West Building
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West Building is one of the main wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., housing a significant collection of Western art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| West Building canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21609 — 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: West Building Context triple: [National Gallery of Art, hasPart, West Building]
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A.
Smithsonian Institution Building
The Smithsonian Institution Building, often called "The Castle," is a distinctive red sandstone landmark on the National Mall that serves as the historic headquarters and visitor center of the Smithsonian Institution.
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B.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a renowned modern and contemporary art museum in New York City, famous for its distinctive spiral building designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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C.
Treasury Building
The Treasury Building is a historic federal office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the leadership and core operations of the U.S. government’s financial and economic management.
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D.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s largest and most renowned art museums, housing an extensive collection spanning thousands of years and cultures.
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E.
United Nations Plaza
United Nations Plaza is the public square and surrounding area in Manhattan, New York City, that serves as the primary urban setting and address for the United Nations Headquarters.
- 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: West Building Target entity description: West Building is one of the main wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., housing a significant collection of Western art.
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A.
Smithsonian Institution Building
The Smithsonian Institution Building, often called "The Castle," is a distinctive red sandstone landmark on the National Mall that serves as the historic headquarters and visitor center of the Smithsonian Institution.
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B.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a renowned modern and contemporary art museum in New York City, famous for its distinctive spiral building designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
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C.
Treasury Building
The Treasury Building is a historic federal office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the leadership and core operations of the U.S. government’s financial and economic management.
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D.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s largest and most renowned art museums, housing an extensive collection spanning thousands of years and cultures.
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E.
United Nations Plaza
United Nations Plaza is the public square and surrounding area in Manhattan, New York City, that serves as the primary urban setting and address for the United Nations Headquarters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum building
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museum wing ⓘ |
| architect | John Russell Pope ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Art museums and galleries in Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
National Gallery of Art buildings ⓘ
linked to:
National Gallery of Art
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| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| collectionFocus |
American art
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European painting ⓘ European sculpture ⓘ Western art ⓘ decorative arts ⓘ |
| connectedBy | underground concourse ⓘ |
| connectedTo | East Building ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dedicatedTo | art of Western tradition ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Andrew W. Mellon ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
American 19th-century paintings
ⓘ
Dutch Golden Age paintings ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch Golden Age
French 18th-century paintings ⓘ Italian Renaissance paintings ⓘ Old Master paintings ⓘ Spanish Baroque paintings ⓘ decorative arts galleries ⓘ sculpture galleries ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central rotunda
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skylit galleries ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central rotunda
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garden courts ⓘ main entrance on Constitution Avenue ⓘ |
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | National Mall ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| material | Tennessee marble ⓘ |
| near |
Smithsonian museums on the National Mall
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linked to:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
United States Capitol ⓘ Washington Monument ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| partOf | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| timePeriodCoverage |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ Baroque period ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Building Description of subject: West Building is one of the main wings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., housing a significant collection of Western art.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.