The Fountain of the Great Lakes
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The Fountain of the Great Lakes is a celebrated early 20th-century allegorical bronze fountain in Chicago that personifies the five Great Lakes as classical female figures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fountain of the Great Lakes | 1 |
| The Fountain of the Great Lakes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10448986 — 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: The Fountain of the Great Lakes Context triple: [Lorado Taft, notableWork, The Fountain of the Great Lakes]
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A.
Grand Haven Musical Fountain
The Grand Haven Musical Fountain is a large, choreographed water and light show set to music, performed seasonally along the Grand River waterfront in Grand Haven, Michigan.
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B.
The Grand
The Grand is a historic performing arts theater and cultural landmark located in Macon, Georgia.
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C.
The Grand
The Grand is a 2007 improvised comedy film that satirizes high-stakes poker tournaments, featuring an ensemble cast including Cheryl Hines, Woody Harrelson, and David Cross.
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D.
Alsterfountain
The Alsterfountain is a prominent water fountain in central Hamburg that shoots a high jet of water from the Binnenalster lake, serving as a well-known city landmark.
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E.
Saint Anthony Falls
Saint Anthony Falls is a historic waterfall on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis that powered the city’s early flour and saw milling industries and shaped its development.
- 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: The Fountain of the Great Lakes Target entity description: The Fountain of the Great Lakes is a celebrated early 20th-century allegorical bronze fountain in Chicago that personifies the five Great Lakes as classical female figures.
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A.
Grand Haven Musical Fountain
The Grand Haven Musical Fountain is a large, choreographed water and light show set to music, performed seasonally along the Grand River waterfront in Grand Haven, Michigan.
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B.
The Grand
The Grand is a historic performing arts theater and cultural landmark located in Macon, Georgia.
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C.
The Grand
The Grand is a 2007 improvised comedy film that satirizes high-stakes poker tournaments, featuring an ensemble cast including Cheryl Hines, Woody Harrelson, and David Cross.
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D.
Alsterfountain
The Alsterfountain is a prominent water fountain in central Hamburg that shoots a high jet of water from the Binnenalster lake, serving as a well-known city landmark.
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E.
Saint Anthony Falls
Saint Anthony Falls is a historic waterfall on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis that powered the city’s early flour and saw milling industries and shaped its development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical sculpture
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fountain ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ |
| artMovement | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois
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linked to:
Chicago
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| completionDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Lorado Taft ⓘ |
| depicts |
Great Lakes
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allegorical female figures ⓘ |
| genre | allegory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure representing Lake Erie
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figure representing Lake Huron ⓘ figure representing Lake Michigan ⓘ figure representing Lake Ontario ⓘ figure representing Lake Superior ⓘ |
| hasWaterFeature | cascading basins ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Chicago Landmark (as part of Art Institute environs and public art)
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linked to:
Chicago Landmark
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| inception |
c. 1907–1913
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Art Institute of Chicago
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South Garden of the Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ
linked to:
Art Institute of Chicago grounds
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| location | Chicago ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classical style female figures
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personification of the five Great Lakes ⓘ |
| sculptor | Lorado Taft ⓘ |
| subjectOf | public art tours in Chicago ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fountain of the Great Lakes Description of subject: The Fountain of the Great Lakes is a celebrated early 20th-century allegorical bronze fountain in Chicago that personifies the five Great Lakes as classical female figures.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lorado
linked to: The Fountain of the Great Lakes