Lenin Mausoleum
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Lenin Mausoleum is the monumental tomb in Moscow’s Red Square where the embalmed body of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has been publicly displayed since shortly after his death.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lenin Mausoleum canonical | 7 |
| Lenin's Mausoleum | 5 |
| Lenin’s Mausoleum | 4 |
| Lenin Mausoleum vicinity | 1 |
| Lenin’s Mausoleum on Red Square | 1 |
| Mausoleum of Lenin | 1 |
| Мавзолей Ленина | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T86960 — 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: Lenin Mausoleum Context triple: [Kremlin Wall Necropolis, hasPart, Lenin Mausoleum]
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A.
Kremlin Wall Necropolis
The Kremlin Wall Necropolis is a prestigious burial site in Moscow’s Red Square where many prominent Soviet leaders and figures are interred.
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B.
Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex
The Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex is a monumental World War II memorial in Volgograd, Russia, dominated by the towering statue "The Motherland Calls," honoring the Soviet defenders who fell in the Battle of Stalingrad.
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C.
Stalin Museum
The Stalin Museum is a historical museum in Gori, Georgia, dedicated to the life and legacy of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, featuring exhibits, personal artifacts, and preserved buildings from his early years.
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D.
Red Square
Red Square is Moscow’s most famous historic plaza, known as a symbolic center of Russia and a UNESCO World Heritage site surrounded by landmarks like the Kremlin and Saint Basil’s Cathedral.
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E.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a richly decorated Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, famed for its colorful onion domes and elaborate mosaics commemorating the site of Tsar Alexander II’s assassination.
- 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: Lenin Mausoleum Target entity description: Lenin Mausoleum is the monumental tomb in Moscow’s Red Square where the embalmed body of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has been publicly displayed since shortly after his death.
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A.
Kremlin Wall Necropolis
The Kremlin Wall Necropolis is a prestigious burial site in Moscow’s Red Square where many prominent Soviet leaders and figures are interred.
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B.
Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex
The Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex is a monumental World War II memorial in Volgograd, Russia, dominated by the towering statue "The Motherland Calls," honoring the Soviet defenders who fell in the Battle of Stalingrad.
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C.
Stalin Museum
The Stalin Museum is a historical museum in Gori, Georgia, dedicated to the life and legacy of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, featuring exhibits, personal artifacts, and preserved buildings from his early years.
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D.
Red Square
Red Square is Moscow’s most famous historic plaza, known as a symbolic center of Russia and a UNESCO World Heritage site surrounded by landmarks like the Kremlin and Saint Basil’s Cathedral.
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E.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a richly decorated Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, famed for its colorful onion domes and elaborate mosaics commemorating the site of Tsar Alexander II’s assassination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mausoleum
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memorial ⓘ tomb ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Alexey Shchusev ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Constructivism
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Soviet avant-garde ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| containsRemainsOf | Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| continent |
Asia
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Europe ⓘ |
| coordinates | 55.7537°N 37.6208°E ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| entranceFee | free ⓘ |
| era | Soviet era ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
stepped pyramid form
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tribune for Soviet leaders ⓘ viewing hall with glass sarcophagus ⓘ |
| height | approximately 12 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow" ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
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Central Federal District ⓘ Europe ⓘ Moscow ⓘ Moscow Kremlin vicinity ⓘ Red Square ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Federal Protective Service of Russia ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
black labradorite
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marble ⓘ red granite ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| nearby |
GUM department store
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Kremlin Wall Necropolis ⓘ Saint Basil’s Cathedral ⓘ
linked to:
St. Basil's Cathedral
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| occupant | Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1930 ⓘ |
| owner |
Government of Russia
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of the Russian Federation
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| partOf |
Red Square ensemble
ⓘ
linked to:
Red Square
|
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| religion | secular ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
political debates about removal of Lenin’s body
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state-sponsored embalming program for Lenin’s body ⓘ |
| temporaryWoodenVersionOpened | 1924 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1990 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ceremonial platform for Soviet leadership
ⓘ
reviewing stand for military parades ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lenin Mausoleum Description of subject: Lenin Mausoleum is the monumental tomb in Moscow’s Red Square where the embalmed body of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin has been publicly displayed since shortly after his death.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Shchusev
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subject linked to:
Shchusev
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