Gänseliesel fountain
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The Gänseliesel fountain is a famous landmark in Göttingen, Germany, known for its statue of a girl with geese and the tradition of newly graduated students climbing it to kiss the figure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gänseliesel fountain canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1193305 — 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: Gänseliesel fountain Context triple: [Göttingen, hasLandmark, Gänseliesel fountain]
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A.
Neptune Fountain
Neptune Fountain is a historic Renaissance-style fountain in Trento, Italy, featuring a prominent statue of the Roman sea god Neptune and serving as one of the city’s most recognizable symbols.
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B.
Neptune Fountain
Neptune Fountain is a historic bronze statue and fountain in Gdańsk, Poland, symbolizing the city’s maritime heritage and serving as one of its most iconic landmarks.
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C.
Neptune fountain
The Neptune Fountain is an ornate historic water feature and architectural centerpiece located on Cerro Santa Lucía in Santiago, Chile.
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D.
Schöner Brunnen
Schöner Brunnen is an ornate 14th-century Gothic fountain in Nuremberg’s main market square, famed for its intricate sculptures and colorful design.
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E.
Orpheus Fountain
Orpheus Fountain is a notable public sculpture and fountain located outside the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden.
- 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: Gänseliesel fountain Target entity description: The Gänseliesel fountain is a famous landmark in Göttingen, Germany, known for its statue of a girl with geese and the tradition of newly graduated students climbing it to kiss the figure.
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A.
Neptune Fountain
Neptune Fountain is a historic Renaissance-style fountain in Trento, Italy, featuring a prominent statue of the Roman sea god Neptune and serving as one of the city’s most recognizable symbols.
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B.
Neptune Fountain
Neptune Fountain is a historic bronze statue and fountain in Gdańsk, Poland, symbolizing the city’s maritime heritage and serving as one of its most iconic landmarks.
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C.
Neptune fountain
The Neptune Fountain is an ornate historic water feature and architectural centerpiece located on Cerro Santa Lucía in Santiago, Chile.
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D.
Schöner Brunnen
Schöner Brunnen is an ornate 14th-century Gothic fountain in Nuremberg’s main market square, famed for its intricate sculptures and colorful design.
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E.
Orpheus Fountain
Orpheus Fountain is a notable public sculpture and fountain located outside the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fountain
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landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
University of Göttingen
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doctoral graduation ceremonies in Göttingen ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalTradition |
newly graduated doctoral students kiss the Gänseliesel figure
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newly graduated students climb the fountain ⓘ |
| depicts | girl with geese ⓘ |
| genre |
fountain sculpture
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public art ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Gänseliesel ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bronze figure of a girl
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fountain basin ⓘ geese figures ⓘ |
| hasStatue | Gänseliesel statue ⓘ |
| hasSubject | goose girl ⓘ |
| hasUse |
meeting point in Göttingen city center
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site of academic celebrations ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural monument in Göttingen ⓘ |
| imageDepicts | girl holding geese at a fountain ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
academic graduation kissing tradition
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being a symbol of Göttingen ⓘ statue of a girl with geese ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
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Göttingen ⓘ Göttingen marketplace ⓘ Lower Saxony ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
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stone ⓘ |
| municipality | Göttingen ⓘ |
| nickname | Gänseliesel ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| significance | unofficial emblem of Göttingen ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gänseliesel fountain Description of subject: The Gänseliesel fountain is a famous landmark in Göttingen, Germany, known for its statue of a girl with geese and the tradition of newly graduated students climbing it to kiss the figure.
Referenced by (5)
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