El Drac (mosaic salamander)
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El Drac is the iconic, brightly colored mosaic salamander sculpture by Antoni Gaudí that serves as a symbol of Barcelona’s Park Güell.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Drac (mosaic salamander) canonical | 1 |
| Gaudí dragon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2428686 — 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: El Drac (mosaic salamander) Context triple: [Park Güell, hasArtwork, El Drac (mosaic salamander)]
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A.
Basilisk
The Basilisk is a gigantic, deadly serpent from the Harry Potter series whose gaze can kill and whose venom is among the most lethal magical substances.
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B.
Salamander of Leith
Salamander of Leith was a prominent 16th-century Scottish warship that served as one of the most important vessels of the Royal Scots Navy.
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C.
Smargadus
Smargadus was the exarch of Ravenna who commissioned the Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum in the early 7th century.
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D.
Scillus
Scillus was an ancient town in Elis, Greece, notable as the place where the Athenian historian and soldier Xenophon lived in exile and wrote some of his works.
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E.
Blaze the Dragon
Blaze the Dragon is the fiery dragon mascot representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s athletic teams.
- 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: El Drac (mosaic salamander) Target entity description: El Drac is the iconic, brightly colored mosaic salamander sculpture by Antoni Gaudí that serves as a symbol of Barcelona’s Park Güell.
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A.
Basilisk
The Basilisk is a gigantic, deadly serpent from the Harry Potter series whose gaze can kill and whose venom is among the most lethal magical substances.
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B.
Salamander of Leith
Salamander of Leith was a prominent 16th-century Scottish warship that served as one of the most important vessels of the Royal Scots Navy.
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C.
Smargadus
Smargadus was the exarch of Ravenna who commissioned the Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum in the early 7th century.
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D.
Scillus
Scillus was an ancient town in Elis, Greece, notable as the place where the Athenian historian and soldier Xenophon lived in exile and wrote some of his works.
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E.
Blaze the Dragon
Blaze the Dragon is the fiery dragon mascot representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s athletic teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public artwork
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ symbol of Barcelona ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Catalan Modernism
ⓘ
linked to:
Modernisme català
Modernisme ⓘ
linked to:
Modernisme català
|
| associatedWith |
Barcelona city identity
ⓘ
Catalan culture ⓘ |
| belongsToGenre | architectural sculpture ⓘ |
| color | brightly colored ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Park Güell residential project
ⓘ
linked to:
Park Güell
|
| completionPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | preserved as part of UNESCO site ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Antoni Gaudí ⓘ |
| depicts |
dragon
ⓘ
salamander ⓘ |
| designedBy | Antoni Gaudí ⓘ |
| function |
decorative element
ⓘ
fountain ornament ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicSubject | visitors to Park Güell ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
colorful mosaic
ⓘ
organic forms ⓘ |
| hasSurface | mosaic tesserae ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf | Works of Antoni Gaudí ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
mythological dragon imagery
ⓘ
nature ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Catalan ⓘ |
| locatedAtFeature | main staircase of Park Güell ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Catalonia ⓘ Park Güell ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
ceramic tile
ⓘ
trencadís mosaic ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | The Dragon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
status as symbol of Park Güell
ⓘ
use of broken tile mosaic ⓘ vivid polychromy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Park Güell architectural ensemble
ⓘ
linked to:
Park Güell
|
| touristActivity | photo spot ⓘ |
| touristPopularity | high ⓘ |
| usedAs |
emblem of Park Güell
ⓘ
icon of Barcelona tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: El Drac (mosaic salamander) Description of subject: El Drac is the iconic, brightly colored mosaic salamander sculpture by Antoni Gaudí that serves as a symbol of Barcelona’s Park Güell.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: El Drac (mosaic salamander)