Iolani Palace
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Iolani Palace is the historic royal residence of the Hawaiian monarchy and the only official royal palace in the United States, now preserved as a museum.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ʻIolani Palace | 16 |
| Iolani Palace canonical | 7 |
| Iolani Palace State Monument | 1 |
| royal court of the Kingdom of Hawaii | 1 |
| ʻIolani Palace as seat of the Hawaii state government | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T129781 — 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: Iolani Palace Context triple: [Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, hasLandmark, Iolani Palace]
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A.
Lavietes Pavilion
Lavietes Pavilion is an indoor basketball arena at Harvard University that serves as the home court for the Harvard Crimson basketball teams.
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B.
USS Arizona Memorial
The USS Arizona Memorial is a World War II monument in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, honoring the sailors and Marines who died aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the 1941 Japanese attack.
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C.
Palace of Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental Beaux-Arts structure in San Francisco originally built for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition and now a popular cultural and scenic landmark.
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D.
Florida State Capitol
The Florida State Capitol is the government complex in Tallahassee that houses the executive and legislative branches of Florida's state government.
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E.
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Building
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court Building is the principal judicial edifice in San Juan that houses the island’s highest court and serves as the center of its judicial branch.
- 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: Iolani Palace Target entity description: Iolani Palace is the historic royal residence of the Hawaiian monarchy and the only official royal palace in the United States, now preserved as a museum.
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A.
Lavietes Pavilion
Lavietes Pavilion is an indoor basketball arena at Harvard University that serves as the home court for the Harvard Crimson basketball teams.
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B.
USS Arizona Memorial
The USS Arizona Memorial is a World War II monument in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, honoring the sailors and Marines who died aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the 1941 Japanese attack.
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C.
Palace of Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental Beaux-Arts structure in San Francisco originally built for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition and now a popular cultural and scenic landmark.
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D.
Florida State Capitol
The Florida State Capitol is the government complex in Tallahassee that houses the executive and legislative branches of Florida's state government.
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E.
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Building
The Puerto Rico Supreme Court Building is the principal judicial edifice in San Juan that houses the island’s highest court and serves as the center of its judicial branch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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museum ⓘ royal palace ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| address | 364 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
American Florentine
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linked to:
Italian Renaissance Revival
Italianate ⓘ |
| builtFor | King Kalakaua ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1879 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalSignificance |
center of Hawaiian royal history
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symbol of Hawaiian sovereignty ⓘ |
| formerUse |
capitol building of the Provisional Government of Hawaii
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capitol building of the Republic of Hawaii ⓘ capitol building of the State of Hawaii ⓘ capitol building of the Territory of Hawaii ⓘ |
| function | museum ⓘ |
| governingBody | Friends of Iolani Palace ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coronation pavilion
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decorative koa wood interiors ⓘ electric lighting (historically early adoption) ⓘ grand staircase ⓘ indoor plumbing (historically early adoption) ⓘ porch with colonnades ⓘ royal apartments ⓘ state dining room ⓘ throne room ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1882 ⓘ |
| isOnlyOfficialRoyalPalaceIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
ⓘ
Honolulu ⓘ
linked to:
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Oahu ⓘ |
| near |
Downtown Honolulu
ⓘ
Hawaii State Capitol ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
State of Hawaii
ⓘ
linked to:
Hawaii
|
| reopenedAsMuseum | 1978 ⓘ |
| restorationPeriod | 1969–1978 ⓘ |
| servedAs | royal residence of the Hawaiian monarchy ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
imprisonment of Queen Liliuokalani in an upstairs room
ⓘ
overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
King Kalakaua
ⓘ
Queen Kapiolani ⓘ Queen Liliuokalani ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iolani Palace Description of subject: Iolani Palace is the historic royal residence of the Hawaiian monarchy and the only official royal palace in the United States, now preserved as a museum.
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