Chicago Tribune Tower
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Chicago Tribune Tower is a neo-Gothic skyscraper in Chicago that serves as the historic former headquarters of the Chicago Tribune newspaper.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicago Tribune Tower canonical | 6 |
| Chicago Tribune Tower competition design | 1 |
| Chicago Tribune Tower design competition | 1 |
| Chicago Tribune Tower, Chicago, Illinois, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2066014 — 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: Chicago Tribune Tower Context triple: [Bedford limestone, usedIn, Chicago Tribune Tower]
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A.
John Hancock Center
The John Hancock Center is a prominent 100-story skyscraper in Chicago known for its distinctive tapered design, X-braced exterior, and observation deck overlooking Lake Michigan.
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B.
Aon Center
Aon Center is a prominent modernist skyscraper in Chicago known for its sleek, minimalist design and status as one of the city's tallest office buildings.
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C.
Water Tower Place
Water Tower Place is a major mixed-use skyscraper and shopping complex in Chicago, known for its prominent location along the city’s Magnificent Mile.
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D.
Republic Building (Chicago)
The Republic Building in Chicago was a historic early skyscraper designed in the Chicago School style, exemplifying the commercial architecture of the late 19th century.
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E.
Santa Fe Building (Chicago)
The Santa Fe Building in Chicago is a historic early 20th-century office skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, notable for its Beaux-Arts design and prominent location along Michigan Avenue.
- 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: Chicago Tribune Tower Target entity description: Chicago Tribune Tower is a neo-Gothic skyscraper in Chicago that serves as the historic former headquarters of the Chicago Tribune newspaper.
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A.
John Hancock Center
The John Hancock Center is a prominent 100-story skyscraper in Chicago known for its distinctive tapered design, X-braced exterior, and observation deck overlooking Lake Michigan.
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B.
Aon Center
Aon Center is a prominent modernist skyscraper in Chicago known for its sleek, minimalist design and status as one of the city's tallest office buildings.
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C.
Water Tower Place
Water Tower Place is a major mixed-use skyscraper and shopping complex in Chicago, known for its prominent location along the city’s Magnificent Mile.
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D.
Republic Building (Chicago)
The Republic Building in Chicago was a historic early skyscraper designed in the Chicago School style, exemplifying the commercial architecture of the late 19th century.
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E.
Santa Fe Building (Chicago)
The Santa Fe Building in Chicago is a historic early 20th-century office skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, notable for its Beaux-Arts design and prominent location along Michigan Avenue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect |
John Mead Howells
ⓘ
Raymond Hood ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Howells & Hood ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival architecture
ⓘ
neo-Gothic ⓘ |
| ChicagoLandmarkDesignationDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| competition | 1922 Chicago Tribune architectural design competition ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 41.8903°N 87.6234°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse | mixed-use building ⓘ |
| designCompetitionWinner | Howells & Hood ⓘ |
| designInfluence | French Gothic cathedrals ⓘ |
| developer |
Chicago Tribune Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Tribune
|
| facadeFeature |
Gothic tracery
ⓘ
ornamental stonework ⓘ |
| floorCount | 36 ⓘ |
| formerHeadquartersOf | Chicago Tribune ⓘ |
| formerUse | newspaper headquarters ⓘ |
| hasCollectionOf | stones and fragments from famous buildings and sites around the world ⓘ |
| height | approximately 462 feet ⓘ |
| historicDesignation | Chicago Landmark ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Magnificent Mile
ⓘ
Near North Side, Chicago ⓘ
linked to:
Near North Side
|
| locatedInCity |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Chicago
|
| locatedInState | Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chicago River
ⓘ
Wrigley Building ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Michigan Avenue ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
crown-like Gothic top
ⓘ
flying buttresses at the crown ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| owner |
Chicago Tribune Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Tribune Company
|
| renovation | converted to mixed-use including residential units in the 2010s–2020s ⓘ |
| roofFeature |
buttresses
ⓘ
flying buttresses ⓘ pinnacles ⓘ |
| stoneFragmentsInclude |
Alamo Mission in San Antonio
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linked to:
The Alamo
Angkor Wat ⓘ Berlin Wall ⓘ Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ Great Wall of China ⓘ Notre-Dame de Paris ⓘ
linked to:
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Parthenon ⓘ
linked to:
the Parthenon
Taj Mahal ⓘ Westminster Abbey ⓘ
linked to:
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chicago Tribune Tower Description of subject: Chicago Tribune Tower is a neo-Gothic skyscraper in Chicago that serves as the historic former headquarters of the Chicago Tribune newspaper.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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