Lincoln Memorial

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monument national memorial neoclassical building temple-form building tourist attraction war memorial

The Lincoln Memorial is a monumental neoclassical temple in Washington, D.C., honoring the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, and serving as a symbolic site for American civil rights and national unity.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Lincoln Memorial canonical	56
Lincoln Memorial Circle	2
Lincoln Memorial (1959–2008)	1
Lincoln Memorial (interior elements)	1
Lincoln Memorial complex	1
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1158 — 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: Lincoln Memorial
Context triple: [Washington, D.C., hasLandmark, Lincoln Memorial]

A. United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the iconic neoclassical building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and serves as a central symbol of American democracy.
B. Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is a towering white marble obelisk on the National Mall that honors George Washington, the first president of the United States.
C. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the United States’ national cultural center and a major venue in Washington, D.C. for theater, music, dance, and other performing arts.
D. Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site is a preserved historic property in Independence, Missouri, that includes the longtime home and related sites associated with the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
E. Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library and museum in Independence, Missouri, dedicated to preserving and presenting the life, presidency, and legacy of the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
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: Lincoln Memorial
Target entity description: The Lincoln Memorial is a monumental neoclassical temple in Washington, D.C., honoring the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, and serving as a symbolic site for American civil rights and national unity.

A. United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the iconic neoclassical building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and serves as a central symbol of American democracy.
B. Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is a towering white marble obelisk on the National Mall that honors George Washington, the first president of the United States.
C. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the United States’ national cultural center and a major venue in Washington, D.C. for theater, music, dance, and other performing arts.
D. Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site is a preserved historic property in Independence, Missouri, that includes the longtime home and related sites associated with the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
E. Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library and museum in Independence, Missouri, dedicated to preserving and presenting the life, presidency, and legacy of the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monument ⓘ national memorial ⓘ neoclassical building ⓘ temple-form building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
addedToNRHP	October 15, 1966 ⓘ
architect	Henry Bacon ⓘ
completionDate	1922 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1914 ⓘ
coordinates	38.8893°N 77.0502°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dedicatedBy	Warren G. Harding ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
dedicationDate	May 30, 1922 ⓘ
governingBody	National Park Service ⓘ surface form: U.S. National Park Service
hasFeature	36 Doric columns ⓘ
hasStatue	Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
height	approximately 30 meters ⓘ
honors	Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
inscription	Gettysburg Address ⓘ Second Inaugural Address ⓘ
interiorDesigner	Jules Guérin ⓘ
length	approximately 36 meters ⓘ
locatedIn	National Mall ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ National Mall ⓘ surface form: West Potomac Park
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
material	Alabama marble ⓘ Colorado Yule marble ⓘ Indiana limestone ⓘ Massachusetts granite ⓘ Tennessee marble ⓘ
near	Washington Monument ⓘ
notableEvent	March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ⓘ surface form: 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom "I Have a Dream" speech ⓘ surface form: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
NRHPReferenceNumber	66000035 ⓘ
overlooks	Reflecting Pool ⓘ
partOf	National Park Service ⓘ surface form: National Park System
sculptor	Daniel Chester French ⓘ
statueHeight	approximately 5.8 meters ⓘ
style	Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
symbolizes	American democracy ⓘ American unity ⓘ civil rights ⓘ
usedFor	civil rights demonstrations ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ
visitorCountCategory	one of the most visited monuments in the United States ⓘ
width	approximately 57 meters ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington, D.C. → hasLandmark → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Washington Monument → locatedBetween → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Rosslyn → hasViewOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Memorial Bridge → connects → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Memorial Bridge → roadCarried → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Memorial Circle

"I Have a Dream" speech → place → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

National Mall → westernTerminus → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

National Mall → contains → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

National Mall → hasViewOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Colorado Yule marble → notableUse → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

The Arts of War → location → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Memorial Circle

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom → location → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

American civil religion → centralSymbol → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Henry Bacon → notableWork → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Henry Bacon → designed → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Tennessee marble → notableUseInBuilding → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Memorial (interior elements)

Reflecting Pool → mirrors → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Reflecting Pool → adjacentTo → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Second Inaugural Address → engravedAt → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Georgia marble → notableUseIn → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Foggy Bottom neighborhood → locatedNear → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

subject surface form: Foggy Bottom

World War II Memorial → locatedBetween → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Korean War Veterans Memorial → hasView → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Korean War Veterans Memorial → near → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

West Potomac Park → locatedNear → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

U.S. National Memorial → hasExample → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina → notableWork → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry Bacon

Marian Anderson → performedAt → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

District of Columbia → contains → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial) → locatedIn → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial) → partOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lincoln Memorial complex

Arlington Estate → hasViewOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Arlington Heights → locatedOpposite → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Yule Creek Valley → materialFromValleyUsedIn → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Washington, D.C. (administrative base via the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) → hasLandmark → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

subject surface form: Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument Grounds → hasViewOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Lincoln Memorial Circle → surrounds → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Lincoln Memorial Circle → providesAccessTo → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Yule Marble quarry → usedIn → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Eccles Building, Washington, D.C. → locatedNear → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Rainbow Pool → hasNearbyMonument → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Freedom Wall → locatedNear → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

The Wall → nearbyLandmark → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Vietnam Women’s Memorial → nearby → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

President's Park → hasViewOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Constitution Gardens (adjacent/associated area) → adjacentTo → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

subject surface form: Constitution Gardens

Constitution Gardens (adjacent/associated area) → hasViewOf → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

subject surface form: Constitution Gardens

Pool of Remembrance → locatedNear → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

United Nations Wall → locatedNear → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ

Laura Florence Calvert → notableWork → Lincoln Memorial ⓘ