monument aux morts
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Monument aux morts is a type of French war memorial, typically erected in towns and villages to honor local soldiers who died in military conflicts, especially World War I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Monument aux morts des gardiens de la paix | 1 |
| monument aux morts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10953663 — 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: monument aux morts Context triple: [War memorial of Brienne-le-Château, heritageDesignation, monument aux morts]
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Monument aux morts de Tours
The Monument aux morts de Tours is a World War I memorial in Tours, France, designed by architect Victor Laloux to honor the city’s fallen soldiers.
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B.
Essoyes cemetery
Essoyes cemetery is a small communal burial ground in the village of Essoyes in northeastern France, known for being the final resting place of filmmaker Jean Renoir and members of the Renoir family.
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Barbizon cemetery
Barbizon cemetery is a small rural graveyard in the village of Barbizon, France, best known as the final resting place of painter Jean-François Millet and other artists of the Barbizon School.
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Montauban cemetery
Montauban cemetery is a burial ground in Montauban, France, known as the final resting place of former Spanish president Manuel Azaña and other exiled Spaniards.
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Funerary monuments in Père Lachaise Cemetery (Paris)
Funerary monuments in Père Lachaise Cemetery (Paris) are sculptural grave markers and memorials created by French artist Jean Antoine Injalbert, showcasing his expressive style within one of the world’s most famous cemeteries.
- 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: monument aux morts Target entity description: Monument aux morts is a type of French war memorial, typically erected in towns and villages to honor local soldiers who died in military conflicts, especially World War I.
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A.
Monument aux morts de Tours
The Monument aux morts de Tours is a World War I memorial in Tours, France, designed by architect Victor Laloux to honor the city’s fallen soldiers.
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B.
Essoyes cemetery
Essoyes cemetery is a small communal burial ground in the village of Essoyes in northeastern France, known for being the final resting place of filmmaker Jean Renoir and members of the Renoir family.
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C.
Barbizon cemetery
Barbizon cemetery is a small rural graveyard in the village of Barbizon, France, best known as the final resting place of painter Jean-François Millet and other artists of the Barbizon School.
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D.
Montauban cemetery
Montauban cemetery is a burial ground in Montauban, France, known as the final resting place of former Spanish president Manuel Azaña and other exiled Spaniards.
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E.
Funerary monuments in Père Lachaise Cemetery (Paris)
Funerary monuments in Père Lachaise Cemetery (Paris) are sculptural grave markers and memorials created by French artist Jean Antoine Injalbert, showcasing his expressive style within one of the world’s most famous cemeteries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative structure
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public monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
11 November ceremonies
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Armistice Day ⓘ Remembrance rituals ⓘ |
| commemorates |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ later military conflicts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
focus of national remembrance policy in France
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site of civic memory ⓘ symbol of local sacrifice ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
local soldiers
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soldiers killed in war ⓘ |
| designBy | various French sculptors ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
municipalities
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public subscription ⓘ veterans associations ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
dates of conflicts
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names of the dead ⓘ patriotic motto ⓘ “Morts pour la France” ⓘ “À nos morts” ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasPart |
engraved plaques
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pedestal ⓘ sculpture ⓘ symbolic figure ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Gallic rooster
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Marianne ⓘ cross ⓘ eternal flame ⓘ laurel wreath ⓘ soldier figure ⓘ |
| hasUse | commemoration of war dead ⓘ |
| legalStatus | protected heritage site (for many examples) ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificantConstruction |
after 1918
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interwar period ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
French town
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French village ⓘ cemetery ⓘ near church ⓘ public square ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial |
bronze
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marble ⓘ stone ⓘ |
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Subject: monument aux morts Description of subject: Monument aux morts is a type of French war memorial, typically erected in towns and villages to honor local soldiers who died in military conflicts, especially World War I.
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