Vessel
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Vessel is a honeycomb-like, climbable public art structure and landmark in New York City’s Hudson Yards development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vessel canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1547335 — 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: Vessel Context triple: [Hudson Yards, hasPart, Vessel]
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A.
Brig
Brig is a historic Swiss town in the canton of Valais, known as a regional transport hub and gateway to the surrounding Alpine passes.
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B.
Sea Venture
Sea Venture was the flagship of the Virginia Company fleet that was wrecked in Bermuda in 1609, an event that influenced the early history of English colonization in America and is often cited as an inspiration for Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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C.
MV Arlanza
MV Arlanza was a British ocean liner built by the renowned shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff for passenger and cargo service in the mid-20th century.
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D.
RV Falkor
RV Falkor is an oceanographic research vessel operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, used for advanced deep-sea exploration and scientific study.
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E.
Ocean Voyager
Ocean Voyager is a massive marine life exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium, renowned for housing whale sharks and offering visitors an immersive underwater tunnel experience.
- 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: Vessel Target entity description: Vessel is a honeycomb-like, climbable public art structure and landmark in New York City’s Hudson Yards development.
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A.
Brig
Brig is a historic Swiss town in the canton of Valais, known as a regional transport hub and gateway to the surrounding Alpine passes.
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B.
Sea Venture
Sea Venture was the flagship of the Virginia Company fleet that was wrecked in Bermuda in 1609, an event that influenced the early history of English colonization in America and is often cited as an inspiration for Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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C.
MV Arlanza
MV Arlanza was a British ocean liner built by the renowned shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff for passenger and cargo service in the mid-20th century.
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D.
RV Falkor
RV Falkor is an oceanographic research vessel operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, used for advanced deep-sea exploration and scientific study.
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E.
Ocean Voyager
Ocean Voyager is a massive marine life exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium, renowned for housing whale sharks and offering visitors an immersive underwater tunnel experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
observation structure ⓘ public artwork ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessibleBy |
Hudson Yards subway station (34th Street–Hudson Yards)
ⓘ
linked to:
34th Street–Hudson Yards
|
| architect |
Heatherwick Studio
ⓘ
Thomas Heatherwick ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Manhattan
ⓘ
Public art in New York City ⓘ Tourist attractions in Manhattan ⓘ |
| closureReason | multiple suicide incidents ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| designShape |
honeycomb-like structure
ⓘ
tapered hexagonal lattice ⓘ |
| developer | Related Companies ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Related Companies ⓘ |
| hasViewingPlatforms | yes ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 150 feet
ⓘ
approximately 45 meters ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| location | Hudson Yards ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze-colored cladding
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concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
High Line
ⓘ
Hudson Yards shopping mall ⓘ
linked to:
Hudson Yards
The Shed ⓘ |
| neighborhood |
Hudson Yards neighborhood
ⓘ
linked to:
Hudson Yards
|
| notableFor |
climbable interconnecting staircases
ⓘ
distinctive honeycomb appearance ⓘ |
| numberOfFlightsOfStairs | 154 ⓘ |
| numberOfLandings | 80 ⓘ |
| numberOfSteps | approximately 2500 ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 16 ⓘ |
| officialName | Vessel ⓘ |
| opened | 2019-03-15 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Related Companies ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Hudson Yards
|
| publicAccess | initially free with timed tickets ⓘ |
| publicOpeningEvent | part of Hudson Yards grand opening in March 2019 ⓘ |
| purpose |
observation platform
ⓘ
public art installation ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures |
bag checks
ⓘ
visitor supervision policies ⓘ |
| status | partially closed to the public ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer | Thornton Tomasetti ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vessel Description of subject: Vessel is a honeycomb-like, climbable public art structure and landmark in New York City’s Hudson Yards development.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.