Alamo (sculpture)
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abstract sculpture
kinetic sculpture
outdoor sculpture
public artwork
public sculpture
steel sculpture
Alamo (sculpture) is a large, iconic black cube sculpture in New York City’s Astor Place, known for being freely rotatable by passersby.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alamo (sculpture) canonical | 1 |
| Astor Place Cube (Alamo sculpture) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13171375 — 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: Alamo (sculpture) Context triple: [Astor Place, hasPublicArtwork, Alamo (sculpture)]
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A.
San Jacinto Monument
The San Jacinto Monument is a towering obelisk in Texas commemorating the decisive 1836 Battle of San Jacinto and the Texan victory that secured independence from Mexico.
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B.
Texas Monument
The Texas Monument is a commemorative memorial at Kennesaw Mountain honoring the Texas soldiers who fought there during the American Civil War.
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C.
Sam Houston Statue
The Sam Houston Statue is a towering monument in Texas honoring Sam Houston, a key leader in the Texas Revolution and former president of the Republic of Texas.
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D.
La Raza Monument
La Raza Monument is a prominent Mexico City landmark featuring a monumental pyramid and sculptures that symbolize Mexican identity and the fusion of pre-Hispanic and modern cultures.
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E.
This Is the Place Monument
This Is the Place Monument is a historic landmark in Salt Lake City, Utah, commemorating the arrival and settlement of Mormon pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley.
- 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: Alamo (sculpture) Target entity description: Alamo (sculpture) is a large, iconic black cube sculpture in New York City’s Astor Place, known for being freely rotatable by passersby.
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A.
San Jacinto Monument
The San Jacinto Monument is a towering obelisk in Texas commemorating the decisive 1836 Battle of San Jacinto and the Texan victory that secured independence from Mexico.
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B.
Texas Monument
The Texas Monument is a commemorative memorial at Kennesaw Mountain honoring the Texas soldiers who fought there during the American Civil War.
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C.
Sam Houston Statue
The Sam Houston Statue is a towering monument in Texas honoring Sam Houston, a key leader in the Texas Revolution and former president of the Republic of Texas.
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D.
La Raza Monument
La Raza Monument is a prominent Mexico City landmark featuring a monumental pyramid and sculptures that symbolize Mexican identity and the fusion of pre-Hispanic and modern cultures.
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E.
This Is the Place Monument
This Is the Place Monument is a historic landmark in Salt Lake City, Utah, commemorating the arrival and settlement of Mormon pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract sculpture
ⓘ
kinetic sculpture ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ steel sculpture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Cube ⓘ |
| artist | Tony Rosenthal ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | New York City Department of Cultural Affairs ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Tony Rosenthal ⓘ |
| depth | approximately 8 feet ⓘ |
| feature |
can be spun by passersby
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freely rotatable ⓘ mounted on a corner ⓘ |
| genre |
minimalist sculpture
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modern art ⓘ |
| hasPart | internal bearing mechanism ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| height | approximately 8 feet ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| locatedInStreet |
Astor Place roadway
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linked to:
Astor Place
Lafayette Street ⓘ |
| location |
Astor Place
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Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| materialUsed | cor-ten steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Battle of the Alamo (indirectly, via title)
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linked to:
Battle of the Alamo
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| near |
Astor Place subway station
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linked to:
Astor Place station
Cooper Union ⓘ |
| neighborhood | East Village ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic status in East Village
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interactive public engagement ⓘ |
| owner |
City of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| returnedToLocation | Astor Place after restoration ⓘ |
| shape | cube ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
temporary removal during Astor Place redesign in mid-2010s
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temporary removal for restoration in 2005 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | local landmark traditions in Astor Place ⓘ |
| width | approximately 8 feet ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Astor Place subway station
linked to: Alamo (sculpture)