Roden Crater
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Roden Crater is a large-scale land art project by artist James Turrell, created within a dormant volcanic cinder cone in Arizona and designed as a naked-eye observatory for experiencing light, sky, and celestial events.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roden Crater canonical | 2 |
| Roden Crater project | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10107304 — 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: Roden Crater Context triple: [San Francisco volcanic field, contains, Roden Crater]
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A.
Valle de la Luna
Valle de la Luna is a strikingly arid, moonlike desert landscape in Chile’s Atacama Desert, known for its dramatic rock formations, salt flats, and vivid sunset views.
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B.
Valle de la Luna
Valle de la Luna is a striking, otherworldly landscape of eroded rock and clay formations near La Paz, Bolivia, known for its moonlike appearance and popular hiking trails.
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C.
Patio de los Cañones
Patio de los Cañones is a historic inner courtyard of Chile’s presidential La Moneda Palace, notable for its ceremonial use and display of artillery pieces.
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D.
Zabriskie Point badlands
Zabriskie Point badlands are a strikingly eroded, colorful landscape of gullies and ridges in Death Valley National Park, famed for their dramatic views at sunrise and sunset.
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E.
Valley of the Gods
Valley of the Gods is a scenic sandstone valley in southeastern Utah known for its striking red rock formations, towering buttes, and remote desert landscapes popular with photographers and outdoor enthusiasts.
- 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: Roden Crater Target entity description: Roden Crater is a large-scale land art project by artist James Turrell, created within a dormant volcanic cinder cone in Arizona and designed as a naked-eye observatory for experiencing light, sky, and celestial events.
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A.
Valle de la Luna
Valle de la Luna is a strikingly arid, moonlike desert landscape in Chile’s Atacama Desert, known for its dramatic rock formations, salt flats, and vivid sunset views.
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B.
Valle de la Luna
Valle de la Luna is a striking, otherworldly landscape of eroded rock and clay formations near La Paz, Bolivia, known for its moonlike appearance and popular hiking trails.
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C.
Patio de los Cañones
Patio de los Cañones is a historic inner courtyard of Chile’s presidential La Moneda Palace, notable for its ceremonial use and display of artillery pieces.
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D.
Zabriskie Point badlands
Zabriskie Point badlands are a strikingly eroded, colorful landscape of gullies and ridges in Death Valley National Park, famed for their dramatic views at sunrise and sunset.
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E.
Valley of the Gods
Valley of the Gods is a scenic sandstone valley in southeastern Utah known for its striking red rock formations, towering buttes, and remote desert landscapes popular with photographers and outdoor enthusiasts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art installation
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earthwork ⓘ land art project ⓘ naked-eye observatory ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | restricted access ⓘ |
| acquiredByArtist | 1970s ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Environmental art
ⓘ
linked to:
Land art
Land art ⓘ |
| beganConstruction | late 1970s ⓘ |
| constructedWithin | dormant volcanic cinder cone ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | James Turrell ⓘ |
| designedAs | observatory for light and sky ⓘ |
| designedFor | experiencing celestial events ⓘ |
| designedToFrame |
equinoxes
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lunar eclipses ⓘ moonrise ⓘ solstices ⓘ stellar movements ⓘ sunrise ⓘ sunset ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
experience of sky
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perception of light ⓘ |
| genre | site-specific art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Skyspaces
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apertures ⓘ chambers ⓘ courtyards ⓘ ramps ⓘ tunnels ⓘ viewing rooms ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
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Coconino County ⓘ
linked to:
Coconino County, Arizona
Painted Desert ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedOn |
San Francisco Volcanic Field
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linked to:
San Francisco volcanic field
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| material |
concrete
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earth ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Roden family (local ranchers) ⓘ |
| near |
Flagstaff, Arizona
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linked to:
Flagstaff
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| notableFor |
integration of art and astronomy
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long-term construction process ⓘ manipulation of natural light ⓘ |
| ownedBy | James Turrell ⓘ |
| partOf |
James Turrell’s oeuvre
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linked to:
James Turrell
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| primarySenseEngaged | vision ⓘ |
| state | Arizona ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roden Crater Description of subject: Roden Crater is a large-scale land art project by artist James Turrell, created within a dormant volcanic cinder cone in Arizona and designed as a naked-eye observatory for experiencing light, sky, and celestial events.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Roden Crater