“Bus Fountain” by Ned Kahn
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“Bus Fountain” by Ned Kahn is a large-scale kinetic water installation atop San Francisco’s Salesforce Transit Center that visualizes the movement of buses below through choreographed jets of water.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Bus Fountain” by Ned Kahn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9285873 — 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)
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Target entity: “Bus Fountain” by Ned Kahn Context triple: [Salesforce Transit Center, hasPublicArt, “Bus Fountain” by Ned Kahn]
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A.
Fountain by Marcel Duchamp
Fountain by Marcel Duchamp is a groundbreaking 1917 readymade artwork consisting of a signed porcelain urinal that challenged traditional definitions of art and became a landmark of 20th-century avant-garde and conceptual art.
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B.
Point State Park Fountain
Point State Park Fountain is a large, iconic water fountain at the confluence of Pittsburgh’s three rivers, known for its towering central jet and role as a visual centerpiece of Point State Park.
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C.
Joy of Life Fountain
Joy of Life Fountain is a sculptural public fountain in London’s Hyde Park, known for its dynamic bronze figures and central location near the Serpentine.
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D.
Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
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E.
Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain
The Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain is a prominent, multi-tiered water feature and landmark in downtown Los Angeles known for its colorful nighttime light displays and interactive splash pad.
- 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: “Bus Fountain” by Ned Kahn Target entity description: “Bus Fountain” by Ned Kahn is a large-scale kinetic water installation atop San Francisco’s Salesforce Transit Center that visualizes the movement of buses below through choreographed jets of water.
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A.
Fountain by Marcel Duchamp
Fountain by Marcel Duchamp is a groundbreaking 1917 readymade artwork consisting of a signed porcelain urinal that challenged traditional definitions of art and became a landmark of 20th-century avant-garde and conceptual art.
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B.
Point State Park Fountain
Point State Park Fountain is a large, iconic water fountain at the confluence of Pittsburgh’s three rivers, known for its towering central jet and role as a visual centerpiece of Point State Park.
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C.
Joy of Life Fountain
Joy of Life Fountain is a sculptural public fountain in London’s Hyde Park, known for its dynamic bronze figures and central location near the Serpentine.
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D.
Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
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E.
Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain
The Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain is a prominent, multi-tiered water feature and landmark in downtown Los Angeles known for its colorful nighttime light displays and interactive splash pad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fountain
ⓘ
kinetic water installation ⓘ public artwork ⓘ |
| artist | Ned Kahn ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Salesforce Park
ⓘ
Transbay Transit Center project ⓘ
linked to:
Transbay Transit Center
|
| commissionedBy | Transbay Joint Powers Authority ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Ned Kahn ⓘ |
| designedTo | make invisible transit flows visible ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental art
ⓘ
kinetic art ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
2010s public art installations
ⓘ
Fountains in California ⓘ Kinetic sculptures in the United States ⓘ Public art in San Francisco ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
control system linked to bus movements
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linear array of water nozzles ⓘ overhead support structure ⓘ |
| hasDimension | large-scale ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artistic visualization of transit activity
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data-driven water display ⓘ |
| hasLighting | yes ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
lighting
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stainless steel ⓘ water ⓘ |
| hasViewers | visitors to Salesforce Park ⓘ |
| inception | 2018 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | patterns in natural systems ⓘ |
| installedOn | roof garden of Salesforce Transit Center ⓘ |
| isAbove | bus deck of Salesforce Transit Center ⓘ |
| isOutdoor | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| location | Salesforce Transit Center ⓘ |
| movementMechanism | computer-controlled valves ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of infrastructure and public art
ⓘ
translating real-time bus movements into water patterns ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salesforce Transit Center rooftop park
ⓘ
linked to:
Salesforce Park
|
| position | atop Salesforce Transit Center ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | viewed from elevated walkway rather than entered ⓘ |
| subject |
bus movement patterns
ⓘ
public transportation ⓘ |
| uses | choreographed jets of water ⓘ |
| visualizes | movement of buses below the transit center ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: “Bus Fountain” by Ned Kahn Description of subject: “Bus Fountain” by Ned Kahn is a large-scale kinetic water installation atop San Francisco’s Salesforce Transit Center that visualizes the movement of buses below through choreographed jets of water.
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