Main Building, University of Texas at Austin

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administrative building campus landmark clock tower university building

The Main Building at the University of Texas at Austin is the university’s iconic central tower and administrative hub, renowned as a campus landmark and symbol of the institution.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
UT Tower	2
Main Building and Tower at the University of Texas at Austin	1
Main Building, University of Texas at Austin canonical	1
UT Austin Main Building Tower	1
UT Tower (Main Building, University of Texas at Austin)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2794511 — 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: Main Building, University of Texas at Austin
Context triple: [Paul Philippe Cret, notableWork, Main Building, University of Texas at Austin]

A. Supreme Court Building, Austin
The Supreme Court Building in Austin is the courthouse that houses the highest civil appellate court in the state of Texas.
B. Reunion Tower
Reunion Tower is a distinctive, geodesic-domed observation tower and popular tourist attraction that prominently features in the Dallas skyline.
C. Newell-Simon Hall
Newell-Simon Hall is a major academic building at Carnegie Mellon University that houses key computer science and robotics research facilities, including the Human-Computer Interaction Institute.
D. Cathedral of Learning
The Cathedral of Learning is a 42-story Gothic Revival skyscraper on the University of Pittsburgh campus, renowned as one of the tallest educational buildings in the world.
E. Kerr Hall
Kerr Hall is a major academic and classroom complex at Toronto Metropolitan University in downtown Toronto, known for its distinctive quadrangle layout and central campus location.
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: Main Building, University of Texas at Austin
Target entity description: The Main Building at the University of Texas at Austin is the university’s iconic central tower and administrative hub, renowned as a campus landmark and symbol of the institution.

A. Supreme Court Building, Austin
The Supreme Court Building in Austin is the courthouse that houses the highest civil appellate court in the state of Texas.
B. Reunion Tower
Reunion Tower is a distinctive, geodesic-domed observation tower and popular tourist attraction that prominently features in the Dallas skyline.
C. Newell-Simon Hall
Newell-Simon Hall is a major academic building at Carnegie Mellon University that houses key computer science and robotics research facilities, including the Human-Computer Interaction Institute.
D. Cathedral of Learning
The Cathedral of Learning is a 42-story Gothic Revival skyscraper on the University of Pittsburgh campus, renowned as one of the tallest educational buildings in the world.
E. Kerr Hall
Kerr Hall is a major academic and classroom complex at Toronto Metropolitan University in downtown Toronto, known for its distinctive quadrangle layout and central campus location.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative building ⓘ campus landmark ⓘ clock tower ⓘ university building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Tower ⓘ UT Tower ⓘ linked to: Main Building, University of Texas at Austin
architect	Paul Philippe Cret ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts architecture ⓘ linked to: Beaux-Arts
constructionStartDate	1934 ⓘ
contains	classrooms ⓘ meeting rooms ⓘ offices of university administrators ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
function	administrative center of the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ symbol of the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ
hasCarillon	Kniker Carillon ⓘ
hasColor	burnt orange lighting on special occasions ⓘ
hasFeature	four large clock faces near the top of the tower ⓘ illuminated tower lighting system ⓘ observation deck near the top of the tower ⓘ
hasLightingScheme	burnt orange illumination for major athletic victories ⓘ special lighting patterns for academic honors and events ⓘ
hasPart	UT Austin Main Building Tower ⓘ linked to: Main Building, University of Texas at Austin administrative offices ⓘ carillon ⓘ clock faces ⓘ lobby ⓘ observation deck ⓘ reading rooms ⓘ
height	307 feet ⓘ approximately 94 meters ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1937 ⓘ
locatedIn	Austin, Texas ⓘ linked to: Austin
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOnCampusOf	University of Texas at Austin ⓘ
materialUsed	brick ⓘ limestone ⓘ
notableEvent	site of the 1966 University of Texas tower shooting ⓘ
numberOfBells	56 ⓘ
operator	University of Texas at Austin ⓘ
ownedBy	University of Texas at Austin ⓘ
partOf	University of Texas at Austin campus ⓘ linked to: University of Texas at Austin
roofMaterial	tile ⓘ
symbolizes	University of Texas at Austin ⓘ academic excellence at the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ
usedFor	commemorations ⓘ memorial events ⓘ university celebrations ⓘ
yearCompleted	1937 ⓘ

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