Minnesota State Capitol

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Beaux-Arts architecture building government building state capitol building

The Minnesota State Capitol is a grand Beaux-Arts government building in Saint Paul, renowned for its marble dome and design by architect Cass Gilbert.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Minnesota State Capitol canonical	9
Minnesota Capitol complex	1
Minnesota State Capitol Complex	1
Minnesota State Capitol area	1
Minnesota State Capitol courtroom	1
Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul	1
State Capitol area in Saint Paul	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1202946 — 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: Minnesota State Capitol
Context triple: [Cass Gilbert, notableWork, Minnesota State Capitol]

A. Wisconsin State Capitol
The Wisconsin State Capitol is the domed seat of Wisconsin's government, located in downtown Madison and known for its Beaux-Arts architecture and prominent position between two lakes.
B. Iowa State Capitol
The Iowa State Capitol is the historic seat of Iowa’s state government, notable for its grand 19th-century architecture and distinctive central golden dome.
C. Michigan State Capitol
The Michigan State Capitol is the historic seat of Michigan’s state government, renowned for its distinctive cast-iron dome and richly decorated 19th-century architecture.
D. Nebraska State Capitol
The Nebraska State Capitol is a distinctive Art Deco-influenced skyscraper-style statehouse in Lincoln, renowned for its central tower crowned by the “Sower” statue and its innovative early 20th-century architectural design.
E. Kansas State Capitol
The Kansas State Capitol is the historic seat of Kansas's state government, renowned for its distinctive copper dome, murals, and role as a symbol of the state's political and cultural heritage.
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: Minnesota State Capitol
Target entity description: The Minnesota State Capitol is a grand Beaux-Arts government building in Saint Paul, renowned for its marble dome and design by architect Cass Gilbert.

A. Wisconsin State Capitol
The Wisconsin State Capitol is the domed seat of Wisconsin's government, located in downtown Madison and known for its Beaux-Arts architecture and prominent position between two lakes.
B. Iowa State Capitol
The Iowa State Capitol is the historic seat of Iowa’s state government, notable for its grand 19th-century architecture and distinctive central golden dome.
C. Michigan State Capitol
The Michigan State Capitol is the historic seat of Michigan’s state government, renowned for its distinctive cast-iron dome and richly decorated 19th-century architecture.
D. Nebraska State Capitol
The Nebraska State Capitol is a distinctive Art Deco-influenced skyscraper-style statehouse in Lincoln, renowned for its central tower crowned by the “Sower” statue and its innovative early 20th-century architectural design.
E. Kansas State Capitol
The Kansas State Capitol is the historic seat of Kansas's state government, renowned for its distinctive copper dome, murals, and role as a symbol of the state's political and cultural heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Beaux-Arts architecture building ⓘ government building ⓘ state capitol building ⓘ
architect	Cass Gilbert ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ
city	Saint Paul ⓘ linked to: City of Saint Paul
constructionStart	1896 ⓘ
coordinates	44.955°N 93.102°W ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
function	seat of the Minnesota Legislature ⓘ
hasArtwork	historical murals ⓘ sculptural groups on exterior ⓘ
hasChamber	House chamber ⓘ Senate chamber ⓘ Supreme Court chamber ⓘ
hasDome	marble dome ⓘ
hasDomeType	self-supporting marble dome ⓘ
hasFeature	grand marble staircases ⓘ large central rotunda ⓘ quadriga sculpture on roof ⓘ
hasGrounds	Capitol Mall ⓘ
hasRenovation	major restoration completed in 2017 ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark ⓘ linked to: National Historic Landmark
houses	Minnesota House of Representatives ⓘ linked to: Minnesota Legislature Minnesota Senate ⓘ linked to: Minnesota Legislature Minnesota Supreme Court chamber (historic use) ⓘ Office of the Governor of Minnesota ⓘ
inception	1905 ⓘ
influencedBy	St. Peter's Basilica ⓘ United States Capitol ⓘ
locatedIn	Minnesota ⓘ Saint Paul, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
materialUsed	marble ⓘ
numberOfFloors	3 ⓘ
openingDate	January 2, 1905 ⓘ
ownedBy	State of Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Minnesota
partOf	Minnesota State Capitol Complex ⓘ linked to: Minnesota State Capitol
publicAccess	offers guided tours ⓘ
replaces	first Minnesota State Capitol ⓘ
significantEvent	site of Minnesota gubernatorial inaugurations ⓘ site of legislative sessions of the Minnesota Legislature ⓘ
state	Minnesota ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	public demonstrations and rallies ⓘ state government ceremonies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cass Gilbert → notableWork → Minnesota State Capitol ⓘ

Cass Gilbert → designed → Minnesota State Capitol ⓘ

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States → hasLandmark → Minnesota State Capitol ⓘ

Attorney General of Minnesota → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Minnesota State Capitol ⓘ

Cass Gilbert & Partners → notableWork → Minnesota State Capitol ⓘ

Minneapolis METRO Green Line → serves → State Capitol area in Saint Paul ⓘ