Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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The Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a continuously burning memorial fire in Moscow honoring unidentified soldiers who died defending the Soviet Union during World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier canonical | 1 |
| Eternal Flame memorial | 1 |
| Вечный огонь у Могилы Неизвестного Солдата | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5592231 — 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: Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Context triple: [Alexander Garden, hasMonument, Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]
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A.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a solemn U.S. military monument honoring unidentified American service members who died in war.
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B.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a memorial beneath Paris’s Arc de Triomphe honoring unidentified soldiers who died in World War I and symbolizing all unknown war dead.
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C.
Unknown Soldier memorial
The Unknown Soldier memorial is a war monument in Helsinki’s Hietaniemi Cemetery honoring unidentified Finnish soldiers who died in conflict.
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D.
Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
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E.
Guards Memorial
Guards Memorial is a prominent war memorial in London commemorating the soldiers of the Foot Guards and Household Cavalry who died in the World Wars.
- 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: Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Target entity description: The Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a continuously burning memorial fire in Moscow honoring unidentified soldiers who died defending the Soviet Union during World War II.
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A.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a solemn U.S. military monument honoring unidentified American service members who died in war.
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B.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a memorial beneath Paris’s Arc de Triomphe honoring unidentified soldiers who died in World War I and symbolizing all unknown war dead.
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C.
Unknown Soldier memorial
The Unknown Soldier memorial is a war monument in Helsinki’s Hietaniemi Cemetery honoring unidentified Finnish soldiers who died in conflict.
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D.
Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
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E.
Guards Memorial
Guards Memorial is a prominent war memorial in London commemorating the soldiers of the Foot Guards and Household Cavalry who died in the World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eternal flame
ⓘ
monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian Armed Forces
ⓘ
Victory Day celebrations in Russia ⓘ state protocol of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Soviet soldiers who died in World War II
ⓘ
defenders of the Soviet Union ⓘ unknown soldiers ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | unidentified soldiers of the Great Patriotic War ⓘ |
| guardedBy | honor guard ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
memorial flame
ⓘ
site of official ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
bronze laurel branch
ⓘ
bronze soldier’s helmet ⓘ inscription "Имя твоё неизвестно, подвиг твой бессмертен" ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism |
continuity of memory
ⓘ
eternal remembrance of fallen soldiers ⓘ sacrifice in defense of the motherland ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfUse | continuous burning ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | federal cultural heritage site of Russia ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy | Leonid Brezhnev ⓘ |
| inauguratedOn | 1967-05-08 ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| lightingMethod | permanent gas burner ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alexander Garden
ⓘ
Moscow ⓘ near the Kremlin wall ⓘ |
| locatedInCountryDuringConstruction | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| locatedOn | the grave of an unknown soldier ⓘ |
| materialUsed | natural gas ⓘ |
| near |
Manege Square
ⓘ
linked to:
Manezhnaya Square
Red Square ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexander Garden Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
|
| precededBy |
eternal flame at the Field of Mars in Leningrad (as an earlier Soviet eternal flame)
ⓘ
linked to:
Field of Mars, Saint Petersburg
|
| significance | central World War II memorial in Russia ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
laying of wreaths
ⓘ
military honor ceremonies ⓘ state commemorations ⓘ |
| warCommemorated |
Great Patriotic War
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front of World War II
World War II ⓘ |
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Subject: Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Description of subject: The Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a continuously burning memorial fire in Moscow honoring unidentified soldiers who died defending the Soviet Union during World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
linked to: Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier