Selfridges Birmingham

E322398

department store landmark building

Selfridges Birmingham is a landmark department store in Birmingham, England, renowned for its futuristic, bulb-studded curved facade and role as a key feature of the Bullring shopping centre.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Selfridges Birmingham canonical	6
Selfridges Building Birmingham	4
Selfridges	3
Selfridge's department store	1
Selfridges Building, Birmingham	1
Selfridges building	1
aluminium disc–clad Selfridges building	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3053448 — 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: Selfridges Birmingham
Context triple: [Birmingham Moor Street, nearbyLandmark, Selfridges Birmingham]

A. Harrods
Harrods is a world-famous luxury department store in London renowned for its upscale shopping, elaborate food halls, and iconic Knightsbridge location.
B. Manchester Arndale
Manchester Arndale is a large indoor shopping centre and retail hub located in the heart of Manchester, England.
C. Shoppers World
Shoppers World is a large open-air shopping center in Framingham, Massachusetts, known as one of the first suburban shopping malls in the United States.
D. St George’s Shopping Centre
St George’s Shopping Centre is a major retail and leisure complex in Harrow, London, featuring a range of high-street shops, eateries, and entertainment venues.
E. Westgate Shopping Centre
Westgate Shopping Centre is a major regional retail mall located in Roodepoort, South Africa, featuring a wide range of shops, dining options, and entertainment facilities.
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: Selfridges Birmingham
Target entity description: Selfridges Birmingham is a landmark department store in Birmingham, England, renowned for its futuristic, bulb-studded curved facade and role as a key feature of the Bullring shopping centre.

A. Harrods
Harrods is a world-famous luxury department store in London renowned for its upscale shopping, elaborate food halls, and iconic Knightsbridge location.
B. Manchester Arndale
Manchester Arndale is a large indoor shopping centre and retail hub located in the heart of Manchester, England.
C. Shoppers World
Shoppers World is a large open-air shopping center in Framingham, Massachusetts, known as one of the first suburban shopping malls in the United States.
D. St George’s Shopping Centre
St George’s Shopping Centre is a major retail and leisure complex in Harrow, London, featuring a range of high-street shops, eateries, and entertainment venues.
E. Westgate Shopping Centre
Westgate Shopping Centre is a major regional retail mall located in Roodepoort, South Africa, featuring a wide range of shops, dining options, and entertainment facilities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	department store ⓘ landmark building ⓘ
architect	Amanda Levete ⓘ Jan Kaplický ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Blobitecture ⓘ Futurist architecture ⓘ
awarded	RIBA Award ⓘ linked to: RIBA Awards
brand	Selfridges ⓘ linked to: Selfridges Group
category	Buildings and structures in Birmingham, West Midlands ⓘ Department stores of the United Kingdom ⓘ Shopping centres in Birmingham ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
designedBy	Future Systems ⓘ
floorCount	4 ⓘ
hasFacadeMaterial	aluminium discs ⓘ sprayed concrete ⓘ
hasFeature	central atrium ⓘ escalator banks ⓘ panoramic city views from upper floors ⓘ
hasNickName	bubble-wrapped building ⓘ space-age building ⓘ
hasParking	Bullring car park ⓘ
hasUse	food hall ⓘ restaurant ⓘ retail ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/features/info/stores/birmingham/ ⓘ
imageSubject	iconic photographs of Birmingham ⓘ
inception	2003 ⓘ
isPartOf	Birmingham city centre ⓘ
locatedIn	Birmingham ⓘ England ⓘ
nearby	Birmingham New Street station ⓘ linked to: Birmingham New Street St Martin in the Bull Ring ⓘ linked to: St Martin in the Bull Ring church
notableFor	aluminium disc-covered exterior ⓘ futuristic curved facade ⓘ landmark status in Birmingham skyline ⓘ
opened	2003 ⓘ
ownedBy	Selfridges & Co ⓘ linked to: Selfridges Group
partOf	Bullring shopping centre ⓘ
publicTransitAccess	Birmingham Moor Street railway station ⓘ Birmingham New Street railway station ⓘ linked to: Birmingham New Street
serves	West Midlands region ⓘ linked to: West Midlands

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Referenced by (17)

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

Birmingham Moor Street → nearbyLandmark → Selfridges Birmingham ⓘ

Birmingham Moor Street railway station → locatedNear → Selfridges Birmingham ⓘ

Mr. Selfridge → depictsOrganization → Selfridge's department store ⓘ