Signal Box Auf dem Wolf
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Signal Box Auf dem Wolf is a distinctive railway signal control building in Basel, Switzerland, celebrated as an early landmark of contemporary architecture by the firm Herzog & de Meuron.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Signal Box Auf dem Wolf canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3161457 — 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: Signal Box Auf dem Wolf Context triple: [Herzog & de Meuron, notableWork, Signal Box Auf dem Wolf]
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A.
The Box
The Box is a 2009 psychological thriller film directed by Richard Kelly, based on Richard Matheson’s short story “Button, Button,” in which a couple is offered a mysterious box that grants wealth at the cost of a stranger’s life.
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B.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
Shadowboxer
"Shadowboxer" is the critically acclaimed debut single by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, showcasing her soulful vocals and introspective, jazz-inflected piano-driven style.
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D.
Crunch the Wolf
Crunch the Wolf is the energetic and acrobatic official mascot of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, known for entertaining fans with high-flying dunks and crowd interaction.
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E.
Shadowboxin'
"Shadowboxin'" is a track from GZA's acclaimed hip-hop album *Liquid Swords*, featuring Method Man and known for its gritty lyrics and classic Wu-Tang Clan production.
- 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: Signal Box Auf dem Wolf Target entity description: Signal Box Auf dem Wolf is a distinctive railway signal control building in Basel, Switzerland, celebrated as an early landmark of contemporary architecture by the firm Herzog & de Meuron.
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A.
The Box
The Box is a 2009 psychological thriller film directed by Richard Kelly, based on Richard Matheson’s short story “Button, Button,” in which a couple is offered a mysterious box that grants wealth at the cost of a stranger’s life.
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B.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
Shadowboxer
"Shadowboxer" is the critically acclaimed debut single by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, showcasing her soulful vocals and introspective, jazz-inflected piano-driven style.
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D.
Crunch the Wolf
Crunch the Wolf is the energetic and acrobatic official mascot of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, known for entertaining fans with high-flying dunks and crowd interaction.
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E.
Shadowboxin'
"Shadowboxin'" is a track from GZA's acclaimed hip-hop album *Liquid Swords*, featuring Method Man and known for its gritty lyrics and classic Wu-Tang Clan production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
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railway signal box ⓘ work of contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Basel
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Herzog & de Meuron buildings ⓘ Railway buildings in Switzerland ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| designedBy | Herzog & de Meuron ⓘ |
| function | railway signal control ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFirm | Herzog & de Meuron ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Signal Box Auf dem Wolf ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse | railway signal box ⓘ |
| heritage | modern architectural landmark ⓘ |
| isInCanton | Basel-Stadt ⓘ |
| isInMunicipality |
Basel
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linked to:
Basel-Stadt
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| locatedIn |
Basel
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linked to:
Basel-Stadt
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| locatedInCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early landmark of Herzog & de Meuron
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distinctive architectural design ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss railway infrastructure ⓘ |
| usedFor |
controlling railway signals
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railway operations control ⓘ |
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: Signal Box Auf dem Wolf Description of subject: Signal Box Auf dem Wolf is a distinctive railway signal control building in Basel, Switzerland, celebrated as an early landmark of contemporary architecture by the firm Herzog & de Meuron.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron
subject linked to:
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron