Firemen's Memorial
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The Firemen's Memorial is a prominent Beaux-Arts monument in Manhattan honoring New York City firefighters who have died in the line of duty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Firemen's Memorial canonical | 2 |
| Firemen’s Memorial on Riverside Drive, New York City | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T981107 — 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: Firemen's Memorial Context triple: [Riverside Park (Manhattan), hasLandmark, Firemen's Memorial]
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A.
Mardasson Memorial
The Mardasson Memorial is a large star-shaped monument near Bastogne, Belgium, honoring American soldiers who fought and died in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.
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B.
National War Memorial
The National War Memorial is a monument in New Delhi, India, dedicated to honoring the soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who have sacrificed their lives in various conflicts since independence.
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C.
National War Memorial
The National War Memorial is a prominent Canadian monument in downtown Ottawa that commemorates the sacrifice of Canadian Armed Forces members in conflicts throughout the nation’s history.
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D.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a major military memorial and central traffic hub in Bangkok, Thailand, commemorating the country’s victory in the Franco-Thai War.
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E.
Stoodley Pike monument
Stoodley Pike monument is a prominent 19th-century hilltop obelisk in West Yorkshire, England, built to commemorate peace after the Napoleonic Wars and visible for miles around the Calder Valley.
- 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: Firemen's Memorial Target entity description: The Firemen's Memorial is a prominent Beaux-Arts monument in Manhattan honoring New York City firefighters who have died in the line of duty.
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A.
Mardasson Memorial
The Mardasson Memorial is a large star-shaped monument near Bastogne, Belgium, honoring American soldiers who fought and died in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.
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B.
National War Memorial
The National War Memorial is a monument in New Delhi, India, dedicated to honoring the soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who have sacrificed their lives in various conflicts since independence.
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C.
National War Memorial
The National War Memorial is a prominent Canadian monument in downtown Ottawa that commemorates the sacrifice of Canadian Armed Forces members in conflicts throughout the nation’s history.
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D.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a major military memorial and central traffic hub in Bangkok, Thailand, commemorating the country’s victory in the Franco-Thai War.
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E.
Stoodley Pike monument
Stoodley Pike monument is a prominent 19th-century hilltop obelisk in West Yorkshire, England, built to commemorate peace after the Napoleonic Wars and visible for miles around the Calder Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
Firefighting memorials
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Monuments and memorials in Manhattan ⓘ |
| commemorates | firefighters who died in the line of duty ⓘ |
| coordinates | 40.795°N 73.972°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfCompletion | 1913 ⓘ |
| designer | Harold Van Buren Magonigle ⓘ |
| hasInscription | dedication to New York City firemen ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical sculptures
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bas-relief panels ⓘ central exedra ⓘ steps and terrace ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places contributing property
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New York City Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| honours | New York City firefighters ⓘ |
| inception | 1913 ⓘ |
| locatedAt | West 100th Street ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Riverside Park ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Riverside Drive ⓘ |
| location |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
granite
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marble ⓘ |
| near | Upper West Side ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
City of New York
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linked to:
New York City
|
| sculptor | Attilio Piccirilli ⓘ |
| subjectOf | annual memorial services ⓘ |
| unveiled | September 5, 1913 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Firemen's Memorial Description of subject: The Firemen's Memorial is a prominent Beaux-Arts monument in Manhattan honoring New York City firefighters who have died in the line of duty.
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linked to: Firemen's Memorial