Lion Monument
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The Lion Monument is a famous rock relief sculpture in Lucerne, Switzerland, commemorating Swiss Guards who were killed during the French Revolution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lion Monument canonical | 8 |
| Lion Monument in Lucerne | 3 |
| Löwendenkmal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1405623 — 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: Lion Monument Context triple: [Lucerne, hasLandmark, Lion Monument]
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A.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a major military memorial and central traffic hub in Bangkok, Thailand, commemorating the country’s victory in the Franco-Thai War.
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B.
Patience (lion statue)
Patience is one of the iconic marble lion statues that guard the main entrance of the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in Manhattan.
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C.
Heroes Monument
Heroes Monument is a prominent war memorial in Surabaya, Indonesia, commemorating the heroes of the Indonesian National Revolution.
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D.
Motherland Monument
The Motherland Monument is a towering Soviet-era stainless steel statue in Kyiv that commemorates the Soviet victory in World War II and has become one of the city's most recognizable symbols.
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E.
Millennium Monument
The Millennium Monument is a semicircular, neoclassical colonnade in Chicago’s Millennium Park that serves as a modern replica of the city’s original 1917 peristyle.
- 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: Lion Monument Target entity description: The Lion Monument is a famous rock relief sculpture in Lucerne, Switzerland, commemorating Swiss Guards who were killed during the French Revolution.
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A.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a major military memorial and central traffic hub in Bangkok, Thailand, commemorating the country’s victory in the Franco-Thai War.
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B.
Patience (lion statue)
Patience is one of the iconic marble lion statues that guard the main entrance of the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in Manhattan.
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C.
Heroes Monument
Heroes Monument is a prominent war memorial in Surabaya, Indonesia, commemorating the heroes of the Indonesian National Revolution.
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D.
Motherland Monument
The Motherland Monument is a towering Soviet-era stainless steel statue in Kyiv that commemorates the Soviet victory in World War II and has become one of the city's most recognizable symbols.
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E.
Millennium Monument
The Millennium Monument is a semicircular, neoclassical colonnade in Chicago’s Millennium Park that serves as a modern replica of the city’s original 1917 peristyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock relief sculpture
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tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| artMovement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| category |
Monuments and memorials in Switzerland
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Outdoor sculptures in Switzerland ⓘ Tourist attractions in Lucerne ⓘ |
| chargesEntryFee | no ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Swiss Guards
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linked to:
Swiss Guard
Swiss Guards killed during the French Revolution ⓘ defenders of the Tuileries Palace ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| creator | Bertel Thorvaldsen ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | loyalty and bravery of Swiss Guards ⓘ |
| depicts |
dying lion
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mortally wounded lion ⓘ |
| designer | Bertel Thorvaldsen ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lion of Lucerne
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Löwendenkmal ⓘ
linked to:
Lion Monument
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| hasConservationStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 47.057° N, 8.310° E ⓘ |
| hasHeight | about 10 metres ⓘ |
| hasReliefType | bas-relief ⓘ |
| hasSubjectEvent |
Storming of the Tuileries Palace (1792)
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linked to:
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
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| hasWaterFeature | reflecting pond at base of sculpture ⓘ |
| hasWidth | about 6 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Swiss cultural property of national significance ⓘ |
| inception | 1821 ⓘ |
| inscription | HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canton of Lucerne
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Lucerne ⓘ Lucerne, Switzerland ⓘ former sandstone quarry ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Glacier Garden of Lucerne ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| memorialType | military memorial ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Lucerne ⓘ |
| partOf | city of Lucerne’s historic attractions ⓘ |
| sculptor | Lukas Ahorn ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Mark Twain’s description as “the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world”
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numerous postcards and photographs ⓘ |
| touristVisitSeason | year-round ⓘ |
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Subject: Lion Monument Description of subject: The Lion Monument is a famous rock relief sculpture in Lucerne, Switzerland, commemorating Swiss Guards who were killed during the French Revolution.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Lucerne, Switzerland