Cathedral of Learning
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The Cathedral of Learning is a 42-story Gothic Revival skyscraper on the University of Pittsburgh campus, renowned as one of the tallest educational buildings in the world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cathedral of Learning canonical | 15 |
| Cathedral of Learning (PHLF Historic Landmark) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T892942 — 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: Cathedral of Learning Context triple: [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, hasLandmark, Cathedral of Learning]
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A.
Sproul Hall
Sproul Hall is a prominent administrative building and historic focal point for student activism on the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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B.
Sibley Hall
Sibley Hall is a historic academic building on Cornell University’s Arts Quad, known for housing the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.
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C.
Wurster Hall
Wurster Hall is a prominent Brutalist-style academic building at the University of California, Berkeley, housing the College of Environmental Design’s architecture, landscape architecture, and planning programs.
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D.
McGraw Hall
McGraw Hall is one of Cornell University's historic academic buildings, prominently located on the Arts Quad and housing various humanities and social science departments.
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E.
Kerr Hall
Kerr Hall is a major academic and classroom complex at Toronto Metropolitan University in downtown Toronto, known for its distinctive quadrangle layout and central campus location.
- 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: Cathedral of Learning Target entity description: The Cathedral of Learning is a 42-story Gothic Revival skyscraper on the University of Pittsburgh campus, renowned as one of the tallest educational buildings in the world.
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A.
Sproul Hall
Sproul Hall is a prominent administrative building and historic focal point for student activism on the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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B.
Sibley Hall
Sibley Hall is a historic academic building on Cornell University’s Arts Quad, known for housing the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.
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C.
Wurster Hall
Wurster Hall is a prominent Brutalist-style academic building at the University of California, Berkeley, housing the College of Environmental Design’s architecture, landscape architecture, and planning programs.
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D.
McGraw Hall
McGraw Hall is one of Cornell University's historic academic buildings, prominently located on the Arts Quad and housing various humanities and social science departments.
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E.
Kerr Hall
Kerr Hall is a major academic and classroom complex at Toronto Metropolitan University in downtown Toronto, known for its distinctive quadrangle layout and central campus location.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic Revival building
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educational building ⓘ landmark ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect | Charles Klauder ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic Revival ⓘ |
| campus |
Pittsburgh campus of the University of Pittsburgh
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linked to:
University of Pittsburgh
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| city |
Pittsburgh
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linked to:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
| completionDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1926 ⓘ |
| contains |
Commons Room
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Nationality Rooms ⓘ classrooms ⓘ offices ⓘ study spaces ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| floorCount | 42 ⓘ |
| function |
academic building
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classroom building ⓘ office building ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | 40.4443°N 79.9532°W ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places listing
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linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
Pittsburgh Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| hasElevatorCount | 24 ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasTour | guided tours of Nationality Rooms ⓘ |
| height |
163 meters
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535 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh ⓘ
linked to:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
University of Pittsburgh campus ⓘ
linked to:
University of Pittsburgh
|
| material |
Indiana limestone
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steel frame ⓘ |
| nickname | Cathedral ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Gothic Revival skyscraper design
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being one of the tallest educational buildings in the world ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 42 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| operator | University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| owner | University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| region | Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| roofHeight | 535 feet ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Pittsburgh skyline
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University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| usedBy |
faculty of the University of Pittsburgh
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students of the University of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| usedFor | higher education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cathedral of Learning Description of subject: The Cathedral of Learning is a 42-story Gothic Revival skyscraper on the University of Pittsburgh campus, renowned as one of the tallest educational buildings in the world.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh
subject linked to:
Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark
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hasInstance
→
Cathedral of Learning (PHLF Historic Landmark)
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linked to: Cathedral of Learning
subject linked to:
Oakland
subject linked to:
Commons Room