Monumento a la Revolución

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mausoleum monument triumphal arch

The Monumento a la Revolución is a monumental arch and mausoleum in Mexico City commemorating the Mexican Revolution and housing the remains of several of its key revolutionary leaders.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Monument to the Revolution	8
Monumento a la Revolución canonical	5
Monument to the Revolution esplanade	1
Monument to the Revolution vicinity	1
Monumento a la Revolución Mexicana	1
Museo Nacional de la Revolución	1
mausoleum of independence heroes	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T330968 — 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: Monumento a la Revolución
Context triple: [Cuauhtémoc, contains, Monumento a la Revolución]

A. Plaza de la Revolución
Plaza de la Revolución is a vast and historically significant public square in Havana, Cuba, known for its political rallies, iconic government buildings, and monumental tributes to revolutionary leaders.
B. Museo de la Revolución
The Museo de la Revolución is a major history museum in Havana, Cuba, dedicated to documenting the Cuban Revolution and housed in the former presidential palace.
C. Monument to the People's Heroes
The Monument to the People's Heroes is a towering granite obelisk in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square commemorating those who died in China’s revolutionary struggles in the 19th and 20th centuries.
D. José Martí statue
The José Martí statue is a monumental sculpture in Havana honoring the Cuban national hero and writer José Martí, serving as a central symbol of Cuban independence and identity.
E. Angel of Independence
The Angel of Independence is a prominent golden victory column and monument in Mexico City that commemorates the country’s War of Independence and serves as an iconic national symbol.
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: Monumento a la Revolución
Target entity description: The Monumento a la Revolución is a monumental arch and mausoleum in Mexico City commemorating the Mexican Revolution and housing the remains of several of its key revolutionary leaders.

A. Plaza de la Revolución
Plaza de la Revolución is a vast and historically significant public square in Havana, Cuba, known for its political rallies, iconic government buildings, and monumental tributes to revolutionary leaders.
B. Museo de la Revolución
The Museo de la Revolución is a major history museum in Havana, Cuba, dedicated to documenting the Cuban Revolution and housed in the former presidential palace.
C. Monument to the People's Heroes
The Monument to the People's Heroes is a towering granite obelisk in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square commemorating those who died in China’s revolutionary struggles in the 19th and 20th centuries.
D. José Martí statue
The José Martí statue is a monumental sculpture in Havana honoring the Cuban national hero and writer José Martí, serving as a central symbol of Cuban independence and identity.
E. Angel of Independence
The Angel of Independence is a prominent golden victory column and monument in Mexico City that commemorates the country’s War of Independence and serves as an iconic national symbol.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mausoleum ⓘ monument ⓘ triumphal arch ⓘ
architect	Carlos Obregón Santacilia ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Art Deco ⓘ
category	Mexican Revolution memorials ⓘ mausoleums in Mexico ⓘ tourist attraction in Mexico City ⓘ triumphal arches in Mexico ⓘ
commemorates	Mexican Revolution ⓘ
constructionHalted	1912 ⓘ
constructionResumed	1930s ⓘ
constructionStarted	1910 ⓘ
containsRemainsOf	Francisco I. Madero ⓘ Francisco Villa ⓘ linked to: Pancho Villa Lázaro Cárdenas del Río ⓘ Plutarco Elías Calles ⓘ Venustiano Carranza ⓘ other Mexican revolutionary figures ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Monumento a la Revolución Mexicana ⓘ linked to: Monumento a la Revolución
hasFeature	central dome ⓘ elevators to observation deck ⓘ four massive supporting pillars ⓘ interior museum spaces ⓘ night illumination ⓘ surrounding fountains ⓘ
hasFunction	mausoleum for revolutionary leaders ⓘ museum space ⓘ observation deck ⓘ
hasNameInEnglish	Monument to the Revolution ⓘ linked to: Monumento a la Revolución
hasNearbyTransport	Revolución metro station ⓘ
height	approximately 67 meters ⓘ
inaugurated	1938 ⓘ
isLandmarkOf	Mexico City ⓘ
locatedIn	Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City ⓘ Mexico City ⓘ Plaza de la República ⓘ
materialUsed	copper ⓘ steel ⓘ stone ⓘ
originalArchitect	Émile Bénard ⓘ
originallyPlannedAs	dome of the Palacio Legislativo Federal ⓘ
ownedBy	Government of Mexico ⓘ
symbolizes	social and political changes of the Mexican Revolution ⓘ

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