Genbaku Dome
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UNESCO World Heritage Site
building ruin
cultural heritage site
peace monument
tourist attraction
war memorial
Genbaku Dome, also known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, is the preserved ruin of a building near the hypocenter of the 1945 atomic blast and now serves as a UNESCO World Heritage Site symbolizing the horrors of nuclear war and the hope for peace.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T53785 — 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: Genbaku Dome Context triple: [atomic bombing of Hiroshima, memorializedBy, Genbaku Dome]
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Tsutenkaku Tower
Tsutenkaku Tower is a historic observation and entertainment tower in Osaka, Japan, known as a symbol of the city’s Shinsekai district.
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B.
Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Osaka, renowned for its grand architecture, surrounding park, and major role in Japan’s feudal history.
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C.
D Reactor
D Reactor was one of the early plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington, built during the Manhattan Project to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
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aquarium Kaiyukan
Aquarium Kaiyukan is one of the world’s largest and most famous public aquariums, renowned for its massive Pacific Ocean tank and immersive marine life exhibits in Osaka, Japan.
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General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
The General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers was the Allied occupation authority in post–World War II Japan, led by General Douglas MacArthur and responsible for overseeing Japan’s demilitarization, democratization, and political reforms.
- 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: Genbaku Dome Target entity description: Genbaku Dome, also known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, is the preserved ruin of a building near the hypocenter of the 1945 atomic blast and now serves as a UNESCO World Heritage Site symbolizing the horrors of nuclear war and the hope for peace.
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A.
Tsutenkaku Tower
Tsutenkaku Tower is a historic observation and entertainment tower in Osaka, Japan, known as a symbol of the city’s Shinsekai district.
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B.
Osaka Castle
Osaka Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Osaka, renowned for its grand architecture, surrounding park, and major role in Japan’s feudal history.
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C.
D Reactor
D Reactor was one of the early plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington, built during the Manhattan Project to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
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D.
aquarium Kaiyukan
Aquarium Kaiyukan is one of the world’s largest and most famous public aquariums, renowned for its massive Pacific Ocean tank and immersive marine life exhibits in Osaka, Japan.
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E.
General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
The General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers was the Allied occupation authority in post–World War II Japan, led by General Douglas MacArthur and responsible for overseeing Japan’s demilitarization, democratization, and political reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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building ruin ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ peace monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Atomic Bomb Dome
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linked to:
Genbaku Dome
Hiroshima Peace Memorial ⓘ
linked to:
Genbaku Dome
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| architect | Jan Letzel ⓘ |
| architectNationality | Czech ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | European-style architecture ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | atomic bombing of Hiroshima ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Hiroshima
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Peace monuments and memorials ⓘ World War II memorials in Japan ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 34.3955 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 132.4536 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1945-08-06 ⓘ |
| function | memorial to atomic bomb victims ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Historic Site of Japan
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ⓘ |
| location |
Hiroshima, Japan
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linked to:
Hiroshima
Naka Ward, Hiroshima ⓘ
linked to:
Hiroshima
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| managedBy |
City of Hiroshima
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linked to:
Hiroshima
|
| material |
brick
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concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| nativeName | 原爆ドーム ⓘ |
| near | hypocenter of the Hiroshima atomic bombing ⓘ |
| originalFunction | exhibition hall ⓘ |
| originalName |
Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall
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linked to:
Genbaku Dome
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| partOf |
Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) World Heritage property
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linked to:
Genbaku Dome
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| preservationPolicy | preserved in the state after the atomic bombing ⓘ |
| significance | first structure in history preserved as a ruin of a nuclear explosion ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
abolition of nuclear weapons
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hope for world peace ⓘ horrors of nuclear war ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria | (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageID | 775 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | viewed from outside only ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Genbaku Dome Description of subject: Genbaku Dome, also known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, is the preserved ruin of a building near the hypocenter of the 1945 atomic blast and now serves as a UNESCO World Heritage Site symbolizing the horrors of nuclear war and the hope for peace.
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western Japan
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