The War of the Worlds tripod statue
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The War of the Worlds tripod statue is a large public sculpture in Woking, England, commemorating H.G. Wells’ classic science fiction novel and its iconic Martian war machines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The War of the Worlds tripod statue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1031165 — 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: The War of the Worlds tripod statue Context triple: [Woking, hasLandmark, The War of the Worlds tripod statue]
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A.
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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B.
Prometheus statue
The Prometheus statue is a famous gilded bronze sculpture by Paul Manship that serves as an iconic centerpiece of New York City's Rockefeller Center plaza.
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C.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds is a classic science fiction novel depicting a devastating Martian invasion of Earth and humanity’s struggle to survive.
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D.
Martians
Martians are the technologically advanced, hostile alien invaders from H. G. Wells’s science fiction novel "The War of the Worlds."
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E.
Stone of Hope sculpture
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.
- 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: The War of the Worlds tripod statue Target entity description: The War of the Worlds tripod statue is a large public sculpture in Woking, England, commemorating H.G. Wells’ classic science fiction novel and its iconic Martian war machines.
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A.
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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B.
Prometheus statue
The Prometheus statue is a famous gilded bronze sculpture by Paul Manship that serves as an iconic centerpiece of New York City's Rockefeller Center plaza.
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C.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds is a classic science fiction novel depicting a devastating Martian invasion of Earth and humanity’s struggle to survive.
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D.
Martians
Martians are the technologically advanced, hostile alien invaders from H. G. Wells’s science fiction novel "The War of the Worlds."
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E.
Stone of Hope sculpture
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
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outdoor artwork ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
"The War of the Worlds"
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linked to:
The War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert George Wells
science fiction ⓘ |
| commemorates |
H. G. Wells
ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert George Wells
novel "The War of the Worlds" ⓘ
linked to:
The War of the Worlds
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalContext | British popular culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
H. G. Wells
ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert George Wells
|
| genre | science fiction-related sculpture ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English (inscriptions, if any) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Martian fighting machine body
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tripod legs ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Martian tripod
ⓘ
linked to:
Martians
|
| inspiredBy |
Martian tripods
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Martian war machines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Surrey ⓘ Woking town centre ⓘ
linked to:
Woking
|
| location | Woking ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
local news articles
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photographs ⓘ tourist guides ⓘ |
| use |
local landmark
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The War of the Worlds tripod statue Description of subject: The War of the Worlds tripod statue is a large public sculpture in Woking, England, commemorating H.G. Wells’ classic science fiction novel and its iconic Martian war machines.
Referenced by (1)
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