Monument to Frederick the Great (participation in design)
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The Monument to Frederick the Great is a prominent 19th-century equestrian statue and elaborate public monument in Berlin honoring Prussian king Frederick II, created through the collaboration of several artists including Johann Gottfried Schadow.
All labels observed (1)
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| Monument to Frederick the Great (participation in design) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5667245 — 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: Monument to Frederick the Great (participation in design) Context triple: [Johann Gottfried Schadow, notableWork, Monument to Frederick the Great (participation in design)]
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A.
Frederick the Great’s tomb
Frederick the Great’s tomb is the gravesite of the Prussian king Frederick II, located on the terrace of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany.
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B.
King John III Sobieski Monument
The King John III Sobieski Monument is a commemorative statue in Warsaw honoring the 17th-century Polish king famed for his victory over the Ottomans at the Battle of Vienna.
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C.
Goethe–Schiller Monument
The Goethe–Schiller Monument is a famous bronze statue in Weimar, Germany, depicting the renowned writers Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller side by side as symbols of German classical literature.
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D.
Adam Mickiewicz Monument
The Adam Mickiewicz Monument is a prominent statue in Kraków dedicated to Poland’s revered Romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz, serving as a popular meeting point and cultural symbol in the city.
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E.
Monument to Maria Christina of Austria
The Monument to Maria Christina of Austria is a renowned neoclassical funerary sculpture by Antonio Canova, celebrated for its innovative pyramidal design and emotional allegorical figures.
- 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: Monument to Frederick the Great (participation in design) Target entity description: The Monument to Frederick the Great is a prominent 19th-century equestrian statue and elaborate public monument in Berlin honoring Prussian king Frederick II, created through the collaboration of several artists including Johann Gottfried Schadow.
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A.
Frederick the Great’s tomb
Frederick the Great’s tomb is the gravesite of the Prussian king Frederick II, located on the terrace of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Germany.
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B.
King John III Sobieski Monument
The King John III Sobieski Monument is a commemorative statue in Warsaw honoring the 17th-century Polish king famed for his victory over the Ottomans at the Battle of Vienna.
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C.
Goethe–Schiller Monument
The Goethe–Schiller Monument is a famous bronze statue in Weimar, Germany, depicting the renowned writers Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller side by side as symbols of German classical literature.
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D.
Adam Mickiewicz Monument
The Adam Mickiewicz Monument is a prominent statue in Kraków dedicated to Poland’s revered Romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz, serving as a popular meeting point and cultural symbol in the city.
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E.
Monument to Maria Christina of Austria
The Monument to Maria Christina of Austria is a renowned neoclassical funerary sculpture by Antonio Canova, celebrated for its innovative pyramidal design and emotional allegorical figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bronze monument
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equestrian statue ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Historicist ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Frederick William III of Prussia
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linked to:
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
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| country | Germany ⓘ |
| creator |
Albert Wolff
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August Kiß ⓘ Christian Daniel Rauch ⓘ Friedrich Drake ⓘ Hermann Schievelbein ⓘ Johann Gottfried Schadow ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| depicts |
Frederick II of Prussia
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horse ⓘ |
| genre | commemorative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasInscription | dedicatory texts honoring Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical figures
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equestrian statue of Frederick the Great ⓘ multi-figure sculptural base ⓘ pedestal ⓘ relief panels ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed monument in Berlin ⓘ |
| honors | Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ |
| inception | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
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Germany ⓘ |
| location | Unter den Linden ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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granite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate sculptural program
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large-scale equestrian statue ⓘ |
| participationInDesignBy | Johann Gottfried Schadow ⓘ |
| partOf | cultural heritage of Berlin ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| purpose | commemoration of Frederick the Great ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
relocation during the German Democratic Republic period
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return to Unter den Linden after German reunification ⓘ |
| subjectOf | urban design of Unter den Linden ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | Berlin ⓘ |
| unveiled | 1851 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Monument to Frederick the Great (participation in design) Description of subject: The Monument to Frederick the Great is a prominent 19th-century equestrian statue and elaborate public monument in Berlin honoring Prussian king Frederick II, created through the collaboration of several artists including Johann Gottfried Schadow.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Johann Gottfried Schadow
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notableWork
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Monument to Frederick the Great (participation in design)
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