Samuel de Champlain Monument, Quebec City
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The Samuel de Champlain Monument in Quebec City is a prominent early 20th-century bronze and stone memorial honoring French explorer Samuel de Champlain, regarded as the founder of the city.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel de Champlain Monument, Quebec City canonical | 1 |
| Samuel de Champlain monument | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8596639 — 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: Samuel de Champlain Monument, Quebec City Context triple: [Vernon March, notableWork, Samuel de Champlain Monument, Quebec City]
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Wolfe and Montcalm Monument in Quebec City
The Wolfe and Montcalm Monument in Quebec City is a historic memorial obelisk honoring both British General James Wolfe and French General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, who died in the 1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
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B.
Papineau Monument in Quebec
The Papineau Monument in Quebec is a commemorative structure honoring Louis-Joseph Papineau, a prominent 19th-century French-Canadian political leader and champion of democratic reforms.
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C.
George-Étienne Cartier Monument in Montreal
The George-Étienne Cartier Monument in Montreal is a prominent public memorial in Mount Royal Park honoring Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation George-Étienne Cartier, featuring a towering column topped by a winged victory figure.
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D.
Maisonneuve Monument in Place d'Armes, Montreal
The Maisonneuve Monument in Montreal’s Place d'Armes is a prominent 19th-century public sculpture commemorating city founder Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, and the early history of Ville-Marie.
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E.
Fontaine du Soleil
Fontaine du Soleil is a prominent public fountain in Nice, France, featuring a large statue of Apollo surrounded by classical figures and serving as a central landmark of Place Masséna.
- 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: Samuel de Champlain Monument, Quebec City Target entity description: The Samuel de Champlain Monument in Quebec City is a prominent early 20th-century bronze and stone memorial honoring French explorer Samuel de Champlain, regarded as the founder of the city.
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A.
Wolfe and Montcalm Monument in Quebec City
The Wolfe and Montcalm Monument in Quebec City is a historic memorial obelisk honoring both British General James Wolfe and French General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, who died in the 1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
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B.
Papineau Monument in Quebec
The Papineau Monument in Quebec is a commemorative structure honoring Louis-Joseph Papineau, a prominent 19th-century French-Canadian political leader and champion of democratic reforms.
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C.
George-Étienne Cartier Monument in Montreal
The George-Étienne Cartier Monument in Montreal is a prominent public memorial in Mount Royal Park honoring Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation George-Étienne Cartier, featuring a towering column topped by a winged victory figure.
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D.
Maisonneuve Monument in Place d'Armes, Montreal
The Maisonneuve Monument in Montreal’s Place d'Armes is a prominent 19th-century public sculpture commemorating city founder Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, and the early history of Ville-Marie.
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E.
Fontaine du Soleil
Fontaine du Soleil is a prominent public fountain in Nice, France, featuring a large statue of Apollo surrounded by classical figures and serving as a central landmark of Place Masséna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | monument ⓘ |
| architect | Paul-Alexandre Le Cardonnel ⓘ |
| category |
Bronze sculptures in Canada
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Quebec City ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Quebec City ⓘ Statues of explorers ⓘ |
| commemorates |
French exploration in North America
ⓘ
founding of Quebec City ⓘ |
| coordinates | 46.811°N 71.205°W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Samuel de Champlain ⓘ |
| elevation | above the St. Lawrence River ⓘ |
| genre | commemorative monument ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical figures
ⓘ
bronze statue of Samuel de Champlain ⓘ inscribed plaques ⓘ stone pedestal ⓘ |
| height | about 16 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Classified Federal Heritage Building
ⓘ
National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1908 ⓘ |
| inception | 1898 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Old Quebec ⓘ Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
Quebec City ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | America/Toronto ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Château Frontenac
ⓘ
St. Lawrence River ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Lawrence River
|
| locatedOn | Dufferin Terrace ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| monumentTo | Samuel de Champlain ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Samuel de Champlain ⓘ |
| operator | Parks Canada ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
|
| partOf |
Historic District of Old Québec
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Quebec
|
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| sculptor | Paul-Alexandre Le Cardonnel ⓘ |
| subjectOf | tourist photography ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageContext |
Historic District of Old Québec
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Quebec
|
| unveiledOn | 1898-09-21 ⓘ |
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Subject: Samuel de Champlain Monument, Quebec City Description of subject: The Samuel de Champlain Monument in Quebec City is a prominent early 20th-century bronze and stone memorial honoring French explorer Samuel de Champlain, regarded as the founder of the city.
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linked to: Samuel de Champlain Monument, Quebec City