Spirit of Detroit statue
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The Spirit of Detroit statue is an iconic bronze monument symbolizing faith, hope, and the people of Detroit, prominently displayed in front of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spirit of Detroit statue canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7003662 — 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: Spirit of Detroit statue Context triple: [Downtown Detroit, hasLandmark, Spirit of Detroit statue]
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A.
Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain is an interactive public art installation in Chicago featuring twin glass brick towers that project video images of local residents and periodically spout water onto a shallow reflecting pool.
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B.
Ross Fountain
Ross Fountain is a 19th-century cast-iron ornamental fountain and prominent landmark located in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens.
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C.
Angel of the Waters statue
The Angel of the Waters statue is a celebrated neoclassical bronze sculpture crowning New York City's Bethesda Fountain, symbolizing healing and purity.
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D.
Robin Yount statue
The Robin Yount statue is a bronze monument outside American Family Field in Milwaukee honoring Hall of Fame shortstop and longtime Brewers icon Robin Yount.
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E.
Fidelity statue
The Fidelity statue is a sculptural figure symbolizing loyalty and steadfastness, located at Dublin’s historic General Post Office.
- 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: Spirit of Detroit statue Target entity description: The Spirit of Detroit statue is an iconic bronze monument symbolizing faith, hope, and the people of Detroit, prominently displayed in front of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center.
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A.
Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain is an interactive public art installation in Chicago featuring twin glass brick towers that project video images of local residents and periodically spout water onto a shallow reflecting pool.
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B.
Ross Fountain
Ross Fountain is a 19th-century cast-iron ornamental fountain and prominent landmark located in Edinburgh’s West Princes Street Gardens.
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C.
Angel of the Waters statue
The Angel of the Waters statue is a celebrated neoclassical bronze sculpture crowning New York City's Bethesda Fountain, symbolizing healing and purity.
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D.
Robin Yount statue
The Robin Yount statue is a bronze monument outside American Family Field in Milwaukee honoring Hall of Fame shortstop and longtime Brewers icon Robin Yount.
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E.
Fidelity statue
The Fidelity statue is a sculptural figure symbolizing loyalty and steadfastness, located at Dublin’s historic General Post Office.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze statue
ⓘ
outdoor sculpture ⓘ public monument ⓘ |
| artStyle | modern figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Detroit civic identity
ⓘ
Detroit sports teams ⓘ |
| category |
Bronze sculptures in Michigan
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Detroit ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Detroit ⓘ |
| color | green patina ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1955 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
City of Detroit
ⓘ
linked to:
Detroit
|
| cost | approximately $58,000 (1950s) ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depicts | seated male figure ⓘ |
| designer | Marshall Fredericks ⓘ |
| featuredOn |
logos of Detroit city agencies
ⓘ
official seal of Detroit ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 42.329 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | -83.045 ⓘ |
| hasInscription | "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFinish | cast bronze with patina ⓘ |
| hasTradition | wears Detroit sports team jerseys for major events ⓘ |
| height | approximately 26 feet ⓘ |
| holdsInLeftHand | bronze sphere with rays ⓘ |
| holdsInRightHand | family group ⓘ |
| inscriptionContains | 2 Corinthians 3:17 ⓘ |
| isIconOf | Detroit ⓘ |
| isLandmarkOf | Detroit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Downtown Detroit
ⓘ
State of Michigan ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedInFrontOf | Coleman A. Young Municipal Center ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Woodward Avenue ⓘ |
| location | Detroit ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
City of Detroit
ⓘ
linked to:
Detroit
|
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
City of Detroit
ⓘ
linked to:
Detroit
|
| photographyAllowed | yes ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| sculptor | Marshall Fredericks ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
faith
ⓘ
hope ⓘ spirit of Detroit ⓘ
linked to:
The Spirit of Detroit
the people of Detroit ⓘ |
| unveiled | 1958 ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1958 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Spirit of Detroit statue Description of subject: The Spirit of Detroit statue is an iconic bronze monument symbolizing faith, hope, and the people of Detroit, prominently displayed in front of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center.
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