Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru

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government building legislative building seat of state legislature tourist attraction

Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru is the grand seat of the Karnataka state legislature and a prominent landmark known for its imposing neo-Dravidian architectural style.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Vidhana Soudha	12
Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru canonical	6
Assembly Hall in Vidhana Soudha	1
Vidhana Soudha area	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3246769 — 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.

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Target entity: Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru
Context triple: [Karnataka High Court, locatedNear, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru]

A. Mysore Palace
Mysore Palace is a grand Indo-Saracenic royal residence in Mysuru, India, famed for its opulent architecture, historical significance, and spectacular illumination.
B. National Assembly Complex
The National Assembly Complex is the purpose-built legislative building in Abuja that houses Nigeria’s bicameral federal parliament, including the Senate and House of Representatives.
C. Birla House, New Delhi
Birla House in New Delhi is a historic residence-turned-memorial most widely known as the site where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.
D. Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) is the circular, colonnaded building in New Delhi that serves as the seat of India’s national legislature.
E. Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow
Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow is the grand sandstone legislative complex in Uttar Pradesh’s capital that houses the state’s law-making bodies and key government offices.
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: Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru
Target entity description: Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru is the grand seat of the Karnataka state legislature and a prominent landmark known for its imposing neo-Dravidian architectural style.

A. Mysore Palace
Mysore Palace is a grand Indo-Saracenic royal residence in Mysuru, India, famed for its opulent architecture, historical significance, and spectacular illumination.
B. National Assembly Complex
The National Assembly Complex is the purpose-built legislative building in Abuja that houses Nigeria’s bicameral federal parliament, including the Senate and House of Representatives.
C. Birla House, New Delhi
Birla House in New Delhi is a historic residence-turned-memorial most widely known as the site where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.
D. Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) is the circular, colonnaded building in New Delhi that serves as the seat of India’s national legislature.
E. Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow
Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow is the grand sandstone legislative complex in Uttar Pradesh’s capital that houses the state’s law-making bodies and key government offices.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government building ⓘ legislative building ⓘ seat of state legislature ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Dravidian architecture ⓘ linked to: Dravidian temple architecture Indo-Saracenic elements ⓘ linked to: Indo-Saracenic architecture Neo-Dravidian ⓘ
builtUnder	Kengal Hanumanthaiah ⓘ
cityDistrict	Bangalore Urban district ⓘ
columnCount	12 front pillars ⓘ
commissionedBy	Government of Mysore ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1952 ⓘ
coordinates	12.979°N 77.590°E ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
domeCount	4 corner domes ⓘ
emblem	State emblem of India (Lion Capital of Ashoka) ⓘ linked to: State Emblem of India
faces	Karnataka High Court ⓘ
floorCount	1 basement ⓘ 4 above ground ⓘ
function	houses offices of the Government of Karnataka ⓘ seat of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly ⓘ seat of the Karnataka Legislative Council ⓘ
governingBody	Government of Karnataka ⓘ
hasFeature	balustrades and cornices ⓘ central dome surmounted by the Indian national emblem ⓘ central dome with four smaller domes at corners ⓘ grand flight of steps on the western side ⓘ massive portico with 12 granite columns ⓘ ornate carved stonework ⓘ
height	approximately 46 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus	major landmark of Bengaluru ⓘ
housesBody	Karnataka Legislative Assembly ⓘ Karnataka Legislative Council ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1956 ⓘ
inscription	Government Work is God’s Work ⓘ
lighting	illuminated on Sundays and public holidays ⓘ
localLanguage	Kannada ⓘ
localName	Vidhāna Saudha ⓘ
locatedIn	Bengaluru ⓘ India ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ
locatedOn	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Veedhi ⓘ
materialUsed	granite ⓘ magadi granite ⓘ porphyry ⓘ
nameMeaning	House of Legislature ⓘ
nearbyLandmark	Cubbon Park ⓘ Karnataka High Court (Attara Kacheri) ⓘ linked to: Karnataka High Court
symbolOf	Bengaluru city ⓘ linked to: Bengaluru Karnataka state government ⓘ linked to: Government of Karnataka
transportAccess	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Station Vidhana Soudha metro station ⓘ
yearCompleted	1956 ⓘ

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