The Monolith
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The Monolith is a towering granite sculpture in Oslo’s Vigeland installation, depicting a writhing column of intertwined human figures symbolizing the cycle of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Monolith canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1100459 — 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 Monolith Context triple: [Vigeland Sculpture Park, notableWorkContained, The Monolith]
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A.
Trylon and Perisphere
Trylon and Perisphere were the iconic, futurist-themed centerpiece structures of the 1939 New York World's Fair, symbolizing modernity and technological progress.
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B.
The Machine
The Machine is the nickname of Albert Pujols, a Dominican-American former Major League Baseball first baseman renowned for his remarkably consistent and powerful hitting.
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C.
Tower of the Sun
The Tower of the Sun is an iconic avant-garde sculpture by artist Tarō Okamoto that served as the symbolic centerpiece of Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan.
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D.
Galatea of the Spheres
Galatea of the Spheres is a 1952 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a fragmented, spherical representation of his wife Gala, reflecting his fascination with nuclear physics and mysticism.
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E.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
- 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 Monolith Target entity description: The Monolith is a towering granite sculpture in Oslo’s Vigeland installation, depicting a writhing column of intertwined human figures symbolizing the cycle of life.
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A.
Trylon and Perisphere
Trylon and Perisphere were the iconic, futurist-themed centerpiece structures of the 1939 New York World's Fair, symbolizing modernity and technological progress.
-
B.
The Machine
The Machine is the nickname of Albert Pujols, a Dominican-American former Major League Baseball first baseman renowned for his remarkably consistent and powerful hitting.
-
C.
Tower of the Sun
The Tower of the Sun is an iconic avant-garde sculpture by artist Tarō Okamoto that served as the symbolic centerpiece of Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan.
-
D.
Galatea of the Spheres
Galatea of the Spheres is a 1952 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a fragmented, spherical representation of his wife Gala, reflecting his fascination with nuclear physics and mysticism.
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E.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
granite sculpture
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Monolitten ⓘ |
| artMovement | Symbolism ⓘ |
| carvingPeriod | 1929–1943 ⓘ |
| city | Oslo ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 59.927°N 10.699°E ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| creator | Gustav Vigeland ⓘ |
| depicts |
intertwined human figures
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men, women, and children ⓘ nude human figures ⓘ |
| designDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | iconic symbol of Oslo ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Monolith plateau
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granite figures on the plateau ⓘ steps surrounding the column ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 14.12 metres
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approximately 46.3 feet ⓘ |
| inception | 1924 ⓘ |
| installationType | permanent installation ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternateName | Norwegian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Frogner Park
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Norway ⓘ Oslo ⓘ Vigeland installation ⓘ
linked to:
Vigeland Sculpture Park
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| mainSubject |
human life from birth to death
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interdependence of human beings ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
column of writhing figures
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single granite block ⓘ |
| numberOfFigures | 121 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
City of Oslo
ⓘ
linked to:
Oslo
|
| partOf |
Vigeland Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Vigeland Sculpture Park
Vigeland installation ⓘ
linked to:
Vigeland Sculpture Park
|
| setting | urban park ⓘ |
| significantPlaceInWorkOf | Gustav Vigeland ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cycle of life
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human condition ⓘ spiritual striving ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | Oslo ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | Frogner Park ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Monolith Description of subject: The Monolith is a towering granite sculpture in Oslo’s Vigeland installation, depicting a writhing column of intertwined human figures symbolizing the cycle of life.
Referenced by (6)
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