The Campanile at UC Berkeley
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The Campanile at UC Berkeley is a prominent bell and clock tower on the university’s campus and one of its most recognizable architectural landmarks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sather Tower (The Campanile), University of California, Berkeley | 1 |
| The Campanile at UC Berkeley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2357186 — 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: The Campanile at UC Berkeley Context triple: [Campanile, alsoKnownAs, The Campanile at UC Berkeley]
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A.
Etcheverry Hall, UC Berkeley
Etcheverry Hall at UC Berkeley is an engineering building that houses major instructional and research facilities, particularly for mechanical engineering and related disciplines.
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B.
Berkeley Landmark
Berkeley Landmark is a local historic designation in Berkeley, California, recognizing buildings, structures, and sites of significant architectural, cultural, or historical importance.
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C.
South Hall (UC Berkeley)
South Hall (UC Berkeley) is the oldest surviving building on the University of California, Berkeley campus, notable for its historic Victorian architecture and role in the university’s early academic life.
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D.
Wheeler Hall (UC Berkeley)
Wheeler Hall (UC Berkeley) is a prominent academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus, best known as a central hub for the English department and large lecture courses.
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E.
California Hall (UC Berkeley)
California Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus and one of its central administrative landmarks.
- 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: The Campanile at UC Berkeley Target entity description: The Campanile at UC Berkeley is a prominent bell and clock tower on the university’s campus and one of its most recognizable architectural landmarks.
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A.
Etcheverry Hall, UC Berkeley
Etcheverry Hall at UC Berkeley is an engineering building that houses major instructional and research facilities, particularly for mechanical engineering and related disciplines.
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B.
Berkeley Landmark
Berkeley Landmark is a local historic designation in Berkeley, California, recognizing buildings, structures, and sites of significant architectural, cultural, or historical importance.
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C.
South Hall (UC Berkeley)
South Hall (UC Berkeley) is the oldest surviving building on the University of California, Berkeley campus, notable for its historic Victorian architecture and role in the university’s early academic life.
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D.
Wheeler Hall (UC Berkeley)
Wheeler Hall (UC Berkeley) is a prominent academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus, best known as a central hub for the English department and large lecture courses.
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E.
California Hall (UC Berkeley)
California Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus and one of its central administrative landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bell tower
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campanile ⓘ clock tower ⓘ landmark ⓘ university building ⓘ |
| architect | John Galen Howard ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Classical Revival ⓘ |
| campus | UC Berkeley campus ⓘ |
| category |
Bell towers in the United States
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Clock towers in the United States ⓘ Towers in California ⓘ University and college buildings in California ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1912 ⓘ |
| contains |
carillon bells
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fossil collections from the UC Museum of Paleontology ⓘ paleontology specimen storage ⓘ |
| coordinates | 37.8721°N 122.2578°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasFeature |
belfry
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carillon ⓘ clock faces on multiple sides ⓘ elevator ⓘ observation deck ⓘ staircase ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bell tower
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clock tower ⓘ observation tower ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Berkeley campus
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Golden Gate Bridge ⓘ San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 307 feet
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approximately 93.6 meters ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
St Mark's Campanile in Venice
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linked to:
St Mark's Campanile
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| isOneOf |
most recognizable landmarks of UC Berkeley
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tallest university clock and bell towers in the world ⓘ |
| locatedIn | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
Berkeley, California
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linked to:
Berkeley
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| locatedInCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedInCounty |
Alameda County, California
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linked to:
Alameda County
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| locatedInState |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| material |
granite facing
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reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jane K. Sather ⓘ |
| numberOfBells | over 60 bells (carillon) ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | about 18 levels (including belfry and observation levels) ⓘ |
| officialName | Sather Tower ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| operator | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| owner | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| shortName |
The Campanile
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linked to:
Campanile
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| symbolOf | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily carillon concerts
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tourist visits ⓘ university ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Campanile at UC Berkeley Description of subject: The Campanile at UC Berkeley is a prominent bell and clock tower on the university’s campus and one of its most recognizable architectural landmarks.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
John Galen Howard
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notableWork
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Sather Tower (The Campanile), University of California, Berkeley
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subject linked to:
John
linked to: The Campanile at UC Berkeley