Trylon
E371273
World's fair structure
architectural structure
demolished building and structure
modernist structure
The Trylon was a tall, triangular spire that served as one of the iconic modernist centerpiece structures of the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trylon canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3600272 — 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: Trylon Context triple: [Trylon and Perisphere, hasPart, Trylon]
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A.
Tynaarlo
Tynaarlo is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands known for its rural character and location between the cities of Groningen and Assen.
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B.
Kiloran
Kiloran is a small coastal settlement on the Scottish island of Colonsay, known for its scenic bay and sandy beach.
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C.
The Turim
The Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes halakhic rulings into four major sections.
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D.
Yeola
Yeola is a town in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, India, known historically as the birthplace of the Indian freedom fighter Tatya Tope.
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E.
Tackley
Tackley is a rural village in Oxfordshire, England, known for its traditional English countryside setting and historic character.
- 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: Trylon Target entity description: The Trylon was a tall, triangular spire that served as one of the iconic modernist centerpiece structures of the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair.
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A.
Tynaarlo
Tynaarlo is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands known for its rural character and location between the cities of Groningen and Assen.
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B.
Kiloran
Kiloran is a small coastal settlement on the Scottish island of Colonsay, known for its scenic bay and sandy beach.
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C.
The Turim
The Turim is a foundational 14th-century Jewish legal code by Rabbi Jacob ben Asher that systematically organizes halakhic rulings into four major sections.
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D.
Yeola
Yeola is a town in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, India, known historically as the birthplace of the Indian freedom fighter Tatya Tope.
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E.
Tackley
Tackley is a rural village in Oxfordshire, England, known for its traditional English countryside setting and historic character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World's fair structure
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architectural structure ⓘ demolished building and structure ⓘ modernist structure ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWithStructure |
Perisphere
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linked to:
Trylon and Perisphere
|
| associatedWithTheme |
futurism
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modernity ⓘ technological progress ⓘ |
| category |
Demolished buildings and structures in New York City
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Modernist architecture in New York City ⓘ World's fair architecture ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Perisphere
ⓘ
linked to:
Trylon and Perisphere
|
| constructedFor |
1939–1940 New York World's Fair
ⓘ
linked to:
New York World's Fair (1939–1940)
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| demolished | 1941 ⓘ |
| demolishedFor | scrap for the World War II effort ⓘ |
| designedBy |
J. André Fouilhoux
ⓘ
Wallace Harrison ⓘ |
| featuredOn |
posters of the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair
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souvenirs of the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair ⓘ stamps of the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair ⓘ |
| function | monumental landmark ⓘ |
| hasComponent | internal support framework ⓘ |
| height |
700 feet
ⓘ
approximately 213 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ Queens ⓘ |
| locatedInEvent |
1939–1940 New York World's Fair
ⓘ
linked to:
New York World's Fair (1939–1940)
|
| locatedInTime | 20th century ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
plaster
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steel framing ⓘ wood framing ⓘ |
| name | Trylon ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most recognizable icons of the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Theme Center of the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair
ⓘ
linked to:
New York World's Fair (1939–1940)
|
| publicAccess | exterior viewing only ⓘ |
| shape | triangular spire ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| symbolized | The World of Tomorrow ⓘ |
| usedFor | visual symbol of the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trylon Description of subject: The Trylon was a tall, triangular spire that served as one of the iconic modernist centerpiece structures of the 1939–1940 New York World's Fair.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.