Obelisk at Alto de Menegua
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The Obelisk at Alto de Menegua is a landmark monument in Colombia that marks the country’s geographic center near the town of Puerto López in the Meta Department.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Obelisk at Alto de Menegua canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7455412 — 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: Obelisk at Alto de Menegua Context triple: [Puerto López, hasMonument, Obelisk at Alto de Menegua]
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A.
Gateway of the Sun
The Gateway of the Sun is a monumental pre-Columbian stone arch in Tiwanaku, Bolivia, famed for its intricate carvings and central role in Andean religious and astronomical traditions.
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B.
Monumento a Cacique Tibiriçá
Monumento a Cacique Tibiriçá is a public sculpture in São Paulo, Brazil, honoring the indigenous chief Tibiriçá and exemplifying Victor Brecheret’s modernist monumental style.
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C.
El Salvador del Mundo monument
El Salvador del Mundo monument is an iconic landmark in San Salvador featuring a statue of Christ atop a globe, symbolizing the Divine Savior of the World and serving as a national symbol of El Salvador.
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D.
Obelisco de Buenos Aires
Obelisco de Buenos Aires is a prominent modernist stone monument and city symbol located at the intersection of major avenues in Argentina’s capital.
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E.
San Ignacio Miní
San Ignacio Miní is a well-preserved former Jesuit mission in northeastern Argentina, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site showcasing Guaraní-Baroque architecture.
- 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: Obelisk at Alto de Menegua Target entity description: The Obelisk at Alto de Menegua is a landmark monument in Colombia that marks the country’s geographic center near the town of Puerto López in the Meta Department.
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A.
Gateway of the Sun
The Gateway of the Sun is a monumental pre-Columbian stone arch in Tiwanaku, Bolivia, famed for its intricate carvings and central role in Andean religious and astronomical traditions.
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B.
Monumento a Cacique Tibiriçá
Monumento a Cacique Tibiriçá is a public sculpture in São Paulo, Brazil, honoring the indigenous chief Tibiriçá and exemplifying Victor Brecheret’s modernist monumental style.
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C.
El Salvador del Mundo monument
El Salvador del Mundo monument is an iconic landmark in San Salvador featuring a statue of Christ atop a globe, symbolizing the Divine Savior of the World and serving as a national symbol of El Salvador.
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D.
Obelisco de Buenos Aires
Obelisco de Buenos Aires is a prominent modernist stone monument and city symbol located at the intersection of major avenues in Argentina’s capital.
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E.
San Ignacio Miní
San Ignacio Miní is a well-preserved former Jesuit mission in northeastern Argentina, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage archaeological site showcasing Guaraní-Baroque architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | monument ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | road ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| hasFeature | viewpoint over surrounding plains ⓘ |
| hasInscription | reference to geographic center of Colombia ⓘ |
| hasPanoramicViewOf |
Colombian eastern plains
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Plains of Colombia
|
| hasShape | obelisk ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alto de Menegua
ⓘ
Llanos Orientales ⓘ
linked to:
Orinoco Llanos floodplains
Meta Department ⓘ
linked to:
Meta Department, Colombia
Orinoquía Region ⓘ
linked to:
Orinoquía region of Colombia
Puerto López ⓘ central Colombia ⓘ |
| marks | geographical center of Colombia ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| municipality | Puerto López ⓘ |
| near |
Meta River
ⓘ
Puerto López urban area ⓘ |
| region | Meta Department ⓘ |
| significance | symbolic center of Colombia ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geographical reference point
ⓘ
local landmark ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Obelisk at Alto de Menegua Description of subject: The Obelisk at Alto de Menegua is a landmark monument in Colombia that marks the country’s geographic center near the town of Puerto López in the Meta Department.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.