Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing

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outdoor sculpture peace monument war memorial

The Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing is a memorial marking the exact ground zero of the 1945 atomic blast in Nagasaki, honoring the victims and symbolizing a commitment to peace.

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Label	Occurrences
Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park	3
Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing canonical	2

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T990727 — 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: Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing
Context triple: [Nagasaki Peace Park, hasPart, Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing]

A. Nagasaki Peace Park
Nagasaki Peace Park is a memorial park in Nagasaki, Japan, dedicated to promoting peace and commemorating the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing.
B. Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is a memorial and educational institution in Nagasaki, Japan, documenting the 1945 atomic bombing and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
C. Eternal Light Peace Memorial
The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a monument at the Gettysburg battlefield dedicated to national unity and reconciliation, featuring an eternal flame symbolizing enduring peace.
D. Genbaku Dome
Genbaku Dome, also known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, is the preserved ruin of a building near the hypocenter of the 1945 atomic blast and now serves as a UNESCO World Heritage Site symbolizing the horrors of nuclear war and the hope for peace.
E. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a memorial area in Hiroshima, Japan, dedicated to commemorating the victims of the atomic bombing and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
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: Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing
Target entity description: The Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing is a memorial marking the exact ground zero of the 1945 atomic blast in Nagasaki, honoring the victims and symbolizing a commitment to peace.

A. Nagasaki Peace Park
Nagasaki Peace Park is a memorial park in Nagasaki, Japan, dedicated to promoting peace and commemorating the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing.
B. Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is a memorial and educational institution in Nagasaki, Japan, documenting the 1945 atomic bombing and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
C. Eternal Light Peace Memorial
The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a monument at the Gettysburg battlefield dedicated to national unity and reconciliation, featuring an eternal flame symbolizing enduring peace.
D. Genbaku Dome
Genbaku Dome, also known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, is the preserved ruin of a building near the hypocenter of the 1945 atomic blast and now serves as a UNESCO World Heritage Site symbolizing the horrors of nuclear war and the hope for peace.
E. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a memorial area in Hiroshima, Japan, dedicated to commemorating the victims of the atomic bombing and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	outdoor sculpture ⓘ peace monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
associatedWith	Nagasaki Peace Park ⓘ
category	Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ⓘ linked to: atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Monuments and memorials in Nagasaki ⓘ World War II memorials in Japan ⓘ
city	Nagasaki ⓘ
commemorates	World War II civilian victims ⓘ atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ victims of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ
coordinateSystem	WGS84 ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
event	atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ
eventDateMarked	1945-08-09 ⓘ
hasPart	black stone column ⓘ inscription panel ⓘ surrounding circular plaza ⓘ
heritageDesignation	memorial site of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ
inception	20th century ⓘ
languageOfInscription	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Japan ⓘ Nagasaki ⓘ Nagasaki Prefecture ⓘ
locatedInArea	Hypocenter Park ⓘ
locatedOnContinent	Asia ⓘ
maintainedBy	Nagasaki city authorities ⓘ linked to: Nagasaki City government
marks	ground zero of the Nagasaki atomic bomb ⓘ hypocenter of the 9 August 1945 explosion ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
memorialFor	hibakusha ⓘ
near	Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
ownedBy	City of Nagasaki ⓘ linked to: Nagasaki
purpose	to honor victims of the atomic bombing ⓘ to mark the exact hypocenter location ⓘ to promote peace education ⓘ
subjectOf	peace education programs in Nagasaki ⓘ
symbolizes	nuclear disarmament ⓘ peace ⓘ remembrance of war victims ⓘ
touristAttraction	true ⓘ
visitedBy	domestic tourists ⓘ international tourists ⓘ school groups ⓘ

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Nagasaki Peace Park → hasPart → Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing ⓘ

Urakami Cathedral → near → Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park ⓘ

linked to: Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing

Nagasaki atomic bombing remembrance sites → hasPart → Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing ⓘ

Immaculate Conception Cathedral → near → Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park ⓘ

linked to: Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing

Urakami Tenshudo → near → Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park ⓘ

linked to: Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing

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