Statue of Apollo (Opéra Garnier decoration)
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The Statue of Apollo at the Opéra Garnier is a prominent gilded rooftop sculpture in Paris depicting the Greek god of music and the arts, crowning the opera house as an emblem of artistic inspiration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Statue of Apollo (Opéra Garnier decoration) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6256109 — 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: Statue of Apollo (Opéra Garnier decoration) Context triple: [Aimé Millet, notableWork, Statue of Apollo (Opéra Garnier decoration)]
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statue of Apollo
The statue of Apollo is a prominent sculptural representation of the Greek god of music, light, and the arts that serves as a central artistic landmark in Place Masséna.
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B.
La Danse (ornament of the Opéra façade)
La Danse (ornament of the Opéra façade) is a dynamic and controversial 19th-century sculptural group by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux adorning the exterior of the Palais Garnier in Paris, celebrated for its exuberant depiction of dancing figures.
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C.
Statue des Trois Mousquetaires et d’Artagnan
The Statue des Trois Mousquetaires et d’Artagnan is a public monument in Condom, France, celebrating Alexandre Dumas’s famous swashbuckling characters from “The Three Musketeers.”
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La Défense de Paris statue
La Défense de Paris statue is a 19th-century bronze war memorial in the La Défense district of Paris, commemorating the city's defenders during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871.
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E.
equestrian statue of Louis XIV
The equestrian statue of Louis XIV is a prominent bronze monument in Lyon depicting the French king on horseback, serving as a central landmark and historical symbol of Place Bellecour.
- 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: Statue of Apollo (Opéra Garnier decoration) Target entity description: The Statue of Apollo at the Opéra Garnier is a prominent gilded rooftop sculpture in Paris depicting the Greek god of music and the arts, crowning the opera house as an emblem of artistic inspiration.
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A.
statue of Apollo
The statue of Apollo is a prominent sculptural representation of the Greek god of music, light, and the arts that serves as a central artistic landmark in Place Masséna.
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B.
La Danse (ornament of the Opéra façade)
La Danse (ornament of the Opéra façade) is a dynamic and controversial 19th-century sculptural group by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux adorning the exterior of the Palais Garnier in Paris, celebrated for its exuberant depiction of dancing figures.
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C.
Statue des Trois Mousquetaires et d’Artagnan
The Statue des Trois Mousquetaires et d’Artagnan is a public monument in Condom, France, celebrating Alexandre Dumas’s famous swashbuckling characters from “The Three Musketeers.”
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D.
La Défense de Paris statue
La Défense de Paris statue is a 19th-century bronze war memorial in the La Défense district of Paris, commemorating the city's defenders during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871.
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E.
equestrian statue of Louis XIV
The equestrian statue of Louis XIV is a prominent bronze monument in Lyon depicting the French king on horseback, serving as a central landmark and historical symbol of Place Bellecour.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural decoration
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gilded statue ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ rooftop sculpture ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French opera
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Parisian cultural heritage ⓘ |
| color | golden ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
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Greek god of music ⓘ Greek god of the arts ⓘ |
| function |
emblem of the Opéra Garnier
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ornamental feature ⓘ |
| genre | mythological sculpture ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique (as part of the Palais Garnier) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | main façade axis of the Opéra Garnier ⓘ |
| location |
Palais Garnier
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ roof of the Opéra Garnier ⓘ |
| materialUsed | gilded bronze ⓘ |
| partOf | exterior decoration of the Opéra Garnier ⓘ |
| roofElementOf | Palais Garnier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | crowning element of the opera house ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
artistic inspiration
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music ⓘ the arts ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Place de l’Opéra
NERFINISHED
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boulevard des Capucines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Statue of Apollo (Opéra Garnier decoration) Description of subject: The Statue of Apollo at the Opéra Garnier is a prominent gilded rooftop sculpture in Paris depicting the Greek god of music and the arts, crowning the opera house as an emblem of artistic inspiration.
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