Brock's Monument
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Brock's Monument is a towering stone column in Queenston, Ontario, commemorating British Major-General Sir Isaac Brock's leadership and death in the War of 1812.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brock’s Monument | 4 |
| Brock's Monument canonical | 1 |
| Brock’s Monument (nearby on Queenston Heights) | 1 |
| first Brock's Monument | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brock's Monument Context triple: [Isaac Brock, memorial, Brock's Monument]
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A.
Garfield Monument
The Garfield Monument is a public memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, with a prominent statue and sculptural group.
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B.
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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C.
Stoodley Pike monument
Stoodley Pike monument is a prominent 19th-century hilltop obelisk in West Yorkshire, England, built to commemorate peace after the Napoleonic Wars and visible for miles around the Calder Valley.
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D.
Grey's Monument
Grey's Monument is a prominent 19th-century column and statue in Newcastle upon Tyne commemorating British Prime Minister Charles Grey, associated with the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832.
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E.
Mount of Remembrance
Mount of Remembrance is the Jerusalem hill that houses Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust memorial and museum complex.
- 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: Brock's Monument Target entity description: Brock's Monument is a towering stone column in Queenston, Ontario, commemorating British Major-General Sir Isaac Brock's leadership and death in the War of 1812.
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A.
Garfield Monument
The Garfield Monument is a public memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, with a prominent statue and sculptural group.
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B.
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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C.
Stoodley Pike monument
Stoodley Pike monument is a prominent 19th-century hilltop obelisk in West Yorkshire, England, built to commemorate peace after the Napoleonic Wars and visible for miles around the Calder Valley.
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D.
Grey's Monument
Grey's Monument is a prominent 19th-century column and statue in Newcastle upon Tyne commemorating British Prime Minister Charles Grey, associated with the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832.
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E.
Mount of Remembrance
Mount of Remembrance is the Jerusalem hill that houses Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust memorial and museum complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
column
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monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architect | William Thomas ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Major-General Sir Isaac Brock
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linked to:
Isaac Brock
Sir Isaac Brock ⓘ
linked to:
Isaac Brock
War of 1812 ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent | Battle of Queenston Heights ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1853 ⓘ |
| contains |
remains of Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonell
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remains of Sir Isaac Brock ⓘ tomb of Sir Isaac Brock ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| earlierMonumentDestroyedBy | bombing ⓘ |
| earlierMonumentDestroyedIn | 1840 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
base with inscriptions
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interior staircase ⓘ ornamental column ⓘ statue of Sir Isaac Brock ⓘ viewing platform ⓘ |
| height |
about 185 feet
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about 56 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
National Historic Site of Canada (as part of Queenston Heights)
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linked to:
National Historic Site of Canada
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| locatedIn |
Niagara Region, Ontario
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linked to:
Niagara Region
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario ⓘ
linked to:
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Queenston Heights ⓘ Queenston Heights National Historic Site ⓘ
linked to:
Queenston Heights, Ontario monument
Queenston, Ontario ⓘ
linked to:
Queenston, Upper Canada
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| locatedInPark |
Queenston Heights Park
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linked to:
Queenston Heights, Ontario monument
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| locatedNear |
Niagara River
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Queenston, Ontario village ⓘ
linked to:
Queenston, Upper Canada
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| locatedOn | Niagara Escarpment ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier monument completed in 1824 ⓘ |
| replaced |
first Brock's Monument
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linked to:
Brock's Monument
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| yearCompleted | 1856 ⓘ |
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Subject: Brock's Monument Description of subject: Brock's Monument is a towering stone column in Queenston, Ontario, commemorating British Major-General Sir Isaac Brock's leadership and death in the War of 1812.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Brock's Monument
Queenston, Upper Canada
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associatedWithStructure
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Brock’s Monument (nearby on Queenston Heights)
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linked to: Brock's Monument
linked to: Brock's Monument
linked to: Brock's Monument
linked to: Brock's Monument