Casa de Correos
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Casa de Correos is a historic 18th-century government building in Madrid, Spain, best known for its clock tower that marks the traditional New Year’s Eve countdown in Puerta del Sol.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Real Casa de Correos | 4 |
| Casa de Correos canonical | 2 |
| Casa de Correos (Spanish) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1253099 — 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 Context triple: [Puerta del Sol, hasBuilding, Casa de Correos]
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A.
Cocoa House
Cocoa House is a historic high-rise building in Ibadan, Nigeria, renowned as one of West Africa’s earliest skyscrapers and a symbol of the region’s cocoa-driven economic boom.
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B.
The Bank
The Bank is a popular nickname for Citizens Bank Park, the home stadium of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies.
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C.
Von Maur
Von Maur is an American upscale department store chain known for its high-end fashion, customer service, and presence in major shopping malls across the Midwest and South.
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D.
Larcomar
Larcomar is a popular cliffside shopping and entertainment center in Lima, Peru, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and known for its restaurants, boutiques, and ocean views.
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E.
Helvering
Helvering is a surname most notably associated with Guy T. Helvering, a prominent American politician and former Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
- 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 Target entity description: Casa de Correos is a historic 18th-century government building in Madrid, Spain, best known for its clock tower that marks the traditional New Year’s Eve countdown in Puerta del Sol.
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A.
Cocoa House
Cocoa House is a historic high-rise building in Ibadan, Nigeria, renowned as one of West Africa’s earliest skyscrapers and a symbol of the region’s cocoa-driven economic boom.
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B.
The Bank
The Bank is a popular nickname for Citizens Bank Park, the home stadium of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies.
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C.
Von Maur
Von Maur is an American upscale department store chain known for its high-end fashion, customer service, and presence in major shopping malls across the Midwest and South.
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D.
Larcomar
Larcomar is a popular cliffside shopping and entertainment center in Lima, Peru, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and known for its restaurants, boutiques, and ocean views.
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E.
Helvering
Helvering is a surname most notably associated with Guy T. Helvering, a prominent American politician and former Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century building
ⓘ
government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architect |
Jaime Marquet
ⓘ
Sabatini (involved in works) ⓘ
linked to:
Francesco Sabatini
Ventura Rodríguez ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| city | Madrid ⓘ |
| clockInstalled | 1866 ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1768 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 40.4169° N, 3.7033° W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| currentUse |
headquarters of the Presidency of the Community of Madrid
ⓘ
seat of the regional government of the Community of Madrid ⓘ |
| hasClock | Reloj de la Puerta del Sol ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic landmark of Puerta del Sol
ⓘ
symbolic center of New Year celebrations in Spain ⓘ |
| hasFacade | main facade facing Puerta del Sol ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central pediment
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ symmetrical wings ⓘ |
| hasNearby |
Kilómetro Cero plaque of Spanish radial roads
ⓘ
statue of Charles III of Spain in Puerta del Sol ⓘ |
| hasPart | clock tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Bien de Interés Cultural
ⓘ
Monumento ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| inception | 1760s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
New Year’s Eve clock chimes
ⓘ
marking the traditional New Year’s Eve countdown in Puerta del Sol ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Community of Madrid
ⓘ
Madrid ⓘ Puerta del Sol ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 3 ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
central post office of Madrid
ⓘ
seat of the General Post Office of Spain ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Community of Madrid ⓘ |
| previousOwner |
Spanish State
ⓘ
linked to:
Spain
|
| previousUse |
Ministry of the Interior headquarters
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of the Interior building
seat of the Civil Government of Madrid ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
annual New Year’s Eve celebration in Madrid
ⓘ
broadcast of the twelve chimes on Spanish television ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Puerta del Sol, 7 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Casa de Correos Description of subject: Casa de Correos is a historic 18th-century government building in Madrid, Spain, best known for its clock tower that marks the traditional New Year’s Eve countdown in Puerta del Sol.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Casa de Correos
linked to: Casa de Correos
subject linked to:
Casa de Correos building
linked to: Casa de Correos
linked to: Casa de Correos
linked to: Casa de Correos