Statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney
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The Statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney is a prominent 19th-century bronze monument in Hyde Park commemorating the British explorer’s role in charting Australia’s east coast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain James Cook statue | 1 |
| Statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9162472 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney Context triple: [Thomas Woolner, notableWork, Statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney]
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A.
Captain Cook statue
The Captain Cook statue is a monument in Marton-in-Cleveland commemorating the famed British explorer and navigator Captain James Cook, who was born in the area.
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B.
Captain Cook Monument
Captain Cook Monument is a white obelisk on the shore of Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii commemorating the British explorer Captain James Cook at the site near where he was killed in 1779.
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C.
Statue of Captain George Vancouver
The Statue of Captain George Vancouver is a commemorative monument honoring the British naval officer and explorer renowned for charting much of the Pacific Northwest coast.
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D.
Statue of Sir John Franklin
The Statue of Sir John Franklin is a public monument in London commemorating the British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer famed for his ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition.
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E.
Sir Francis Drake statue
The Sir Francis Drake statue is a public monument honoring the famed 16th-century English sea captain and explorer, located in Tavistock, Devon.
- 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: Statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney Target entity description: The Statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney is a prominent 19th-century bronze monument in Hyde Park commemorating the British explorer’s role in charting Australia’s east coast.
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A.
Captain Cook statue
The Captain Cook statue is a monument in Marton-in-Cleveland commemorating the famed British explorer and navigator Captain James Cook, who was born in the area.
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B.
Captain Cook Monument
Captain Cook Monument is a white obelisk on the shore of Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii commemorating the British explorer Captain James Cook at the site near where he was killed in 1779.
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C.
Statue of Captain George Vancouver
The Statue of Captain George Vancouver is a commemorative monument honoring the British naval officer and explorer renowned for charting much of the Pacific Northwest coast.
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D.
Statue of Sir John Franklin
The Statue of Sir John Franklin is a public monument in London commemorating the British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer famed for his ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition.
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E.
Sir Francis Drake statue
The Sir Francis Drake statue is a public monument honoring the famed 16th-century English sea captain and explorer, located in Tavistock, Devon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze statue
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ |
| architect | Thomas Rowe ⓘ |
| category |
bronze sculptures in Australia
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monuments and memorials in Sydney ⓘ outdoor sculptures in Sydney ⓘ statues of James Cook ⓘ |
| commemorates | charting of Australia’s east coast ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1878 ⓘ |
| coordinates | -33.8735, 151.2128 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| creator | Thomas Woolner ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | James Cook ⓘ |
| depicts | James Cook ⓘ |
| genre | commemorative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | realist sculpture ⓘ |
| hasType | Victorian-era monument ⓘ |
| height | 4.57 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
New South Wales State Heritage Register
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heritage-listed site in New South Wales ⓘ |
| inception | 1879 ⓘ |
| inscription | “Discovered this territory 1770” ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New South Wales
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Sydney ⓘ |
| location | Hyde Park, Sydney ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | City of Sydney ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| mountingStructure | sandstone pedestal ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Sydney ⓘ |
| partOf | Hyde Park public art collection ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| sculptor | Thomas Woolner ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
cartographer
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explorer ⓘ navigator ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | 1879-02-25 ⓘ |
| yearOfEventCommemorated | 1770 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney Description of subject: The Statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney is a prominent 19th-century bronze monument in Hyde Park commemorating the British explorer’s role in charting Australia’s east coast.
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