Central Telegraph building
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The Central Telegraph building is a historic constructivist-era communications hub and architectural landmark located on Tverskaya Street in central Moscow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Telegraph building canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2108930 — 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: Central Telegraph building Context triple: [Tverskaya Street, Moscow, hasBuilding, Central Telegraph building]
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A.
Exchange Tower
Exchange Tower is a prominent office skyscraper in Toronto’s financial district that serves as the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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B.
Lloyd's building
The Lloyd's building is a landmark high-tech office building in London, known for its radical "inside-out" design with services such as staircases and ducts exposed on the exterior.
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C.
Faraday Building
The Faraday Building is a historic London telecommunications facility that once served as a major telephone exchange and hub for international communications.
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D.
Queen Victoria Building
The Queen Victoria Building is a grand late-19th-century Romanesque Revival shopping arcade and heritage landmark in central Sydney, renowned for its ornate architecture and restored interior.
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E.
Pierhead Building
The Pierhead Building is a historic red-brick landmark in Cardiff Bay, Wales, originally built as the headquarters of the Bute Dock Company and now used as a visitor and exhibition centre for the Senedd.
- 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: Central Telegraph building Target entity description: The Central Telegraph building is a historic constructivist-era communications hub and architectural landmark located on Tverskaya Street in central Moscow.
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A.
Exchange Tower
Exchange Tower is a prominent office skyscraper in Toronto’s financial district that serves as the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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B.
Lloyd's building
The Lloyd's building is a landmark high-tech office building in London, known for its radical "inside-out" design with services such as staircases and ducts exposed on the exterior.
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C.
Faraday Building
The Faraday Building is a historic London telecommunications facility that once served as a major telephone exchange and hub for international communications.
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D.
Queen Victoria Building
The Queen Victoria Building is a grand late-19th-century Romanesque Revival shopping arcade and heritage landmark in central Sydney, renowned for its ornate architecture and restored interior.
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E.
Pierhead Building
The Pierhead Building is a historic red-brick landmark in Cardiff Bay, Wales, originally built as the headquarters of the Bute Dock Company and now used as a visitor and exhibition centre for the Senedd.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural landmark
ⓘ
building ⓘ constructivist architecture ⓘ telecommunications building ⓘ |
| architect | Ivan Rerberg ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Constructivism ⓘ |
| city | Moscow ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
commercial space
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office building ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 150 metres ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | landmark of Soviet constructivist architecture in Moscow ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPublicTransport |
Okhotny Ryad metro station
ⓘ
Tverskaya metro station ⓘ |
| hasOwner |
Russian Federation
ⓘ
linked to:
Russia
|
| hasPart |
clock tower
ⓘ
office space ⓘ telegraph hall ⓘ |
| height | 138 metres ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
architectural value
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historical value ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | cultural heritage monument of regional significance in Russia ⓘ |
| inception | 1927 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Central Administrative Okrug
ⓘ
Tverskoy District ⓘ
linked to:
Tverskoy District, Moscow
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Moscow Time ⓘ |
| location |
Moscow
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Russia ⓘ Tverskaya Street ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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glass ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| notableFor |
constructivist façade
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role in Soviet communications network ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 9 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
central telegraph office
ⓘ
communications hub ⓘ |
| partOf | historical development of Tverskaya Street ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Soviet era ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Tverskaya Street ⓘ |
| usedFor |
postal communications
ⓘ
telegraph services ⓘ telephone services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Central Telegraph building Description of subject: The Central Telegraph building is a historic constructivist-era communications hub and architectural landmark located on Tverskaya Street in central Moscow.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.