Dupont Circle Fountain

E19648

memorial fountain outdoor sculpture public artwork

Dupont Circle Fountain is a prominent Beaux-Arts style memorial fountain in Washington, D.C., honoring Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont and serving as a central feature of the Dupont Circle neighborhood.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Dupont Circle fountain	2
Dupont Circle Fountain canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35862 — 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: Dupont Circle Fountain
Context triple: [Dupont Circle, hasLandmark, Dupont Circle Fountain]

A. Sather Tower
Sather Tower is a prominent bell and clock tower on the University of California, Berkeley campus and one of its most recognizable landmarks.
B. Independence Square
Independence Square is the historic downtown district of Independence, Missouri, known for its 19th-century architecture, shops, and ties to President Harry S. Truman.
C. Independence Square
Independence Square is a historic public square in Philadelphia that served as a central gathering place during the American Revolution and the early years of the United States.
D. Great Falls Park
Great Falls Park is a U.S. national park along the Potomac River in Virginia, known for its dramatic waterfalls, rugged river gorge, and hiking and viewing opportunities near Washington, D.C.
E. Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial is a neoclassical monument in Washington, D.C., dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president and principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
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: Dupont Circle Fountain
Target entity description: Dupont Circle Fountain is a prominent Beaux-Arts style memorial fountain in Washington, D.C., honoring Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont and serving as a central feature of the Dupont Circle neighborhood.

A. Sather Tower
Sather Tower is a prominent bell and clock tower on the University of California, Berkeley campus and one of its most recognizable landmarks.
B. Independence Square
Independence Square is the historic downtown district of Independence, Missouri, known for its 19th-century architecture, shops, and ties to President Harry S. Truman.
C. Independence Square
Independence Square is a historic public square in Philadelphia that served as a central gathering place during the American Revolution and the early years of the United States.
D. Great Falls Park
Great Falls Park is a U.S. national park along the Potomac River in Virginia, known for its dramatic waterfalls, rugged river gorge, and hiking and viewing opportunities near Washington, D.C.
E. Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial is a neoclassical monument in Washington, D.C., dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. president and principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	memorial fountain ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ
category	Beaux-Arts architecture in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Fountains in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasPart	allegorical figures ⓘ basin ⓘ central shaft ⓘ sculptural figures ⓘ water jets ⓘ
hasTheme	navigation ⓘ sea ⓘ sea power ⓘ wind ⓘ
heritageDesignation	contributing property to a historic district ⓘ part of Dupont Circle Historic District ⓘ
honours	Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont ⓘ Samuel Francis Du Pont ⓘ
isPartOf	Dupont Circle neighborhood ⓘ linked to: Dupont Circle Dupont Circle traffic circle ⓘ linked to: Dupont Circle
locatedIn	District of Columbia ⓘ Dupont Circle ⓘ United States capital ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedOn	Dupont Circle park ⓘ linked to: Dupont Circle
locationRelativeTo	north of downtown Washington, D.C. ⓘ northwest of the White House ⓘ
maintainedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
materialUsed	marble ⓘ
namedAfter	Samuel Francis Du Pont ⓘ
owner	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
setting	urban park ⓘ
surroundedBy	embassies ⓘ mixed-use neighborhood ⓘ restaurants ⓘ shops ⓘ traffic circle ⓘ
touristAttraction	local landmark ⓘ popular meeting spot ⓘ
use	commuter meeting point ⓘ neighborhood landmark ⓘ public gathering place ⓘ recreation area ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dupont Circle → hasLandmark → Dupont Circle Fountain ⓘ

Dupont Circle → hasLandmark → Dupont Circle fountain ⓘ

subject linked to: Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

linked to: Dupont Circle Fountain

Dupont Circle neighborhood → hasLandmark → Dupont Circle fountain ⓘ