Tower of Buddhist Incense
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The Tower of Buddhist Incense is a prominent multi-story pavilion and iconic landmark within Beijing’s Summer Palace, renowned for its traditional Chinese architecture and commanding views over Kunming Lake.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tower of Buddhist Incense canonical | 9 |
| Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha | 3 |
| Buddhist Fragrance Pavilion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T685712 — 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: Tower of Buddhist Incense Context triple: [Summer Palace, hasPart, Tower of Buddhist Incense]
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A.
One Pillar Pagoda
The One Pillar Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, renowned for its unique lotus-shaped design supported by a single stone pillar.
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B.
Longhua Temple
Longhua Temple is an ancient and historically significant Buddhist temple in Shanghai, renowned for its traditional architecture and the city’s oldest surviving pagoda.
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C.
Sam Poo Kong Temple
Sam Poo Kong Temple is a historic Chinese temple complex in Semarang, Indonesia, revered as a cultural and religious landmark blending Chinese and Javanese architectural and spiritual traditions.
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D.
Jade Buddha Temple
Jade Buddha Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple in Shanghai famous for its exquisite jade Buddha statues and traditional Chinese architecture.
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E.
To-ji
To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 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: Tower of Buddhist Incense Target entity description: The Tower of Buddhist Incense is a prominent multi-story pavilion and iconic landmark within Beijing’s Summer Palace, renowned for its traditional Chinese architecture and commanding views over Kunming Lake.
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A.
One Pillar Pagoda
The One Pillar Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, Vietnam, renowned for its unique lotus-shaped design supported by a single stone pillar.
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B.
Longhua Temple
Longhua Temple is an ancient and historically significant Buddhist temple in Shanghai, renowned for its traditional architecture and the city’s oldest surviving pagoda.
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C.
Sam Poo Kong Temple
Sam Poo Kong Temple is a historic Chinese temple complex in Semarang, Indonesia, revered as a cultural and religious landmark blending Chinese and Javanese architectural and spiritual traditions.
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D.
Jade Buddha Temple
Jade Buddha Temple is a renowned Buddhist temple in Shanghai famous for its exquisite jade Buddha statues and traditional Chinese architecture.
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E.
To-ji
To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist structure
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Chinese pavilion ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chinese imperial architecture
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traditional Chinese architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| builtOn | Longevity Hill ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 佛香阁 ⓘ |
| city | Beijing ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| damagedIn |
Opium Wars
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surface form:
Second Opium War
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| decorativeFeatures |
Buddhist statues
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colorful glazed tiles ⓘ painted dougong brackets ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Guanyin ⓘ |
| district | Haidian District ⓘ |
| function |
Buddhist worship
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imperial viewing pavilion ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing" ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
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China ⓘ Haidian District ⓘ Summer Palace ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Hall of Dispelling Clouds
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Long Corridor of the Summer Palace ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | three ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
Kunming Lake
ⓘ
Summer Palace architectural complex ⓘ
surface form:
Summer Palace gardens
|
| orientation | faces south toward Kunming Lake ⓘ |
| overlooks | Kunming Lake ⓘ |
| partOf |
Summer Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Summer Palace central axis
imperial garden complex ⓘ |
| pinyinName | Foxiangge ⓘ |
| rebuiltDuringReignOf | Empress Dowager Cixi ⓘ |
| reconstructedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roofType | multi-eaved roof ⓘ |
| significance |
dominant structure on Longevity Hill
ⓘ
iconic landmark of the Summer Palace ⓘ |
| touristActivity | panoramic viewing of Summer Palace ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1998 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tower of Buddhist Incense Description of subject: The Tower of Buddhist Incense is a prominent multi-story pavilion and iconic landmark within Beijing’s Summer Palace, renowned for its traditional Chinese architecture and commanding views over Kunming Lake.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha
this entity surface form:
Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha
subject surface form:
Summer Palace
subject surface form:
Summer Palace
this entity surface form:
Buddhist Fragrance Pavilion
subject surface form:
Summer Palace
this entity surface form:
Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha