Shard London Bridge
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Shard London Bridge is a landmark 95-story glass skyscraper in London, renowned as one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom and a prominent feature of the city's skyline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shard London Bridge canonical | 3 |
| Shard Place / London Bridge Tower complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1116058 — 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: Shard London Bridge Context triple: [The Shard, alsoKnownAs, Shard London Bridge]
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A.
Westminster Bridge
Westminster Bridge is a historic road and foot traffic bridge in central London that spans the River Thames between Westminster and Lambeth, adjacent to landmarks like the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
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B.
London Bridge
London Bridge is a historic and frequently rebuilt crossing in central London that spans the River Thames, linking the City of London with Southwark.
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C.
Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge in west London that carries traffic across the River Thames between Hammersmith and Barnes.
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D.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames in London, renowned for its twin Gothic-style towers and status as one of the city's most famous landmarks.
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E.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is an iconic yellow-gold vertical-lift bridge spanning the Sacramento River, connecting West Sacramento to downtown Sacramento in California.
- 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: Shard London Bridge Target entity description: Shard London Bridge is a landmark 95-story glass skyscraper in London, renowned as one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom and a prominent feature of the city's skyline.
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A.
Westminster Bridge
Westminster Bridge is a historic road and foot traffic bridge in central London that spans the River Thames between Westminster and Lambeth, adjacent to landmarks like the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
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B.
London Bridge
London Bridge is a historic and frequently rebuilt crossing in central London that spans the River Thames, linking the City of London with Southwark.
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C.
Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge in west London that carries traffic across the River Thames between Hammersmith and Barnes.
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D.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames in London, renowned for its twin Gothic-style towers and status as one of the city's most famous landmarks.
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E.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge is an iconic yellow-gold vertical-lift bridge spanning the Sacramento River, connecting West Sacramento to downtown Sacramento in California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-rise building
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ mixed-use building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| address | 32 London Bridge Street, London SE1 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shard London Bridge Tower
ⓘ
linked to:
The Shard
Shard of Glass ⓘ The Shard ⓘ |
| architect | Renzo Piano ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neo-futurism ⓘ |
| city |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| completionDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | March 2009 ⓘ |
| cost | approximately £435 million ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developer | Sellar Property Group ⓘ |
| feature |
pyramidal glass façade
ⓘ
spires that appear unfinished at the top ⓘ |
| floorCount | 95 ⓘ |
| hasHotel | Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard ⓘ |
| hasObservationDeck |
The View from The Shard
ⓘ
linked to:
The Shard
|
| hasOffices | yes ⓘ |
| hasResidences | yes ⓘ |
| hasRestaurants | yes ⓘ |
| height |
1,016 feet
ⓘ
309.6 metres ⓘ |
| hotelLocation | floors 34–52 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
London Borough of Southwark ⓘ Southwark ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
London Bridge station
ⓘ
linked to:
London Bridge railway station
|
| mainContractor | Mace ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| observationDeckLocation | floors 68–72 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 5 July 2012 ⓘ |
| owner | Shard Quarter ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shard Quarter development
ⓘ
linked to:
Shard Quarter
|
| publicOpeningDate | 1 February 2013 ⓘ |
| rank | one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| skylineRole | prominent feature of the London skyline ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer |
WSP Group
ⓘ
linked to:
WSP Global
|
| topFloor | 72 ⓘ |
| toppedOutDate | March 2012 ⓘ |
| uses |
hotel
ⓘ
observation deck ⓘ offices ⓘ residential apartments ⓘ restaurants ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shard London Bridge Description of subject: Shard London Bridge is a landmark 95-story glass skyscraper in London, renowned as one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom and a prominent feature of the city's skyline.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.