Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps)
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The Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps) are an ornamental, European-style staircase and landscaped urban feature located in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spanish Steps | 2 |
| Spanish Steps (Kalorama) | 2 |
| Spanish Steps Park | 2 |
| Decatur Terrace steps | 1 |
| Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps) canonical | 1 |
| Spanish Steps (Kalorama Park steps) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T35869 — 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: Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps) Context triple: [Dupont Circle, hasLandmark, Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps)]
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A.
Rocky Steps
The Rocky Steps are the iconic front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, famous worldwide as the training run location from the "Rocky" film series and a popular spot for visitors to reenact the scene.
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B.
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial and entertainment hub in Midtown Manhattan, famous for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and New Year’s Eve ball drop.
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C.
14th Street Bridge complex
The 14th Street Bridge complex is a group of highway and railway bridges over the Potomac River that serves as a major transportation link between Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
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D.
Plaza de la Revolución
Plaza de la Revolución is a vast and historically significant public square in Havana, Cuba, known for its political rallies, iconic government buildings, and monumental tributes to revolutionary leaders.
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E.
Market Street
Market Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Philadelphia known for its commercial activity, transit connections, and role as a central artery of 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: Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps) Target entity description: The Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps) are an ornamental, European-style staircase and landscaped urban feature located in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood.
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A.
Rocky Steps
The Rocky Steps are the iconic front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, famous worldwide as the training run location from the "Rocky" film series and a popular spot for visitors to reenact the scene.
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B.
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial and entertainment hub in Midtown Manhattan, famous for its bright billboards, Broadway theaters, and New Year’s Eve ball drop.
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C.
Champs-Élysées
The Champs-Élysées is a famous Parisian avenue renowned for its luxury shops, cafés, theaters, and its role as a central site for national celebrations and major events.
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D.
14th Street Bridge complex
The 14th Street Bridge complex is a group of highway and railway bridges over the Potomac River that serves as a major transportation link between Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
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E.
Plaza de la Revolución
Plaza de la Revolución is a vast and historically significant public square in Havana, Cuba, known for its political rallies, iconic government buildings, and monumental tributes to revolutionary leaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor staircase
ⓘ
public space ⓘ urban landscape feature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Decatur Terrace steps
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps)
Spanish Steps ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps)
|
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasAccess | pedestrian-only ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
landscaped plantings
ⓘ
landscaped terraces ⓘ multiple flights of steps ⓘ ornamental balustrades ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ornamental feature
ⓘ
pedestrian circulation ⓘ urban open space ⓘ |
| hasStyle | European-style staircase ⓘ |
| hasUse |
neighborhood circulation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | European urban staircases ⓘ |
| isOrnamental | true ⓘ |
| isPublic | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dupont Circle
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| neighborhood |
Dupont Circle neighborhood
ⓘ
linked to:
Dupont Circle
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps) Description of subject: The Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps) are an ornamental, European-style staircase and landscaped urban feature located in Washington, D.C.’s Dupont Circle neighborhood.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps)
linked to: Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps)
linked to: Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps)
subject linked to:
Kalorama neighborhood
linked to: Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps)
linked to: Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps)
linked to: Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps)
subject linked to:
Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
linked to: Spanish Steps (Decatur Terrace steps)