Grand Éléphant
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Grand Éléphant is a monumental mechanical walking elephant sculpture in Nantes, France, that carries passengers as part of the Les Machines de l’Île artistic attraction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Éléphant canonical | 4 |
| Great Elephant | 1 |
| Great Elephant of Nantes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3886827 — 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: Grand Éléphant Context triple: [Les Machines de l’Île, hasPart, Grand Éléphant]
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A.
Grand Kadooment
Grand Kadooment is the colorful, costume-filled street parade and climax of Barbados’ annual Crop Over festival, featuring music, dancing, and masquerade bands.
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B.
African Giant
African Giant is the nickname of Burna Boy, a Nigerian Afrobeats and Afro-fusion singer-songwriter known for his powerful vocals and globally influential music.
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C.
African Giant
African Giant is a critically acclaimed 2019 Afro-fusion album by Nigerian artist Burna Boy that helped cement his status on the global music stage.
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D.
Chenu
Chenu is a commune in northwestern France, located in the Sarthe department of the Pays de la Loire region.
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E.
Nandi
Nandi is the sacred bull and devoted gatekeeper of the Hindu god Shiva, revered as a symbol of strength, righteousness, and dharma.
- 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: Grand Éléphant Target entity description: Grand Éléphant is a monumental mechanical walking elephant sculpture in Nantes, France, that carries passengers as part of the Les Machines de l’Île artistic attraction.
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A.
Grand Kadooment
Grand Kadooment is the colorful, costume-filled street parade and climax of Barbados’ annual Crop Over festival, featuring music, dancing, and masquerade bands.
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B.
African Giant
African Giant is the nickname of Burna Boy, a Nigerian Afrobeats and Afro-fusion singer-songwriter known for his powerful vocals and globally influential music.
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C.
African Giant
African Giant is a critically acclaimed 2019 Afro-fusion album by Nigerian artist Burna Boy that helped cement his status on the global music stage.
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D.
Chenu
Chenu is a commune in northwestern France, located in the Sarthe department of the Pays de la Loire region.
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E.
Nandi
Nandi is the sacred bull and devoted gatekeeper of the Hindu god Shiva, revered as a symbol of strength, righteousness, and dharma.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
kinetic artwork
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mechanical sculpture ⓘ moving sculpture ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| capacity | around 45 passengers ⓘ |
| category |
Art installations
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Mechanical sculptures ⓘ Public art in France ⓘ Tourist attractions in Nantes ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designer |
François Delarozière
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La Machine ⓘ |
| function |
carries passengers
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tourist rides ⓘ |
| genre |
mechanical art
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street theatre ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
accessible balconies
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interior passenger space ⓘ moving ears ⓘ moving trunk ⓘ sprays water from trunk ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.lesmachines-nantes.fr ⓘ |
| height | approximately 12 meters ⓘ |
| inception | 2007 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Jules Verne
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industrial heritage of Nantes ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| length | approximately 8 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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Nantes ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Île de Nantes ⓘ |
| material |
steel
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wood ⓘ |
| movementType | walking ⓘ |
| numberOfDecks | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| operator | Les Machines de l’Île ⓘ |
| partOf |
Les Machines de l’Île
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urban regeneration project of Île de Nantes ⓘ |
| poweredBy | motor ⓘ |
| theme | fantastical machines ⓘ |
| tourDuration | about 30 minutes ⓘ |
| touristRegion | Pays de la Loire ⓘ |
| tourRoute | around the former shipyards on Île de Nantes ⓘ |
| translationOfName |
Grand Éléphant
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Great Elephant
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grand Éléphant Description of subject: Grand Éléphant is a monumental mechanical walking elephant sculpture in Nantes, France, that carries passengers as part of the Les Machines de l’Île artistic attraction.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Elephant
this entity surface form:
Great Elephant of Nantes