Magdalen College tower (visible from eastern end)
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Magdalen College tower is a prominent Gothic bell tower in Oxford, England, renowned as one of the city’s most iconic skyline features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Magdalen College tower (visible from eastern end) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2040006 — 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: Magdalen College tower (visible from eastern end) Context triple: [High Street, Oxford, hasLandmark, Magdalen College tower (visible from eastern end)]
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A.
Radcliffe Tower
Radcliffe Tower is a historic stone tower and surviving remnant of a medieval manor house in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England.
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B.
Radcliffe Camera
Radcliffe Camera is an iconic 18th-century circular library building in Oxford, England, and one of the university’s most recognizable architectural landmarks.
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C.
Chapel of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
The Chapel of Trinity Hall, Cambridge is a historic college chapel known for its traditional Anglican worship, academic ceremonies, and distinctive architectural features within Trinity Hall of the University of Cambridge.
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D.
Chapel of St John's College, Oxford
The Chapel of St John's College, Oxford is the historic college chapel noted for its rich Jacobean architecture and as the burial place of Archbishop William Laud.
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E.
Pembroke College Hall
Pembroke College Hall is the historic main dining hall of Pembroke College, Cambridge, known for its traditional collegiate architecture and formal communal meals.
- 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: Magdalen College tower (visible from eastern end) Target entity description: Magdalen College tower is a prominent Gothic bell tower in Oxford, England, renowned as one of the city’s most iconic skyline features.
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A.
Radcliffe Tower
Radcliffe Tower is a historic stone tower and surviving remnant of a medieval manor house in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England.
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B.
Radcliffe Camera
Radcliffe Camera is an iconic 18th-century circular library building in Oxford, England, and one of the university’s most recognizable architectural landmarks.
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C.
Chapel of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
The Chapel of Trinity Hall, Cambridge is a historic college chapel known for its traditional Anglican worship, academic ceremonies, and distinctive architectural features within Trinity Hall of the University of Cambridge.
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D.
Chapel of St John's College, Oxford
The Chapel of St John's College, Oxford is the historic college chapel noted for its rich Jacobean architecture and as the burial place of Archbishop William Laud.
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E.
Pembroke College Hall
Pembroke College Hall is the historic main dining hall of Pembroke College, Cambridge, known for its traditional collegiate architecture and formal communal meals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic tower
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bell tower ⓘ building ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Magdalen Bridge ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Magdalen College choir
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linked to:
Magdalen College Choir
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| category |
Bell towers in the United Kingdom
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Gothic architecture in Oxford ⓘ Grade I listed buildings in Oxford ⓘ Towers in Oxford ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Oxford ⓘ |
| hasBell | peal of bells ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bell tower
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clock tower ⓘ |
| hasPart |
belfry
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parapet ⓘ pinnacles ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| height | approximately 44 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
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listed building in England ⓘ |
| imageSubjectOf |
postcards of Oxford
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tourist photographs of Oxford skyline ⓘ |
| inception | 15th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | High Street, Oxford ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
forming part of the Oxford skyline
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its Gothic architecture ⓘ its bell tower ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
academic and ceremonial occasions
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ringing of bells ⓘ |
| usedOn | May Morning celebrations in Oxford ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
High Street, Oxford
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Magdalen Bridge ⓘ eastern end of Oxford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Magdalen College tower (visible from eastern end) Description of subject: Magdalen College tower is a prominent Gothic bell tower in Oxford, England, renowned as one of the city’s most iconic skyline features.
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