Plaza de España, Madrid

E141546

public square urban plaza

Plaza de España in Madrid is a major central square known for its prominent skyscrapers, landscaped gardens, and monument to Miguel de Cervantes.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Plaza de España, Madrid canonical	12
Plaza de España (Madrid)	7
Plaza de España	6
Plaza de España square	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1184888 — 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: Plaza de España, Madrid
Context triple: [Temple of Debod, near, Plaza de España, Madrid]

A. Plaza de España
Plaza de España is a grand semi-circular Renaissance Revival and Moorish-style plaza and architectural complex in Seville, Spain, built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 and known for its canal, bridges, and tiled alcoves representing Spanish provinces.
B. Plaza Mayor
Plaza Mayor is a grand, arcaded central square in Madrid renowned for its historic architecture, vibrant public life, and role as a focal point of the city's cultural and social events.
C. Plaza Mayor de Valladolid
Plaza Mayor de Valladolid is a historic central square in Valladolid, Spain, considered one of the first planned main squares in Europe and a model for many later Spanish plazas.
D. Prado
Prado is a neighborhood within the Brazilian city of Recife, known for its urban residential character and local commerce.
E. El Prado
El Prado is the central, pedestrian-friendly promenade in San Diego’s Balboa Park, lined with Spanish Colonial Revival buildings, museums, and cultural institutions.
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: Plaza de España, Madrid
Target entity description: Plaza de España in Madrid is a major central square known for its prominent skyscrapers, landscaped gardens, and monument to Miguel de Cervantes.

A. Plaza de España
Plaza de España is a grand semi-circular Renaissance Revival and Moorish-style plaza and architectural complex in Seville, Spain, built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 and known for its canal, bridges, and tiled alcoves representing Spanish provinces.
B. Plaza Mayor
Plaza Mayor is a grand, arcaded central square in Madrid renowned for its historic architecture, vibrant public life, and role as a focal point of the city's cultural and social events.
C. Plaza Mayor de Valladolid
Plaza Mayor de Valladolid is a historic central square in Valladolid, Spain, considered one of the first planned main squares in Europe and a model for many later Spanish plazas.
D. Prado
Prado is a neighborhood within the Brazilian city of Recife, known for its urban residential character and local commerce.
E. El Prado
El Prado is the central, pedestrian-friendly promenade in San Diego’s Balboa Park, lined with Spanish Colonial Revival buildings, museums, and cultural institutions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public square ⓘ urban plaza ⓘ
architecturalStyleDominant	20th-century high-rise architecture ⓘ
connectsWith	Calle de Bailén ⓘ Calle de la Princesa ⓘ Cuesta de San Vicente ⓘ Gran Vía ⓘ
coordinateLocation	40.423°N 3.712°W ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
hasCulturalReference	featured in Spanish films ⓘ featured in international tourism guides ⓘ
hasFeature	benches ⓘ fountains ⓘ landscaped gardens ⓘ tree-lined walkways ⓘ
hasLandmark	Casa Gallardo ⓘ Edificio España ⓘ Monument to Miguel de Cervantes ⓘ Real Compañía Asturiana de Minas building ⓘ Torre de Madrid ⓘ
hasPublicTransportConnection	Madrid Metro Line 10 ⓘ linked to: Line 10 (Madrid Metro) Madrid Metro Line 2 ⓘ linked to: Line 2 (Madrid Metro) Madrid Metro Line 3 ⓘ linked to: Line 3 (Madrid Metro) Plaza de España metro station ⓘ multiple EMT Madrid bus lines ⓘ
hasUse	recreational area ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ transport hub ⓘ
hasViewOf	Casa de Campo ⓘ Royal Palace of Madrid ⓘ
inception	early 20th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Madrid ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Community of Madrid ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Centro District, Madrid ⓘ linked to: Centro District of Madrid Moncloa-Aravaca District, Madrid ⓘ linked to: Moncloa-Aravaca District of Madrid
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time ⓘ Central European Time ⓘ
namedAfter	Spain ⓘ
near	Parque del Oeste ⓘ Plaza de Oriente ⓘ Royal Palace of Madrid ⓘ Temple of Debod ⓘ
officialLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
partOf	Gran Vía urban area ⓘ linked to: Gran Vía
significantEvent	comprehensive renovation completed in the early 2020s ⓘ major urban redevelopment in the 1950s ⓘ
touristRegion	central Madrid ⓘ

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