Door of No Return monument
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The Door of No Return monument is a memorial arch on the beach at Ouidah, Benin, commemorating the countless enslaved Africans who were shipped across the Atlantic during the transatlantic slave trade.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Door of No Return in Ouidah | 1 |
| Door of No Return monument canonical | 1 |
| Door of No Return monument in Ouidah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7534337 — 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: Door of No Return monument Context triple: [Ouidah, knownFor, Door of No Return monument]
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A.
Speke Monument
Speke Monument is a commemorative structure in London dedicated to the Victorian-era explorer John Hanning Speke, known for his expeditions in Africa and identification of Lake Victoria as a source of the Nile.
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B.
Zalongo Monument
The Zalongo Monument is a large cliffside memorial in Epirus, Greece, commemorating the mass suicide of Souliote women and children during the Ottoman period.
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C.
High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument
The High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument is a Civil War memorial at Gettysburg that marks the farthest advance of Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge.
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D.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a major military memorial and central traffic hub in Bangkok, Thailand, commemorating the country’s victory in the Franco-Thai War.
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E.
Lovejoy Monument
Lovejoy Monument is a memorial in Alton, Illinois dedicated to abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, who was killed defending his anti-slavery press.
- 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: Door of No Return monument Target entity description: The Door of No Return monument is a memorial arch on the beach at Ouidah, Benin, commemorating the countless enslaved Africans who were shipped across the Atlantic during the transatlantic slave trade.
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A.
Speke Monument
Speke Monument is a commemorative structure in London dedicated to the Victorian-era explorer John Hanning Speke, known for his expeditions in Africa and identification of Lake Victoria as a source of the Nile.
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B.
Zalongo Monument
The Zalongo Monument is a large cliffside memorial in Epirus, Greece, commemorating the mass suicide of Souliote women and children during the Ottoman period.
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C.
High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument
The High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument is a Civil War memorial at Gettysburg that marks the farthest advance of Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge.
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D.
Victory Monument
Victory Monument is a major military memorial and central traffic hub in Bangkok, Thailand, commemorating the country’s victory in the Franco-Thai War.
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E.
Lovejoy Monument
Lovejoy Monument is a memorial in Alton, Illinois dedicated to abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy, who was killed defending his anti-slavery press.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch
ⓘ
memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African diaspora in the Americas
ⓘ
Middle Passage ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ
linked to:
Atlantic slave trade
|
| category |
Monuments and memorials in Benin
ⓘ
Slavery memorials ⓘ Tourist attractions in Benin ⓘ |
| commemorates |
African diaspora
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ victims of the transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| country | Benin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Africans deported to the Americas ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalForm | triumphal arch ⓘ |
| hasArtwork |
bas-relief panels
ⓘ
sculptural friezes ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
metal ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Door of No Return ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench | Porte du Non-Retour ⓘ |
| hasNameInPortuguese |
Porta do Não Retorno
ⓘ
linked to:
Porte du Non-Retour
|
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO Slave Route Project site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ouidah ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic coast of Benin
ⓘ
beach at Ouidah ⓘ |
| near | Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Slave Route in Ouidah
ⓘ
linked to:
Ouidah Route des Esclaves
|
| symbolizes |
final departure point of enslaved Africans from Africa
ⓘ
rupture between Africa and its diaspora ⓘ suffering and resilience of enslaved people ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | Ouidah ⓘ |
| usedFor |
educational visits
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ remembrance ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Door of No Return monument Description of subject: The Door of No Return monument is a memorial arch on the beach at Ouidah, Benin, commemorating the countless enslaved Africans who were shipped across the Atlantic during the transatlantic slave trade.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Door of No Return monument
linked to: Door of No Return monument