US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel

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chapel landmark modernist building religious building

The US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel is a landmark modernist religious structure in Colorado Springs, renowned for its striking spired design and multi-faith worship spaces.

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Label	Occurrences
United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel	6
US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel canonical	2
Cadet Chapel at the United States Air Force Academy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T94717 — 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: US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel
Context triple: [Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, notableWork, US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel]

A. Cadet Chapel, United States Military Academy at West Point
The Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy at West Point is a monumental Gothic Revival church that serves as the spiritual and ceremonial center for the Corps of Cadets.
B. United States Capitol Police Training Academy
The United States Capitol Police Training Academy is the dedicated institution where new and current Capitol Police officers receive comprehensive law enforcement, security, and protective services training for duty at the U.S. Capitol complex.
C. John A. Wilson Building
The John A. Wilson Building is a historic government office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the city’s primary municipal and legislative offices.
D. United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy is a prestigious federal service academy at West Point, New York, that educates and commissions officers for the U.S. Army.
E. Massachusetts Hall
Massachusetts Hall is one of Harvard University's oldest buildings, historically used as a dormitory and administrative space in Harvard Yard.
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: US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel
Target entity description: The US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel is a landmark modernist religious structure in Colorado Springs, renowned for its striking spired design and multi-faith worship spaces.

A. Cadet Chapel, United States Military Academy at West Point
The Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy at West Point is a monumental Gothic Revival church that serves as the spiritual and ceremonial center for the Corps of Cadets.
B. Thayer Hall
Thayer Hall is an undergraduate dormitory in Harvard Yard at Harvard University, known for housing first-year students in a central historic campus location.
C. United States Capitol Police Training Academy
The United States Capitol Police Training Academy is the dedicated institution where new and current Capitol Police officers receive comprehensive law enforcement, security, and protective services training for duty at the U.S. Capitol complex.
D. John A. Wilson Building
The John A. Wilson Building is a historic government office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the city’s primary municipal and legislative offices.
E. United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy is a prestigious federal service academy at West Point, New York, that educates and commissions officers for the U.S. Army.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chapel ⓘ landmark ⓘ modernist building ⓘ religious building ⓘ
architect	Walter Netsch ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Expressionist architecture ⓘ Modernist architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	United States Air Force Academy cadets ⓘ
completionDate	1962 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1959 ⓘ
contains	All-Faiths room ⓘ Buddhist chapel ⓘ Catholic chapel ⓘ Falcon Circle ⓘ Jewish chapel ⓘ Muslim prayer room ⓘ Protestant chapel ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designPeriod	1950s ⓘ
function	multi-faith worship ⓘ
hasFeature	colored stained glass panels ⓘ pipe organ in Protestant chapel ⓘ separate levels for different faiths ⓘ
height	150 feet ⓘ
heritageStatus	National Historic Landmark ⓘ listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn	Colorado ⓘ Colorado Springs, Colorado ⓘ El Paso County, Colorado ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
location	United States Air Force Academy ⓘ
materialUsed	aluminum ⓘ concrete ⓘ glass ⓘ steel ⓘ
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate	2004 ⓘ
notableFor	iconic profile of the Air Force Academy ⓘ multi-faith worship spaces ⓘ striking spired design ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber	04000213 ⓘ
numberOfSpiredTetrahedrons	17 ⓘ
openingDate	1963 ⓘ
owner	United States Air Force ⓘ
partOf	United States Air Force Academy campus ⓘ linked to: United States Air Force Academy
plan	linear nave with side chapels ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	multi-faith ⓘ
roofShape	series of spires ⓘ
usedFor	memorial services ⓘ religious services ⓘ weddings ⓘ

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