Old Palace Yard
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Old Palace Yard is a historic open square in Westminster, London, situated beside the Houses of Parliament and long used as a site for public gatherings and political events.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Palace Yard canonical | 7 |
| Old Palace Yard, Richmond | 1 |
| Old Palace Yard, Westminster | 1 |
| Old Palace Yard, Westminster, London | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T915280 — 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: Old Palace Yard Context triple: [Westminster World Heritage Site, contains, Old Palace Yard]
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A.
White Hall
White Hall is a grand ceremonial room within the Livadia Palace, historically used for important receptions and diplomatic events.
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B.
White Hall
White Hall is a historic academic building on Cornell University's central Arts Quad, known for housing classrooms and offices for humanities and social sciences.
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C.
King's Bench Walk
King's Bench Walk is a historic row of barristers’ chambers and legal buildings within London’s Inns of Court, closely associated with the English legal profession.
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D.
St Stephen Walbrook
St Stephen Walbrook is a historic Christopher Wren–designed Anglican church in the City of London, renowned for its elegant dome and classical interior.
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E.
Carfax Tower
Carfax Tower is a historic medieval bell tower and prominent city landmark located at the central crossroads of Oxford, England.
- 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: Old Palace Yard Target entity description: Old Palace Yard is a historic open square in Westminster, London, situated beside the Houses of Parliament and long used as a site for public gatherings and political events.
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A.
White Hall
White Hall is a grand ceremonial room within the Livadia Palace, historically used for important receptions and diplomatic events.
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B.
White Hall
White Hall is a historic academic building on Cornell University's central Arts Quad, known for housing classrooms and offices for humanities and social sciences.
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C.
King's Bench Walk
King's Bench Walk is a historic row of barristers’ chambers and legal buildings within London’s Inns of Court, closely associated with the English legal profession.
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D.
St Stephen Walbrook
St Stephen Walbrook is a historic Christopher Wren–designed Anglican church in the City of London, renowned for its elegant dome and classical interior.
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E.
Carfax Tower
Carfax Tower is a historic medieval bell tower and prominent city landmark located at the central crossroads of Oxford, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
open space ⓘ public square ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom |
Abingdon Street
ⓘ
St Margaret Street ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Houses of Parliament
ⓘ
linked to:
Palace of Westminster
Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| faces | St Margaret Street ⓘ |
| governedBy |
City of Westminster Council
ⓘ
linked to:
Westminster City Council
|
| hasCoordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
memorials
ⓘ
security barriers ⓘ statues ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | part of Westminster World Heritage Site setting ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | public highway ⓘ |
| hasSecurity |
police presence
ⓘ
vehicle barriers ⓘ |
| hasSurface | paving ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Big Ben
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Bell
Elizabeth Tower ⓘ Westminster Abbey west front ⓘ
linked to:
Westminster Abbey, London
|
| historicallyUsedFor |
political protests
ⓘ
public executions ⓘ royal and state ceremonies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
Greater London ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Westminster ⓘ
linked to:
City of Westminster
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| near |
Black Rod’s Garden Entrance
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Rod’s Garden
College Green ⓘ House of Commons public entrance ⓘ
linked to:
Lobby of the House of Commons
House of Lords public entrance ⓘ Parliament Square ⓘ Westminster Abbey ⓘ
linked to:
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
|
| overlooks | Victoria Tower ⓘ |
| partOf |
Westminster Abbey and Palace of Westminster environs
ⓘ
linked to:
Westminster World Heritage Site
Westminster historic core ⓘ
linked to:
Westminster World Heritage Site
|
| usedBy |
Members of Parliament
ⓘ
journalists ⓘ protesters ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial events
ⓘ
media broadcasts ⓘ political demonstrations ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ |
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: Old Palace Yard Description of subject: Old Palace Yard is a historic open square in Westminster, London, situated beside the Houses of Parliament and long used as a site for public gatherings and political events.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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