Empty Sky Memorial
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The Empty Sky Memorial is New Jersey’s official 9/11 memorial, featuring twin stainless-steel walls inscribed with victims’ names and aligned with the former World Trade Center site across the Hudson River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Empty Sky Memorial canonical | 1 |
| Empty Sky: New Jersey September 11th Memorial | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1827757 — 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: Empty Sky Memorial Context triple: [Liberty State Park, hasPart, Empty Sky Memorial]
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A.
Pool of Remembrance
The Pool of Remembrance is a reflective water feature at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring those who were killed, wounded, missing in action, or held as prisoners during the Korean War.
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B.
Eternal Flame
The Eternal Flame is a continuously burning commemorative flame at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, symbolizing perpetual remembrance of Australians who have died in war.
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C.
Stone of Remembrance
The Stone of Remembrance is a large, altar-like memorial stone designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and used in many Commonwealth war cemeteries to honor the dead of the World Wars.
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D.
Headstone
Headstone is a suburban residential area in the London Borough of Harrow, known for its local amenities, parks, and commuter links into central London.
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E.
Memento Park
Memento Park is an open-air museum in Budapest that displays statues and monuments from Hungary’s communist era.
- 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: Empty Sky Memorial Target entity description: The Empty Sky Memorial is New Jersey’s official 9/11 memorial, featuring twin stainless-steel walls inscribed with victims’ names and aligned with the former World Trade Center site across the Hudson River.
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A.
Pool of Remembrance
The Pool of Remembrance is a reflective water feature at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring those who were killed, wounded, missing in action, or held as prisoners during the Korean War.
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B.
Eternal Flame
The Eternal Flame is a continuously burning commemorative flame at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, symbolizing perpetual remembrance of Australians who have died in war.
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C.
Stone of Remembrance
The Stone of Remembrance is a large, altar-like memorial stone designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and used in many Commonwealth war cemeteries to honor the dead of the World Wars.
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D.
Headstone
Headstone is a suburban residential area in the London Borough of Harrow, known for its local amenities, parks, and commuter links into central London.
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E.
Memento Park
Memento Park is an open-air museum in Budapest that displays statues and monuments from Hungary’s communist era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
September 11 memorial
ⓘ
outdoor memorial ⓘ |
| architect |
Frederic Schwartz
ⓘ
Jessica Jamroz ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | minimalist architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Monuments and memorials in New Jersey
ⓘ
September 11 memorials ⓘ Tourist attractions in Jersey City, New Jersey ⓘ |
| commemorates |
September 11 attacks
ⓘ
victims of the September 11 attacks from New Jersey ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfOfficialOpening | September 10, 2011 ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ceremonial walkway
ⓘ
engraved names of victims ⓘ grassy mound ⓘ twin parallel walls ⓘ |
| height | 30 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | New Jersey’s official 9/11 memorial ⓘ |
| inception | 2011 ⓘ |
| length | 208 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Liberty State Park, New Jersey
ⓘ
surface form:
Liberty State Park
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Hudson County, New Jersey
ⓘ
Jersey City ⓘ
surface form:
Jersey City, New Jersey
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
|
| locatedNear | Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Hudson River ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of New Jersey
|
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
stainless steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | “Empty Sky” (Bruce Springsteen song title inspiration) ⓘ |
| numberOfVictimsCommemorated | 749 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Empty Sky Memorial
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Empty Sky: New Jersey September 11th Memorial
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| orientation | aligned with former World Trade Center site ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of New Jersey
|
| projectStartDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| view |
Manhattan skyline
ⓘ
One World Trade Center ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Empty Sky Memorial Description of subject: The Empty Sky Memorial is New Jersey’s official 9/11 memorial, featuring twin stainless-steel walls inscribed with victims’ names and aligned with the former World Trade Center site across the Hudson River.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Liberty State Park
this entity surface form:
Empty Sky: New Jersey September 11th Memorial