Lincoln Memorial
E709
monument
national memorial
neoclassical building
temple-form building
tourist attraction
war memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is a monumental neoclassical temple in Washington, D.C., honoring the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, and serving as a symbolic site for American civil rights and national unity.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Memorial canonical | 56 |
| Lincoln Memorial Circle | 2 |
| Lincoln Memorial (1959–2008) | 1 |
| Lincoln Memorial (interior elements) | 1 |
| Lincoln Memorial complex | 1 |
| Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1158 — 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: Lincoln Memorial Context triple: [Washington, D.C., hasLandmark, Lincoln Memorial]
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A.
United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the iconic neoclassical building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and serves as a central symbol of American democracy.
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B.
Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is a towering white marble obelisk on the National Mall that honors George Washington, the first president of the United States.
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C.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the United States’ national cultural center and a major venue in Washington, D.C. for theater, music, dance, and other performing arts.
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D.
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site is a preserved historic property in Independence, Missouri, that includes the longtime home and related sites associated with the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
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E.
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library and museum in Independence, Missouri, dedicated to preserving and presenting the life, presidency, and legacy of the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
- 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: Lincoln Memorial Target entity description: The Lincoln Memorial is a monumental neoclassical temple in Washington, D.C., honoring the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, and serving as a symbolic site for American civil rights and national unity.
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A.
United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the iconic neoclassical building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and serves as a central symbol of American democracy.
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B.
Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is a towering white marble obelisk on the National Mall that honors George Washington, the first president of the United States.
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C.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the United States’ national cultural center and a major venue in Washington, D.C. for theater, music, dance, and other performing arts.
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D.
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site is a preserved historic property in Independence, Missouri, that includes the longtime home and related sites associated with the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
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E.
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library and museum in Independence, Missouri, dedicated to preserving and presenting the life, presidency, and legacy of the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
national memorial ⓘ neoclassical building ⓘ temple-form building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| addedToNRHP | October 15, 1966 ⓘ |
| architect | Henry Bacon ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1922 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 38.8893°N 77.0502°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dedicatedBy | Warren G. Harding ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| dedicationDate | May 30, 1922 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
U.S. National Park Service
ⓘ
linked to:
National Park Service
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| hasFeature | 36 Doric columns ⓘ |
| hasStatue | Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| height | approximately 30 meters ⓘ |
| honors | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| inscription |
Gettysburg Address
ⓘ
Second Inaugural Address ⓘ |
| interiorDesigner | Jules Guérin ⓘ |
| length | approximately 36 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
National Mall
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ West Potomac Park ⓘ
linked to:
National Mall
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| material |
Alabama marble
ⓘ
Colorado Yule marble ⓘ Indiana limestone ⓘ Massachusetts granite ⓘ Tennessee marble ⓘ |
| near | Washington Monument ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
ⓘ
linked to:
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech ⓘ
linked to:
"I Have a Dream" speech
|
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000035 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Reflecting Pool ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Park System
ⓘ
linked to:
National Park Service
|
| sculptor | Daniel Chester French ⓘ |
| statueHeight | approximately 5.8 meters ⓘ |
| style | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American democracy
ⓘ
American unity ⓘ civil rights ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil rights demonstrations
ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ |
| visitorCountCategory | one of the most visited monuments in the United States ⓘ |
| width | approximately 57 meters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Lincoln Memorial Description of subject: The Lincoln Memorial is a monumental neoclassical temple in Washington, D.C., honoring the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, and serving as a symbolic site for American civil rights and national unity.
Referenced by (62)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Lincoln Memorial
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subject linked to:
Constitution Gardens (adjacent/associated area)
subject linked to:
Constitution Gardens (adjacent/associated area)
subject linked to:
Laura Florence Calvert