Vendôme Column
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The Vendôme Column is a monumental bronze victory column in Paris, originally erected by Napoleon I to commemorate the Battle of Austerlitz and modeled after Trajan’s Column in Rome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vendôme Column canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9423665 — 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: Vendôme Column Context triple: [Place Vendôme, notableFeature, Vendôme Column]
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Victory Column
The Victory Column is a prominent Berlin monument featuring a gilded statue of Victoria atop a tall column, commemorating Prussian military victories and offering panoramic views of the city.
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B.
Alexander Column
The Alexander Column is a monumental red granite column in Saint Petersburg, Russia, erected in the early 19th century to commemorate Russia’s victory over Napoleon.
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C.
Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe is a monumental triumphal arch in Paris that honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and serves as one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
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D.
The Mirabeau Monument
The Mirabeau Monument is a sculptural work by French artist Jules Dalou commemorating revolutionary leader Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau.
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E.
Cross of Lorraine monument
The Cross of Lorraine monument is a towering memorial in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, France, symbolizing Free France and commemorating General Charles de Gaulle.
- 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: Vendôme Column Target entity description: The Vendôme Column is a monumental bronze victory column in Paris, originally erected by Napoleon I to commemorate the Battle of Austerlitz and modeled after Trajan’s Column in Rome.
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A.
Victory Column
The Victory Column is a prominent Berlin monument featuring a gilded statue of Victoria atop a tall column, commemorating Prussian military victories and offering panoramic views of the city.
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B.
Alexander Column
The Alexander Column is a monumental red granite column in Saint Petersburg, Russia, erected in the early 19th century to commemorate Russia’s victory over Napoleon.
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C.
Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe is a monumental triumphal arch in Paris that honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and serves as one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
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D.
The Mirabeau Monument
The Mirabeau Monument is a sculptural work by French artist Jules Dalou commemorating revolutionary leader Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau.
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E.
Cross of Lorraine monument
The Cross of Lorraine monument is a towering memorial in Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, France, symbolizing Free France and commemorating General Charles de Gaulle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
victory column ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Colonne Vendôme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| builtUnder | First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Columns and entablatures
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Paris ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Paris ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Austerlitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic victories ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1810 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1806 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
French military victories
ⓘ
scenes from the War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| designer |
Jacques Gondouin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Baptiste Lepère NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Communards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | Paris Commune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 1871 ⓘ |
| hasRelief | bronze plates made from captured enemy cannons ⓘ |
| hasStatue | statue of Napoleon in military uniform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 44 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | monument historique of France ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Trajan's Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| location | Place Vendôme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
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stone pedestal ⓘ |
| modeledAfter | Trajan's Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Ministry of Justice of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rue de la Paix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalStatue | statue of Napoleon in Roman attire ⓘ |
| ownedBy | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedIn | 1873 ⓘ |
| reconstructionOrderedBy | French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reliefType | spiral bas-relief frieze ⓘ |
| sculptor | Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Place Vendôme, 75001 Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Napoleonic military glory ⓘ |
| topFeature | statue of Napoleon I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unveilingDate | 1810 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vendôme Column Description of subject: The Vendôme Column is a monumental bronze victory column in Paris, originally erected by Napoleon I to commemorate the Battle of Austerlitz and modeled after Trajan’s Column in Rome.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Place Vendôme
subject surface form:
Place Vendôme