HSBC Tower
E111724
HSBC Tower is a prominent skyscraper in London’s Canary Wharf financial district that serves as one of the global headquarters of HSBC.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HSBC Tower canonical | 2 |
| 25 Canada Square | 1 |
| 5 Canada Square | 1 |
| 8 Canada Square | 1 |
| HSBC Headquarters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T938221 — 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: HSBC Tower Context triple: [Canary Wharf, hasLandmarkBuilding, HSBC Tower]
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A.
Exchange Tower
Exchange Tower is a prominent office skyscraper in Toronto’s financial district that serves as the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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B.
HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong
The HSBC Main Building in Hong Kong is a landmark high-tech skyscraper and former tallest building in the city, renowned for its innovative modular design and open atrium by architect Norman Foster.
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C.
The Shard
The Shard is a landmark glass skyscraper in London known for its sharp, shard-like design and status as one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom.
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D.
Central Tower
Central Tower is the slender, octagonal, spire-topped ventilation and bell tower rising from the middle of the Palace of Westminster in London.
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E.
Capital One Tower
Capital One Tower is a prominent high-rise office building that serves as the headquarters of Capital One and a defining feature of the Tysons, Virginia skyline.
- 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: HSBC Tower Target entity description: HSBC Tower is a prominent skyscraper in London’s Canary Wharf financial district that serves as one of the global headquarters of HSBC.
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A.
Exchange Tower
Exchange Tower is a prominent office skyscraper in Toronto’s financial district that serves as the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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B.
HSBC Main Building, Hong Kong
The HSBC Main Building in Hong Kong is a landmark high-tech skyscraper and former tallest building in the city, renowned for its innovative modular design and open atrium by architect Norman Foster.
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C.
The Shard
The Shard is a landmark glass skyscraper in London known for its sharp, shard-like design and status as one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom.
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D.
Central Tower
Central Tower is the slender, octagonal, spire-topped ventilation and bell tower rising from the middle of the Palace of Westminster in London.
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E.
Capital One Tower
Capital One Tower is a prominent high-rise office building that serves as the headquarters of Capital One and a defining feature of the Tysons, Virginia skyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
ⓘ
headquarters building ⓘ office skyscraper ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
8 Canada Square
ⓘ
HSBC Headquarters ⓘ
linked to:
HSBC Tower
|
| architecturalStyle | modern ⓘ |
| buildingType | office ⓘ |
| city |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| completionDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| contains |
HSBC executive offices
ⓘ
conference facilities ⓘ retail space at ground level ⓘ trading floors ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developer | Canary Wharf Group ⓘ |
| district | Canary Wharf ⓘ |
| floorCount | 42 ⓘ |
| hasFunction | financial services headquarters ⓘ |
| height | about 200 metres ⓘ |
| isPartOfSkylineOf | Canary Wharf ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canary Wharf
ⓘ
England ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of HSBC’s global headquarters
ⓘ
prominent position in Canary Wharf financial district ⓘ |
| occupant |
HSBC
ⓘ
linked to:
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
|
| openingDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| owner | Canary Wharf Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canary Wharf development
ⓘ
linked to:
Canary Wharf
|
| primaryUse | office space ⓘ |
| roofHeight | about 200 metres ⓘ |
| servesAs |
UK headquarters of HSBC
ⓘ
global headquarters of HSBC ⓘ |
| startDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| streetAddress |
8 Canada Square
ⓘ
linked to:
One Canada Square
|
| tenant |
HSBC
ⓘ
linked to:
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
|
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: HSBC Tower Description of subject: HSBC Tower is a prominent skyscraper in London’s Canary Wharf financial district that serves as one of the global headquarters of HSBC.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: HSBC Tower
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linked to: HSBC Tower
linked to: HSBC Tower