Trylon and Perisphere

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World's fair pavilion architectural ensemble exhibition pavilion modernist structure tower

Trylon and Perisphere were the iconic, futurist-themed centerpiece structures of the 1939 New York World's Fair, symbolizing modernity and technological progress.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Trylon and Perisphere canonical	5
Perisphere	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T606084 — 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: Trylon and Perisphere
Context triple: [Wallace Harrison, notableWork, Trylon and Perisphere]

A. Forecourt of the Stars
Forecourt of the Stars is the famous courtyard at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre where numerous movie stars’ handprints, footprints, and signatures are immortalized in concrete.
B. Tower of the Sun
The Tower of the Sun is an iconic avant-garde sculpture by artist Tarō Okamoto that served as the symbolic centerpiece of Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan.
C. Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
D. Sunsphere
The Sunsphere is a 266-foot-tall, gold-glass observation tower built as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee.
E. Galatea of the Spheres
Galatea of the Spheres is a 1952 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a fragmented, spherical representation of his wife Gala, reflecting his fascination with nuclear physics and mysticism.
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: Trylon and Perisphere
Target entity description: Trylon and Perisphere were the iconic, futurist-themed centerpiece structures of the 1939 New York World's Fair, symbolizing modernity and technological progress.

A. Forecourt of the Stars
Forecourt of the Stars is the famous courtyard at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre where numerous movie stars’ handprints, footprints, and signatures are immortalized in concrete.
B. Tower of the Sun
The Tower of the Sun is an iconic avant-garde sculpture by artist Tarō Okamoto that served as the symbolic centerpiece of Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan.
C. Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
D. Sunsphere
The Sunsphere is a 266-foot-tall, gold-glass observation tower built as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee.
E. Galatea of the Spheres
Galatea of the Spheres is a 1952 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts a fragmented, spherical representation of his wife Gala, reflecting his fascination with nuclear physics and mysticism.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World's fair pavilion ⓘ architectural ensemble ⓘ exhibition pavilion ⓘ modernist structure ⓘ tower ⓘ
architect	J. André Fouilhoux ⓘ Wallace Harrison ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernism ⓘ Streamline Moderne ⓘ
category	Demolished buildings and structures in Queens, New York ⓘ World's fair architecture ⓘ
contains	Democracity diorama ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culturalImpact	icon of pre-war American futurism ⓘ
demolished	1941 ⓘ
diameter	180 feet (Perisphere) ⓘ
featuredIn	posters of the 1939 New York World's Fair ⓘ souvenirs of the 1939 New York World's Fair ⓘ
function	visual landmark ⓘ
hasPart	Perisphere ⓘ linked to: Trylon and Perisphere Trylon ⓘ
height	213 feet (Trylon) ⓘ
inception	1937 ⓘ
lighting	illuminated at night ⓘ
locatedIn	Flushing Meadows–Corona Park ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York World's Fair ⓘ linked to: New York World's Fair (1939–1940) Queens ⓘ
materialUsed	plaster ⓘ steel ⓘ wood ⓘ
notableExhibit	Democracity ⓘ
opened	1939 ⓘ
ownership	New York World's Fair Corporation ⓘ linked to: New York World's Fair (1939–1940)
partOf	1939 New York World's Fair ⓘ linked to: New York World's Fair (1939–1940)
reasonForDemolition	scrap for World War II effort ⓘ temporary construction ⓘ
replacedBy	Unisphere (1964 New York World's Fair, symbolic successor) ⓘ linked to: New York World's Fair
shape	sphere ⓘ triangular pylon ⓘ
symbolizes	future ⓘ modernity ⓘ technological progress ⓘ
theme	The World of Tomorrow ⓘ
usedFor	exhibition space ⓘ fair centerpiece ⓘ immersive exhibit ⓘ
visitorExperience	access via moving sidewalks ⓘ interior viewing platforms ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wallace Harrison → notableWork → Trylon and Perisphere ⓘ

Trylon and Perisphere → hasPart → Perisphere ⓘ

linked to: Trylon and Perisphere

New York World's Fair (1939–1940) → mainExhibit → Trylon and Perisphere ⓘ

New York World's Fair (1939–1940) → symbol → Trylon and Perisphere ⓘ

The World of Tomorrow → associatedWith → Trylon and Perisphere ⓘ

The World of Tomorrow → symbolizedBy → Trylon and Perisphere ⓘ

Trylon → associatedWithStructure → Perisphere ⓘ

linked to: Trylon and Perisphere

Trylon → connectedTo → Perisphere ⓘ

linked to: Trylon and Perisphere

Democracity → locatedInPavilion → Perisphere ⓘ

linked to: Trylon and Perisphere

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Referenced by (9)

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