statue of Horatio Nelson

E283399

outdoor monument public sculpture statue

The statue of Horatio Nelson is a sculpted monument of the famed British naval hero, Admiral Lord Nelson, that crowns Nelson's Column in London's Trafalgar Square.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Admiral Horatio Nelson in uniform	1
Statue of Admiral Horatio Nelson in Trafalgar Square	1
statue of Horatio Nelson canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2635257 — 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: statue of Horatio Nelson
Context triple: [Nelson's Column, features, statue of Horatio Nelson]

A. Duke of Wellington statue
The Duke of Wellington statue is a famous equestrian monument in Glasgow, Scotland, best known for the recurring tradition of locals placing a traffic cone on the duke’s head.
B. Captain Cook Monument
Captain Cook Monument is a white obelisk on the shore of Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii commemorating the British explorer Captain James Cook at the site near where he was killed in 1779.
C. Sir Francis Drake statue
The Sir Francis Drake statue is a public monument honoring the famed 16th-century English sea captain and explorer, located in Tavistock, Devon.
D. Samuel Pepys statue
The Samuel Pepys statue is a public monument in London honoring the famed 17th-century diarist and naval administrator Samuel Pepys.
E. Vasco da Gama statue
The Vasco da Gama statue is a monument in Sines, Portugal, honoring the famed Portuguese explorer known for opening the sea route from Europe to India.
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: statue of Horatio Nelson
Target entity description: The statue of Horatio Nelson is a sculpted monument of the famed British naval hero, Admiral Lord Nelson, that crowns Nelson's Column in London's Trafalgar Square.

A. Duke of Wellington statue
The Duke of Wellington statue is a famous equestrian monument in Glasgow, Scotland, best known for the recurring tradition of locals placing a traffic cone on the duke’s head.
B. Captain Cook Monument
Captain Cook Monument is a white obelisk on the shore of Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii commemorating the British explorer Captain James Cook at the site near where he was killed in 1779.
C. Sir Francis Drake statue
The Sir Francis Drake statue is a public monument honoring the famed 16th-century English sea captain and explorer, located in Tavistock, Devon.
D. Samuel Pepys statue
The Samuel Pepys statue is a public monument in London honoring the famed 17th-century diarist and naval administrator Samuel Pepys.
E. Vasco da Gama statue
The Vasco da Gama statue is a monument in Sines, Portugal, honoring the famed Portuguese explorer known for opening the sea route from Europe to India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	outdoor monument ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ statue ⓘ
architecturalStyle	neoclassical ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
category	Monuments and memorials in London ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in London ⓘ Statues of men in the United Kingdom ⓘ Statues of military officers ⓘ
commissionedBy	Nelson Memorial Committee ⓘ
completionDate	1843 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	Edward Hodges Baily ⓘ
depicts	Horatio Nelson ⓘ
feature	Admiral's uniform ⓘ empty right sleeve indicating loss of arm ⓘ orders and decorations ⓘ sword ⓘ telescope ⓘ
height	approximately 18 feet ⓘ approximately 5.5 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of Grade I listed structure ⓘ
inception	1840 ⓘ
locatedIn	City of Westminster ⓘ England ⓘ London ⓘ linked to: London, England Trafalgar Square ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedOn	top of Corinthian column ⓘ
maintenanceBy	City of Westminster ⓘ
material	Craigleith sandstone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ
mountingHeight	approximately 170 feet above ground ⓘ approximately 52 metres above ground ⓘ
namedAfter	Horatio Nelson ⓘ
notableFor	commemorating British naval victories ⓘ iconic symbol of Trafalgar Square ⓘ
orientation	faces south ⓘ
owner	City of Westminster ⓘ
partOf	Nelson's Column ⓘ Trafalgar Square ensemble ⓘ linked to: Trafalgar Square
position	crowns Nelson's Column ⓘ
represents	Admiral Lord Nelson in naval uniform ⓘ
subject	Horatio Nelson ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
unveiled	1843 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Nelson's Column → features → statue of Horatio Nelson ⓘ

subject linked to: Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London

Nelson's Pillar → imageDepicts → Admiral Horatio Nelson in uniform ⓘ

linked to: statue of Horatio Nelson

Edward Hodges Baily → notableWork → Statue of Admiral Horatio Nelson in Trafalgar Square ⓘ