Casa de Correos building
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The Casa de Correos building is a historic 18th-century government edifice in Madrid best known for its clock tower that marks Spain’s traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations in Puerta del Sol.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Real Casa de Correos | 3 |
| Casa de Correos building canonical | 2 |
| Casa de Correos (Puerta del Sol, Madrid) | 1 |
| Real Casa de Correos building | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1253075 — 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: Casa de Correos building Context triple: [Puerta del Sol, hasFeature, Casa de Correos building]
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A.
Palacio de Correos de México
Palacio de Correos de México is an ornate early 20th-century postal palace in Mexico City, renowned for its eclectic architecture and grand interior.
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B.
Old Post Office Pavilion
The Old Post Office Pavilion is a historic late-19th-century federal building and former post office in Washington, D.C., known for its Romanesque Revival architecture and prominent clock tower offering panoramic city views.
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C.
Ricketts Building
The Ricketts Building is an academic facility at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute that houses classrooms, laboratories, and offices for engineering and science programs.
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D.
Ministry of Communications building
The Ministry of Communications building is a prominent government office block located on Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución, known for its imposing architecture and role in Cuba’s state communications administration.
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E.
Hall Building
Hall Building is a major academic and administrative complex at Concordia University’s Sir George Williams Campus in downtown Montreal.
- 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: Casa de Correos building Target entity description: The Casa de Correos building is a historic 18th-century government edifice in Madrid best known for its clock tower that marks Spain’s traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations in Puerta del Sol.
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A.
Palacio de Correos de México
Palacio de Correos de México is an ornate early 20th-century postal palace in Mexico City, renowned for its eclectic architecture and grand interior.
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B.
Old Post Office Pavilion
The Old Post Office Pavilion is a historic late-19th-century federal building and former post office in Washington, D.C., known for its Romanesque Revival architecture and prominent clock tower offering panoramic city views.
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C.
Ricketts Building
The Ricketts Building is an academic facility at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute that houses classrooms, laboratories, and offices for engineering and science programs.
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D.
Ministry of Communications building
The Ministry of Communications building is a prominent government office block located on Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución, known for its imposing architecture and role in Cuba’s state communications administration.
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E.
Hall Building
Hall Building is a major academic and administrative complex at Concordia University’s Sir George Williams Campus in downtown Montreal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
government building ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| address |
Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Puerta del Sol
|
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Spanish New Year’s Eve tradition of eating twelve grapes ⓘ |
| category | Buildings and structures in Sol neighborhood, Madrid ⓘ |
| city | Madrid ⓘ |
| clockChimes | twelve chimes at midnight on New Year’s Eve ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1766 ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| designedBy | Jauregui y Aguilar (attributed) ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| formerUse |
Ministry of the Interior headquarters
ⓘ
central post office of Madrid ⓘ police headquarters ⓘ |
| hasClock | clock installed on the tower ⓘ |
| hasFacade | symmetrical main façade facing Puerta del Sol ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched entrance
ⓘ
balconies on main façade ⓘ central pediment ⓘ |
| hasFunction | timekeeping for New Year’s Eve chimes ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Casa de Correos (Spanish)
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linked to:
Casa de Correos
|
| hasPart |
central courtyard
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clock tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Bien de Interés Cultural (building in Madrid) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic building ⓘ |
| imageSubject | iconic symbol of Puerta del Sol ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Community of Madrid
ⓘ
Madrid ⓘ Puerta del Sol ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
New Year’s Eve celebrations in Puerta del Sol
ⓘ
broadcast of the twelve chimes on Spanish television ⓘ clock tower ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Community of Madrid government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of the Community of Madrid
|
| publicAccess | exterior accessible to the public ⓘ |
| region | central Madrid ⓘ |
| roofType | sloping tiled roof ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular plan ⓘ |
| significantEvent | annual New Year’s Eve public gathering in Puerta del Sol ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| translation | Post Office House ⓘ |
| use |
regional government offices
ⓘ
seat of the Presidency of the Community of Madrid ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Casa de Correos building Description of subject: The Casa de Correos building is a historic 18th-century government edifice in Madrid best known for its clock tower that marks Spain’s traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations in Puerta del Sol.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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