:
Stone of Hope sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr.