European Parliament (Strasbourg seat)

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headquarters of an international organization legislative building complex parliamentary seat

The European Parliament (Strasbourg seat) is the official plenary headquarters of the European Union’s legislative body, where most full parliamentary sessions and key votes take place.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
European Parliament in Strasbourg	10
European Parliament complex in Strasbourg	6
European Parliament plenary	4
European Parliament (Strasbourg seat) canonical	3
European Parliament (Strasbourg)	2
European Parliament building in Strasbourg	2
European Parliament buildings in Strasbourg	2
European Parliament campus in Strasbourg	2
European Parliament hemicycle	2
hemicycle of the European Parliament	2
European Parliament hemicycle building	1
European Parliament hemicycle in Strasbourg	1
European Parliament plenary session	1
European Parliament plenary sessions in Strasbourg	1
European Parliament premises in Strasbourg	1
European Parliament, Strasbourg	1
Hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg	1
Strasbourg seat of the European Parliament	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T134678 — 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: European Parliament (Strasbourg seat)
Context triple: [European Parliament (Brussels seat), otherSeat, European Parliament (Strasbourg seat)]

A. European Parliament (Brussels seat)
The European Parliament's Brussels seat is one of the institution’s main working locations, where most committee meetings, political group sessions, and many plenary sittings of the EU legislature take place.
B. European Youth Centre Strasbourg
The European Youth Centre Strasbourg is a Council of Europe educational and training facility dedicated to promoting youth participation, human rights, and intercultural dialogue across the continent.
C. Council of the European Union
The Council of the European Union is one of the main decision-making institutions of the European Union, where government ministers from each member state meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies.
D. Senate of Belgium
The Senate of Belgium is the upper house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, serving primarily as a chamber of reflection and institutional representation of the federated entities.
E. Federal Parliament of Belgium
The Federal Parliament of Belgium is the bicameral national legislature of Belgium, composed of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making federal laws and overseeing the federal government.
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: European Parliament (Strasbourg seat)
Target entity description: The European Parliament (Strasbourg seat) is the official plenary headquarters of the European Union’s legislative body, where most full parliamentary sessions and key votes take place.

A. European Parliament (Brussels seat)
The European Parliament's Brussels seat is one of the institution’s main working locations, where most committee meetings, political group sessions, and many plenary sittings of the EU legislature take place.
B. European Youth Centre Strasbourg
The European Youth Centre Strasbourg is a Council of Europe educational and training facility dedicated to promoting youth participation, human rights, and intercultural dialogue across the continent.
C. Council of the European Union
The Council of the European Union is one of the main decision-making institutions of the European Union, where government ministers from each member state meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies.
D. Senate of Belgium
The Senate of Belgium is the upper house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, serving primarily as a chamber of reflection and institutional representation of the federated entities.
E. Federal Parliament of Belgium
The Federal Parliament of Belgium is the bicameral national legislature of Belgium, composed of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making federal laws and overseeing the federal government.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	headquarters of an international organization ⓘ legislative building complex ⓘ parliamentary seat ⓘ
architect	Architecture-Studio ⓘ
cityForSessions	Strasbourg ⓘ
constructionStart	1989 ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
function	plenary headquarters of the European Parliament ⓘ venue for key legislative votes of the European Parliament ⓘ venue for plenary sessions of the European Parliament ⓘ
hasFacility	committee rooms ⓘ hemicycle ⓘ offices ⓘ press facilities ⓘ translation booths ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ
hasPart	Louise Weiss building ⓘ Salvador de Madariaga building ⓘ Winston Churchill building ⓘ
hasSecurity	European Parliament Security Service ⓘ
heritageStatus	major contemporary landmark of Strasbourg ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1999 ⓘ
legalStatus	official seat of the European Parliament ⓘ
locatedIn	European Quarter of Strasbourg ⓘ Grand Est ⓘ Strasbourg ⓘ
locatedOn	River Ill ⓘ
mainBuilding	Louise Weiss building ⓘ
namedAfter	Louise Weiss building ⓘ
near	Council of Europe buildings ⓘ linked to: Palais de l’Europe European Court of Human Rights ⓘ
numberOfPlenaryChambers	1 ⓘ
officialName	Seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg ⓘ
ownedBy	European Union ⓘ
partOf	European Parliament ⓘ
plenaryChamberCapacity	about 750 seats ⓘ
primaryUseFrequency	monthly plenary sessions ⓘ
recognizedBy	European Union treaties ⓘ Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ Treaty of Lisbon ⓘ
secondaryUse	mini-plenary sessions ⓘ
startOfUse	1999 ⓘ
symbolizes	European integration ⓘ Franco-German reconciliation ⓘ
transportConnection	served by Strasbourg tramway ⓘ
usedBy	European Parliament staff ⓘ Members of the European Parliament ⓘ linked to: European Parliament
visitorAccess	open to registered visitors ⓘ

How these facts were elicited