Al-Shaheed Monument
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Al-Shaheed Monument is a prominent modernist memorial in Baghdad dedicated to Iraq’s war dead, known for its striking split turquoise dome design.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Shaheed Monument canonical | 3 |
| Martyr’s Monument | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T719713 — 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: Al-Shaheed Monument Context triple: [Baghdad, hasLandmark, Al-Shaheed Monument]
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A.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a major military memorial and central traffic hub in Bangkok, Thailand, commemorating the country’s victory in the Franco-Thai War.
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B.
Heroes Monument
Heroes Monument is a prominent war memorial in Surabaya, Indonesia, commemorating the heroes of the Indonesian National Revolution.
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C.
Martyrs’ Square
Martyrs’ Square is a historic central plaza in Beirut that has served as a key site for political demonstrations, national gatherings, and public life in Lebanon.
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D.
Martyrs' Square
Martyrs' Square is the central public square and symbolic heart of Tripoli, Libya, often used for political gatherings, celebrations, and civic events.
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E.
Millennium Monument
The Millennium Monument is a semicircular, neoclassical colonnade in Chicago’s Millennium Park that serves as a modern replica of the city’s original 1917 peristyle.
- 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: Al-Shaheed Monument Target entity description: Al-Shaheed Monument is a prominent modernist memorial in Baghdad dedicated to Iraq’s war dead, known for its striking split turquoise dome design.
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A.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a major military memorial and central traffic hub in Bangkok, Thailand, commemorating the country’s victory in the Franco-Thai War.
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B.
Heroes Monument
Heroes Monument is a prominent war memorial in Surabaya, Indonesia, commemorating the heroes of the Indonesian National Revolution.
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C.
Martyrs’ Square
Martyrs’ Square is a historic central plaza in Beirut that has served as a key site for political demonstrations, national gatherings, and public life in Lebanon.
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D.
Martyrs' Square
Martyrs' Square is the central public square and symbolic heart of Tripoli, Libya, often used for political gatherings, celebrations, and civic events.
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E.
Millennium Monument
The Millennium Monument is a semicircular, neoclassical colonnade in Chicago’s Millennium Park that serves as a modern replica of the city’s original 1917 peristyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist architecture
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monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Martyr’s Monument
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linked to:
Al-Shaheed Monument
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| architect | Saman Kamal ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism ⓘ |
| city | Baghdad ⓘ |
| color | turquoise ⓘ |
| commemorates | Iran–Iraq War casualties ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Saddam Hussein’s government
ⓘ
linked to:
Ba'athist Iraq
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| constructionStart | early 1980s ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Iraq’s war dead
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martyrs of Iraq ⓘ |
| designer |
Saman Kamal and Ismail Fatah Al Turk
ⓘ
linked to:
Saman Kamal
|
| feature |
art gallery
ⓘ
artificial lake ⓘ elevated platform ⓘ eternal flame ⓘ inscriptions honoring martyrs ⓘ lecture hall ⓘ library ⓘ two offset halves of a spherical dome ⓘ underground museum ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttractionType |
cultural monument
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memorial site ⓘ |
| height | about 40 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | landmark of Baghdad ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baghdad
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Rusafa District ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Tigris River ⓘ |
| material |
reinforced concrete
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steel ⓘ turquoise-blue ceramic tiles ⓘ |
| nativeName | نصب الشهيد ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale modernist memorial architecture
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striking split turquoise dome design ⓘ |
| region | Baghdad Governorate ⓘ |
| sculptor | Ismail Fatah Al Turk ⓘ |
| shape | split dome ⓘ |
| symbolism |
represents the sacrifice of martyrs
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split dome suggests a broken yet enduring nation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
official ceremonies
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public commemoration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al-Shaheed Monument Description of subject: Al-Shaheed Monument is a prominent modernist memorial in Baghdad dedicated to Iraq’s war dead, known for its striking split turquoise dome design.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Al-Shaheed Monument