Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon
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The Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument featuring a tall bell tower and carillon dedicated to U.S. Senator Robert A. Taft.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1466276 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon Context triple: [Robert A. Taft, honoredIn, Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon]
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A.
National Carillon
The National Carillon is a prominent bell tower and musical landmark in Canberra, Australia, known for its regular carillon performances and striking modernist architecture.
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B.
Dewey Monument
The Dewey Monument is a prominent San Francisco column and statue honoring Admiral George Dewey’s victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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C.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a grand Beaux-Arts memorial in Manhattan honoring Union Army soldiers and sailors who served in the American Civil War.
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D.
Liberty Memorial
Liberty Memorial is a prominent World War I monument and museum complex in Kansas City, Missouri, dedicated to honoring those who served and died in the Great War.
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E.
Perkins Memorial Tower
Perkins Memorial Tower is a historic stone observation tower in New York’s Bear Mountain State Park that offers panoramic views of the Hudson River Valley and surrounding highlands.
- 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: Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon Target entity description: The Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument featuring a tall bell tower and carillon dedicated to U.S. Senator Robert A. Taft.
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A.
National Carillon
The National Carillon is a prominent bell tower and musical landmark in Canberra, Australia, known for its regular carillon performances and striking modernist architecture.
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B.
Dewey Monument
The Dewey Monument is a prominent San Francisco column and statue honoring Admiral George Dewey’s victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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C.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a grand Beaux-Arts memorial in Manhattan honoring Union Army soldiers and sailors who served in the American Civil War.
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D.
Liberty Memorial
Liberty Memorial is a prominent World War I monument and museum complex in Kansas City, Missouri, dedicated to honoring those who served and died in the Great War.
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E.
Perkins Memorial Tower
Perkins Memorial Tower is a historic stone observation tower in New York’s Bear Mountain State Park that offers panoramic views of the Hudson River Valley and surrounding highlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carillon tower
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memorial ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| architect | Douglas W. Orr ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
United States Senate ⓘ |
| carillonType | stationary bells ⓘ |
| category |
Carillons in the United States
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Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Towers in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| commemorates | Robert A. Taft’s contributions to American legislative policy ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 38.892°N 77.009°W ⓘ |
| cost | approximately $1 million ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Robert A. Taft ⓘ |
| dedicationDate | 1959-04-14 ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Taft Memorial Association
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public subscription ⓘ |
| governingBody | Architect of the Capitol ⓘ |
| hasInscription | tributes to Robert A. Taft’s public service ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bell tower
ⓘ
carillon ⓘ granite plaza ⓘ statue of Robert A. Taft ⓘ |
| height | 100 feet ⓘ |
| legislativeContext | authorized by the U.S. Congress ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
United States Capitol Complex ⓘ
surface form:
United States Capitol complex
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Union Station (Washington Metro)
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surface form:
Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
United States Capitol ⓘ |
| mapLocation | near Constitution Avenue and New Jersey Avenue NW ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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marble ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert A. Taft ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
regularly played carillon bells
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seated bronze statue of Robert A. Taft ⓘ |
| numberOfBells | 27 ⓘ |
| operator | Architect of the Capitol ⓘ |
| owner | United States government ⓘ |
| purpose | commemorate the career of Senator Robert A. Taft ⓘ |
| sculptor | Wheeler Williams ⓘ |
| style | modern classical ⓘ |
| subjectOf | National Register of Historic Places documentation (Capitol complex context) ⓘ |
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Subject: Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon Description of subject: The Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument featuring a tall bell tower and carillon dedicated to U.S. Senator Robert A. Taft.
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