Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City
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The Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City is the grand southern entrance and largest gate of Beijing’s imperial palace complex, historically used for major ceremonial events and imperial proclamations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15388433 — 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: Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City Context triple: [Beijing central axis, hasPart, Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City]
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A.
Yonghe Gate
Yonghe Gate is the principal entrance to Beijing’s Yonghegong Lama Temple, a historic and architecturally significant Tibetan Buddhist monastery complex.
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B.
Andingmen Gate
Andingmen Gate was a historic northern gate of Beijing’s old city wall, once serving as a key entrance and defensive structure before its demolition in the 20th century.
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C.
Yongdingmen Gate Tower
Yongdingmen Gate Tower is a modern reconstruction of a historic southern gate of Beijing’s old city wall, serving as a cultural landmark and reminder of the city’s imperial-era architecture.
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D.
Zhonghua Gate
Zhonghua Gate is a massive, well-preserved Ming dynasty fortress gate in Nanjing, China, renowned for its complex defensive design and historical significance.
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E.
Outer Court of the Forbidden City
The Outer Court of the Forbidden City is the grand southern ceremonial precinct of Beijing’s imperial palace complex, where Ming and Qing emperors conducted major state rituals and governance.
- 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: Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City Target entity description: The Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City is the grand southern entrance and largest gate of Beijing’s imperial palace complex, historically used for major ceremonial events and imperial proclamations.
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A.
Yonghe Gate
Yonghe Gate is the principal entrance to Beijing’s Yonghegong Lama Temple, a historic and architecturally significant Tibetan Buddhist monastery complex.
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B.
Andingmen Gate
Andingmen Gate was a historic northern gate of Beijing’s old city wall, once serving as a key entrance and defensive structure before its demolition in the 20th century.
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C.
Yongdingmen Gate Tower
Yongdingmen Gate Tower is a modern reconstruction of a historic southern gate of Beijing’s old city wall, serving as a cultural landmark and reminder of the city’s imperial-era architecture.
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D.
Zhonghua Gate
Zhonghua Gate is a massive, well-preserved Ming dynasty fortress gate in Nanjing, China, renowned for its complex defensive design and historical significance.
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E.
Outer Court of the Forbidden City
The Outer Court of the Forbidden City is the grand southern ceremonial precinct of Beijing’s imperial palace complex, where Ming and Qing emperors conducted major state rituals and governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.