Fountain of Energy
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Fountain of Energy was a monumental allegorical sculpture and water feature that served as a central visual centerpiece at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fountain of Energy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T773587 — 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: Fountain of Energy Context triple: [Panama–Pacific International Exposition, notableSculpture, Fountain of Energy]
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A.
Fountain
Fountain is a small city in Colorado, United States, located just south of Colorado Springs along the Front Range.
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B.
City of Fountains
City of Fountains is a popular nickname for Kansas City, Missouri, highlighting its abundance of decorative public fountains and water features.
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C.
Lightwater
Lightwater is a village and civil parish in the English county of Surrey, known for its residential character and proximity to heathland and countryside.
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D.
Tower of the Sun
The Tower of the Sun is an iconic avant-garde sculpture by artist Tarō Okamoto that served as the symbolic centerpiece of Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan.
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E.
Floreat Etona
Floreat Etona is the traditional Latin motto associated with Eton College, expressing the wish that the school may flourish.
- 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: Fountain of Energy Target entity description: Fountain of Energy was a monumental allegorical sculpture and water feature that served as a central visual centerpiece at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.
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A.
Fountain
Fountain is a small city in Colorado, United States, located just south of Colorado Springs along the Front Range.
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B.
City of Fountains
City of Fountains is a popular nickname for Kansas City, Missouri, highlighting its abundance of decorative public fountains and water features.
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C.
Lightwater
Lightwater is a village and civil parish in the English county of Surrey, known for its residential character and proximity to heathland and countryside.
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D.
Tower of the Sun
The Tower of the Sun is an iconic avant-garde sculpture by artist Tarō Okamoto that served as the symbolic centerpiece of Expo ’70 in Osaka, Japan.
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E.
Floreat Etona
Floreat Etona is the traditional Latin motto associated with Eton College, expressing the wish that the school may flourish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical sculpture
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fountain ⓘ public artwork ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Panama Canal completion
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World’s fair architecture ⓘ |
| city | San Francisco ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| demolished | true ⓘ |
| demolitionReason | closure of Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ |
| exhibitionType | temporary installation ⓘ |
| exhibitionYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| function |
allegorical representation of world’s oceans and continents
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decorative fountain ⓘ exposition centerpiece ⓘ |
| genre | allegory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
basin
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central sculptural group ⓘ equestrian figure of Energy ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ surrounding figures ⓘ symbolic figures representing continents ⓘ symbolic figures representing oceans ⓘ water jets ⓘ |
| locatedAtEvent | Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Marina District, San Francisco
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Panama–Pacific International Exposition grounds ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Tower of Jewels
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main entrance axis of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
plaster
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staff ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the central visual centerpiece of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition
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large scale allegorical sculptural program ⓘ prominent water display ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
exposition guidebooks
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historical photographs ⓘ scholarly works on world’s fairs ⓘ |
| theme |
celebration of the Panama Canal
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global commerce ⓘ modern energy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fountain of Energy Description of subject: Fountain of Energy was a monumental allegorical sculpture and water feature that served as a central visual centerpiece at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.
Referenced by (1)
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