Memorial Cross
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Memorial Cross is a towering concrete and steel monument atop Mount Samat in Bataan, Philippines, honoring the bravery and sacrifice of Filipino and American soldiers during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Memorial Cross canonical | 4 |
| World War II memorial cross | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2950918 — 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: Memorial Cross Context triple: [Dambana ng Kagitingan, hasPart, Memorial Cross]
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A.
Officer's Cross
The Officer's Cross is a high-ranking Polish state decoration awarded for outstanding achievements in fields such as public service, culture, education, and international cooperation.
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B.
Officer's Cross
The Officer's Cross is a mid-level Spanish civil and military decoration awarded within the Order of Isabella the Catholic for meritorious service benefiting Spain.
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C.
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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D.
The Memorial
The Memorial is a novel by Christopher Isherwood that explores the emotional aftermath of World War I on an English family and their shifting relationships.
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E.
Hypocenter Cenotaph
The Hypocenter Cenotaph is a memorial monument in Nagasaki marking the ground zero site of the 1945 atomic bombing and honoring its victims.
- 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: Memorial Cross Target entity description: Memorial Cross is a towering concrete and steel monument atop Mount Samat in Bataan, Philippines, honoring the bravery and sacrifice of Filipino and American soldiers during World War II.
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A.
Officer's Cross
The Officer's Cross is a high-ranking Polish state decoration awarded for outstanding achievements in fields such as public service, culture, education, and international cooperation.
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B.
Officer's Cross
The Officer's Cross is a mid-level Spanish civil and military decoration awarded within the Order of Isabella the Catholic for meritorious service benefiting Spain.
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C.
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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D.
The Memorial
The Memorial is a novel by Christopher Isherwood that explores the emotional aftermath of World War I on an English family and their shifting relationships.
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E.
Hypocenter Cenotaph
The Hypocenter Cenotaph is a memorial monument in Nagasaki marking the ground zero site of the 1945 atomic bombing and honoring its victims.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architect |
Leonides S. Valencia
ⓘ
Lorenzo del Castillo ⓘ |
| category |
Crosses in the Philippines
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Bataan ⓘ World War II memorials in the Philippines ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Bataan
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
American soldiers
ⓘ
Filipino soldiers ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 555 meters ⓘ |
| hasPart |
elevator
ⓘ
stairway ⓘ viewing gallery ⓘ |
| hasRelief |
Filipino heroes
ⓘ
religious motifs ⓘ scenes of war ⓘ |
| height | about 92 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | national shrine of the Philippines ⓘ |
| inception | 1966 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mount Samat ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Bataan Peninsula
ⓘ
Central Luzon ⓘ Luzon ⓘ Province of Bataan ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pilar, Bataan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | summit of Mount Samat ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Tagalog ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Krus ng Dambana ng Kagitingan
ⓘ
linked to:
Dambana ng Kagitingan
|
| officialOpeningDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| operator | Philippine Veterans Affairs Office ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Government of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine government
|
| partOf | Dambana ng Kagitingan ⓘ |
| purpose | to honor bravery and sacrifice of Filipino and American soldiers ⓘ |
| shape | Latin cross ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
annual Araw ng Kagitingan commemorations
ⓘ
linked to:
Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
|
| viewProvides |
panoramic view of Bataan Peninsula
ⓘ
view of Manila Bay ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Memorial Cross Description of subject: Memorial Cross is a towering concrete and steel monument atop Mount Samat in Bataan, Philippines, honoring the bravery and sacrifice of Filipino and American soldiers during World War II.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Dambana ng Kagitingan (Shrine of Valor) on Mount Samat
linked to: Memorial Cross
subject linked to:
World War II memorial