Capitolio Nacional de La Habana

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capitol building government building landmark neoclassical building tourist attraction

The Capitolio Nacional de La Habana is a grand neoclassical landmark in Havana, Cuba, historically serving as the seat of government and now housing the Cuban Academy of Sciences and the National Library of Science and Technology.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Capitolio of Havana	2
Capitolio Nacional (National Capitol Building, Havana)	1
Capitolio Nacional de La Habana canonical	1
Cuban presidential palace	1
National Capitol Building of Cuba	1
National Capitol Building of Havana	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1090372 — 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: Capitolio Nacional de La Habana
Context triple: [El Capitolio, alsoKnownAs, Capitolio Nacional de La Habana]

A. Capitolio Nacional
The Capitolio Nacional is Colombia’s neoclassical national congress building in central Bogotá, serving as the seat of the country’s legislative branch.
B. Palacio Nacional
Palacio Nacional is the historic seat of Mexico’s federal executive power, located on Mexico City’s main square and known for its colonial architecture and Diego Rivera murals.
C. Palace of Conventions, Havana
The Palace of Conventions in Havana is a major Cuban conference and events center that serves as the primary venue for national political gatherings and international meetings.
D. Museo de la Revolución
The Museo de la Revolución is a major history museum in Havana, Cuba, dedicated to documenting the Cuban Revolution and housed in the former presidential palace.
E. Palacio de Gobierno
Palacio de Gobierno is the historic presidential residence and main seat of executive power in Peru, located on Lima’s Plaza Mayor.
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: Capitolio Nacional de La Habana
Target entity description: The Capitolio Nacional de La Habana is a grand neoclassical landmark in Havana, Cuba, historically serving as the seat of government and now housing the Cuban Academy of Sciences and the National Library of Science and Technology.

A. Capitolio Nacional
The Capitolio Nacional is Colombia’s neoclassical national congress building in central Bogotá, serving as the seat of the country’s legislative branch.
B. Palacio Nacional
Palacio Nacional is the historic seat of Mexico’s federal executive power, located on Mexico City’s main square and known for its colonial architecture and Diego Rivera murals.
C. Palace of Conventions, Havana
The Palace of Conventions in Havana is a major Cuban conference and events center that serves as the primary venue for national political gatherings and international meetings.
D. Museo de la Revolución
The Museo de la Revolución is a major history museum in Havana, Cuba, dedicated to documenting the Cuban Revolution and housed in the former presidential palace.
E. Palacio de Gobierno
Palacio de Gobierno is the historic presidential residence and main seat of executive power in Peru, located on Lima’s Plaza Mayor.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	capitol building ⓘ government building ⓘ landmark ⓘ neoclassical building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	Eugenio Rayneri Piedra ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Art Deco ⓘ Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Havana ⓘ Capitols ⓘ Neoclassical architecture in Cuba ⓘ
client	Government of Cuba ⓘ linked to: Cuban government
constructionEnd	1929 ⓘ
constructionStart	1926 ⓘ
country	Cuba ⓘ
currentFunction	headquarters of the Cuban Academy of Sciences ⓘ houses the National Library of Science and Technology ⓘ
floorCount	multiple stories ⓘ
formerFunction	seat of the Cuban Congress ⓘ seat of the Cuban government ⓘ
hasCoordinateLocation	23.135°N 82.359°W ⓘ
hasDome	true ⓘ
hasPart	Hall of Lost Steps ⓘ central dome ⓘ grand staircase ⓘ main hall ⓘ
hasStatue	La República ⓘ
height	92 m ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Monument of Cuba ⓘ
inception	1926 ⓘ
inspiredBy	United States Capitol ⓘ
locatedIn	Centro Habana ⓘ Havana ⓘ linked to: Havana, Cuba La Habana Province ⓘ
locatedOn	Paseo del Prado ⓘ
materialUsed	granite ⓘ limestone ⓘ
notableFor	one of the tallest domes in Havana ⓘ symbol of Havana ⓘ
officialOpeningDate	1929 ⓘ
ownedBy	State of Cuba ⓘ linked to: Cuba
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
significantEvent	Cuban Congress dissolved in 1959 ⓘ
touristUse	guided tours ⓘ
use	library services ⓘ scientific research administration ⓘ

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