Great Australian Clock
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The Great Australian Clock is a monumental mechanical clock in Sydney that depicts key moments in Australian history and culture through intricate moving scenes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Australian Clock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2610310 — 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: Great Australian Clock Context triple: [Queen Victoria Building, hasClock, Great Australian Clock]
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A.
Albert Memorial Clock
The Albert Memorial Clock is a prominent 19th-century clock tower and landmark in central Belfast, built in Gothic style to commemorate Prince Albert.
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B.
Sydney Tower
Sydney Tower is a prominent observation and communications tower in Sydney, Australia, known for its panoramic city views and status as one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.
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C.
Astronomical Clock
The Astronomical Clock in Prague is a medieval timepiece and astronomical instrument famous for its intricate mechanical design and hourly animated figures, making it one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
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D.
Telstra Tower
Telstra Tower is a prominent telecommunications and observation tower in Canberra, Australia, offering panoramic views of the city and surrounding region.
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E.
Australian Hall, Sydney
Australian Hall in Sydney is a historic building best known as the site of the 1938 Aboriginal Day of Mourning, a landmark event in the struggle for Indigenous rights in Australia.
- 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: Great Australian Clock Target entity description: The Great Australian Clock is a monumental mechanical clock in Sydney that depicts key moments in Australian history and culture through intricate moving scenes.
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A.
Albert Memorial Clock
The Albert Memorial Clock is a prominent 19th-century clock tower and landmark in central Belfast, built in Gothic style to commemorate Prince Albert.
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B.
Sydney Tower
Sydney Tower is a prominent observation and communications tower in Sydney, Australia, known for its panoramic city views and status as one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.
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C.
Astronomical Clock
The Astronomical Clock in Prague is a medieval timepiece and astronomical instrument famous for its intricate mechanical design and hourly animated figures, making it one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
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D.
Telstra Tower
Telstra Tower is a prominent telecommunications and observation tower in Canberra, Australia, offering panoramic views of the city and surrounding region.
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E.
Australian Hall, Sydney
Australian Hall in Sydney is a historic building best known as the site of the 1938 Aboriginal Day of Mourning, a landmark event in the struggle for Indigenous rights in Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mechanical clock
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public artwork ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| depicts |
Australian culture
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Australian history ⓘ |
| designedBy | Chris Cook ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
animatronic figures
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audio narration ⓘ large clock faces ⓘ moving scenes ⓘ multiple dioramas ⓘ pendulum ⓘ rotating mechanisms ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central clock mechanism
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decorative exterior casing ⓘ lower level dioramas ⓘ upper level dioramas ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Australian daily life
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Australian exploration ⓘ Australian industry ⓘ European colonisation of Australia ⓘ Indigenous Australian history ⓘ convict history ⓘ reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians ⓘ |
| inception | early 2000s ⓘ |
| language | English audio narration ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Queen Victoria Building
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Sydney ⓘ |
| material |
glass
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metal ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex mechanical design
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detailed historical scenes ⓘ large size ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2000s ⓘ |
| partOf | interior of Queen Victoria Building ⓘ |
| position | suspended from ceiling ⓘ |
| purpose |
educational display of Australian history
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
photography by visitors
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tourist guides to Sydney ⓘ |
| touristType | free attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Australian Clock Description of subject: The Great Australian Clock is a monumental mechanical clock in Sydney that depicts key moments in Australian history and culture through intricate moving scenes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.