Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery
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The Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery was the original open-air ceremonial structure used for memorial services and national observances before being superseded by the larger Memorial Amphitheater.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery | 1 |
| Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1219291 — 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: Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery Context triple: [Memorial Amphitheater, replaces, Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery]
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A.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery and national memorial site where many American service members and notable figures are buried.
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B.
Air Force Memorial
The Air Force Memorial is a national monument in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Air Force through three soaring stainless-steel spires that evoke the flight of the Air Force Thunderbirds.
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C.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a solemn U.S. military monument honoring unidentified American service members who died in war.
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D.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a memorial beneath Paris’s Arc de Triomphe honoring unidentified soldiers who died in World War I and symbolizing all unknown war dead.
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E.
Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
- 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: Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery Target entity description: The Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery was the original open-air ceremonial structure used for memorial services and national observances before being superseded by the larger Memorial Amphitheater.
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A.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery and national memorial site where many American service members and notable figures are buried.
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B.
Air Force Memorial
The Air Force Memorial is a national monument in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Air Force through three soaring stainless-steel spires that evoke the flight of the Air Force Thunderbirds.
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C.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a solemn U.S. military monument honoring unidentified American service members who died in war.
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D.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a memorial beneath Paris’s Arc de Triomphe honoring unidentified soldiers who died in World War I and symbolizing all unknown war dead.
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E.
Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphitheater
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open-air ceremonial structure ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
neoclassical architecture
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linked to:
Neoclassical architecture
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| category |
Arlington National Cemetery structures
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amphitheaters in Virginia ⓘ military cemeteries structures in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| followedBy | Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ceremonial platform
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colonnade ⓘ open-air seating ⓘ |
| hasFunction | ceremonial space ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing structure to the Arlington National Cemetery Historic District ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arlington County, Virginia
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linked to:
Arlington County
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| locatedNear | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| location | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| managedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
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linked to:
United States government
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| partOf |
Arlington National Cemetery Historic District
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linked to:
Arlington National Cemetery
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| precededBy | informal graveside ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| relativePosition | near the Tomb of the Civil War Unknowns ⓘ |
| significance | original ceremonial focus of Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| usedAs |
venue for Memorial Day ceremonies
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venue for national commemorations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
memorial services
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national observances ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery Description of subject: The Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery was the original open-air ceremonial structure used for memorial services and national observances before being superseded by the larger Memorial Amphitheater.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery
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followedBy
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Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery
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linked to: Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery