Ministry of the Interior building (Havana)

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government office building modernist building

The Ministry of the Interior building in Havana is a prominent government office block best known for its iconic façade bearing the giant steel outline of revolutionary figure Che Guevara.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Che Guevara mural on Ministry of the Interior	1
Ministry of the Interior building (Havana) canonical	1
Ministry of the Interior building in Plaza de la Revolución	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2127926 — 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: Ministry of the Interior building (Havana)
Context triple: [Avenida Paseo (vicinity of Plaza de la Revolución), near, Ministry of the Interior building (Havana)]

A. Capitolio Nacional de La Habana
The Capitolio Nacional de La Habana is a grand neoclassical landmark in Havana, Cuba, historically serving as the seat of government and now housing the Cuban Academy of Sciences and the National Library of Science and Technology.
B. Palace of Conventions, Havana
The Palace of Conventions in Havana is a major Cuban conference and events center that serves as the primary venue for national political gatherings and international meetings.
C. Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba building
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba building is a prominent government and political headquarters in Havana that serves as the main administrative center of Cuba’s ruling communist party.
D. Malecón, Havana
Malecón, Havana is a famous seaside promenade and roadway stretching along Havana’s coastline, known as a social gathering place and iconic symbol of the city.
E. Parque Máximo Gómez in Havana
Parque Máximo Gómez in Havana is a public square and monument complex honoring Dominican-Cuban independence leader Máximo Gómez, located near the Malecón and serving as a notable historical and civic landmark in the city.
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: Ministry of the Interior building (Havana)
Target entity description: The Ministry of the Interior building in Havana is a prominent government office block best known for its iconic façade bearing the giant steel outline of revolutionary figure Che Guevara.

A. Capitolio Nacional de La Habana
The Capitolio Nacional de La Habana is a grand neoclassical landmark in Havana, Cuba, historically serving as the seat of government and now housing the Cuban Academy of Sciences and the National Library of Science and Technology.
B. Palace of Conventions, Havana
The Palace of Conventions in Havana is a major Cuban conference and events center that serves as the primary venue for national political gatherings and international meetings.
C. Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba building
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba building is a prominent government and political headquarters in Havana that serves as the main administrative center of Cuba’s ruling communist party.
D. Malecón, Havana
Malecón, Havana is a famous seaside promenade and roadway stretching along Havana’s coastline, known as a social gathering place and iconic symbol of the city.
E. Parque Máximo Gómez in Havana
Parque Máximo Gómez in Havana is a public square and monument complex honoring Dominican-Cuban independence leader Máximo Gómez, located near the Malecón and serving as a notable historical and civic landmark in the city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government office building ⓘ modernist building ⓘ
architect	Enrique Luis Varela ⓘ
architecturalStyle	modernist ⓘ
associatedWith	Cuban Revolution leaders ⓘ Fidel Castro ⓘ
basedOnArtwork	Alberto Korda photograph of Che Guevara ⓘ linked to: Alberto Korda
category	Buildings and structures in Havana ⓘ Che Guevara monuments and memorials ⓘ Government buildings in Cuba ⓘ
city	Havana ⓘ linked to: Havana, Cuba
completionDate	1950s ⓘ
constructionStart	1950s ⓘ
country	Cuba ⓘ
depicts	Che Guevara ⓘ
designerOfFacadeArtwork	Enrique Ávila ⓘ
facadeArtworkCompletion	1993 ⓘ
facadeFeature	giant steel outline of Che Guevara ⓘ
facadeMaterial	steel ⓘ
function	administrative headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior ⓘ government offices ⓘ
governmentBody	Ministry of the Interior (Cuba) ⓘ linked to: Ministry of the Interior of Cuba
hasArtwork	Che Guevara mural ⓘ
hasNationalRelevance	yes ⓘ
hasPart	Che Guevara steel outline ⓘ
hasTouristSignificance	yes ⓘ
imageText	Hasta la victoria siempre ⓘ
locatedIn	Cuba ⓘ Havana ⓘ linked to: Havana, Cuba Havana Province ⓘ linked to: La Habana Province
location	Plaza de la Revolución ⓘ
material	reinforced concrete ⓘ
municipality	Plaza de la Revolución municipality ⓘ
near	José Martí Memorial ⓘ linked to: José Martí Memorial tower Ministry of Communications building (Havana) ⓘ National Library of Cuba ⓘ linked to: National Library of Cuba José Martí
notableFor	giant steel outline of Che Guevara on its façade ⓘ
occupant	Ministry of the Interior (Cuba) ⓘ linked to: Ministry of the Interior of Cuba
partOf	government complex at Plaza de la Revolución ⓘ
region	western Cuba ⓘ
securityRole	headquarters for internal security services ⓘ
symbolizes	Cuban Revolution ⓘ Cuban state security apparatus ⓘ linked to: Cuban State Security
touristAttractionType	political landmark ⓘ
usedFor	official ceremonies at Plaza de la Revolución ⓘ
visibleFrom	Plaza de la Revolución ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Avenida Paseo (vicinity of Plaza de la Revolución) → near → Ministry of the Interior building (Havana) ⓘ

Plaza de la Revolución municipality → hasLandmark → Che Guevara mural on Ministry of the Interior ⓘ

linked to: Ministry of the Interior building (Havana)

Palace of the Revolution → nearby → Ministry of the Interior building in Plaza de la Revolución ⓘ