Animal Sacrifice Pavilion
E622025
The Animal Sacrifice Pavilion is a historic ceremonial structure within Beijing’s Temple of Heaven complex where animals were prepared for ritual offerings to heaven by Chinese emperors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Animal Sacrifice Pavilion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6818449 — 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: Animal Sacrifice Pavilion Context triple: [Tiāntán, hasMajorStructure, Animal Sacrifice Pavilion]
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A.
Akitu temple
The Akitu temple was an ancient Mesopotamian ceremonial sanctuary associated with New Year (Akitu) festivals and royal rituals.
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B.
Kezar Pavilion
Kezar Pavilion is an indoor sports and events arena located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, historically used for basketball, boxing, and community activities.
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C.
Altar of the Fatherland
The Altar of the Fatherland is a national monument in Colombia that commemorates the country’s independence and honors its founding heroes.
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D.
Altar of the Kings
Altar of the Kings is a richly ornamented Baroque altarpiece inside Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral, renowned for its elaborate gilded carvings and religious iconography.
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E.
Stele Pavilion
Stele Pavilion is a commemorative structure within the Ming Tombs complex that houses inscribed stone tablets honoring the emperors buried there.
- 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: Animal Sacrifice Pavilion Target entity description: The Animal Sacrifice Pavilion is a historic ceremonial structure within Beijing’s Temple of Heaven complex where animals were prepared for ritual offerings to heaven by Chinese emperors.
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A.
Akitu temple
The Akitu temple was an ancient Mesopotamian ceremonial sanctuary associated with New Year (Akitu) festivals and royal rituals.
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B.
Kezar Pavilion
Kezar Pavilion is an indoor sports and events arena located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, historically used for basketball, boxing, and community activities.
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C.
Altar of the Fatherland
The Altar of the Fatherland is a national monument in Colombia that commemorates the country’s independence and honors its founding heroes.
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D.
Altar of the Kings
Altar of the Kings is a richly ornamented Baroque altarpiece inside Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral, renowned for its elaborate gilded carvings and religious iconography.
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E.
Stele Pavilion
Stele Pavilion is a commemorative structure within the Ming Tombs complex that houses inscribed stone tablets honoring the emperors buried there.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic ceremonial structure
ⓘ
pavilion ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| access | open to visitors as part of Temple of Heaven park ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Chinese architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese emperors
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor of China
imperial worship of Heaven ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Ming dynasty emperors
ⓘ
linked to:
Ming emperors
Qing dynasty emperors ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | represents role of animal sacrifice in imperial Chinese cosmology ⓘ |
| functionInRitualSequence | preparatory stage before offerings at the Altar of Heaven ⓘ |
| governingBody | Beijing municipal cultural heritage authorities ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Temple of Heaven ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ming dynasty
ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
ⓘ
Dongcheng District, Beijing ⓘ Temple of Heaven ⓘ |
| material | traditional Chinese brick and timber construction ⓘ |
| partOf |
Temple of Heaven complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Heaven
|
| partOfRitualComplex | sacrificial facilities of the Temple of Heaven ⓘ |
| relatedSite |
Circular Mound Altar
ⓘ
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests ⓘ Imperial Vault of Heaven ⓘ |
| religion | Chinese state ritual ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imperial sacrificial ceremonies
ⓘ
preparation of animals for ritual offerings ⓘ state rituals to Heaven ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Animal Sacrifice Pavilion Description of subject: The Animal Sacrifice Pavilion is a historic ceremonial structure within Beijing’s Temple of Heaven complex where animals were prepared for ritual offerings to heaven by Chinese emperors.
Referenced by (1)
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