Great Cross approximately 208 feet
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The Great Cross is a towering metal cross monument in St. Augustine, Florida, commemorating the founding of the first permanent European settlement and the introduction of Christianity to what is now the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Cross approximately 208 feet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9331143 — 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: Great Cross approximately 208 feet Context triple: [Mission Nombre de Dios, featureHeight, Great Cross approximately 208 feet]
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A.
High Cross
High Cross is a small village in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England.
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B.
Elevation of the Holy Cross
Elevation of the Holy Cross is a Christian liturgical feast commemorating the cross on which Jesus was crucified, celebrated especially in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic traditions.
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C.
Stubshaw Cross
Stubshaw Cross is a residential area and local community within the town of Ashton-in-Makerfield in Greater Manchester, England.
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D.
Endurance expedition memorial cross
The Endurance expedition memorial cross is a commemorative monument on Elephant Island honoring Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition and the men who endured months of isolation there.
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E.
Lenham Cross
Lenham Cross is a prominent hillside war memorial carved into the chalk downs above the village of Lenham in Kent, England.
- 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: Great Cross approximately 208 feet Target entity description: The Great Cross is a towering metal cross monument in St. Augustine, Florida, commemorating the founding of the first permanent European settlement and the introduction of Christianity to what is now the United States.
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A.
High Cross
High Cross is a small village in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England.
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B.
Elevation of the Holy Cross
Elevation of the Holy Cross is a Christian liturgical feast commemorating the cross on which Jesus was crucified, celebrated especially in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic traditions.
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C.
Stubshaw Cross
Stubshaw Cross is a residential area and local community within the town of Ashton-in-Makerfield in Greater Manchester, England.
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D.
Endurance expedition memorial cross
The Endurance expedition memorial cross is a commemorative monument on Elephant Island honoring Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition and the men who endured months of isolation there.
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E.
Lenham Cross
Lenham Cross is a prominent hillside war memorial carved into the chalk downs above the village of Lenham in Kent, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian cross
ⓘ
monument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic Church in Florida
ⓘ
Spanish colonization of Florida ⓘ |
| commemorates |
founding of the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States
ⓘ
introduction of Christianity to what is now the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dedicatedTo | early Spanish explorers and missionaries in Florida ⓘ |
| hasLighting | illuminated at night ⓘ |
| hasShape | Latin cross ⓘ |
| hasType |
historical landmark
ⓘ
religious monument ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 208 feet
ⓘ
approximately 63 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mission Nombre de Dios
ⓘ
historic St. Augustine area ⓘ |
| location | St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| near |
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
ⓘ
linked to:
Castillo de San Marcos
downtown St. Augustine ⓘ |
| purpose |
historical commemoration
ⓘ
religious commemoration ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance |
prominent feature of St. Augustine skyline
ⓘ
symbol of the Christian origins of European settlement in the continental United States ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Matanzas Bay
ⓘ
surrounding St. Augustine waterfront ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Great Cross approximately 208 feet Description of subject: The Great Cross is a towering metal cross monument in St. Augustine, Florida, commemorating the founding of the first permanent European settlement and the introduction of Christianity to what is now the United States.
Referenced by (1)
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