Sala de Contratación
E353510
Sala de Contratación is the grand late-Gothic main hall of Valencia’s Silk Exchange, historically used as a bustling mercantile trading room.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sala de Contractació | 1 |
| Sala de Contratación canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3387855 — 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: Sala de Contratación Context triple: [La Lonja de la Seda, contains, Sala de Contratación]
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A.
Salão
Salão is a civil parish on Faial Island in Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its rural landscape and Atlantic coastal setting.
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B.
Salón Blanco
Salón Blanco is the main ceremonial hall of Argentina’s presidential palace, the Casa Rosada, used for official events, speeches, and state functions.
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C.
Salón Tenampa
Salón Tenampa is a historic and iconic cantina in Mexico City, famous for its live mariachi music and traditional Mexican atmosphere.
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D.
Bureau
The Bureau is the executive body of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), responsible for overseeing its administrative and strategic functions between plenary sessions.
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E.
World Office
World Office is the central administrative office that coordinates the global activities and communications of the Friends World Committee for Consultation, the international Quaker organization.
- 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: Sala de Contratación Target entity description: Sala de Contratación is the grand late-Gothic main hall of Valencia’s Silk Exchange, historically used as a bustling mercantile trading room.
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A.
Salão
Salão is a civil parish on Faial Island in Portugal’s Azores archipelago, known for its rural landscape and Atlantic coastal setting.
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B.
Salón Blanco
Salón Blanco is the main ceremonial hall of Argentina’s presidential palace, the Casa Rosada, used for official events, speeches, and state functions.
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C.
Salón Tenampa
Salón Tenampa is a historic and iconic cantina in Mexico City, famous for its live mariachi music and traditional Mexican atmosphere.
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D.
Bureau
The Bureau is the executive body of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), responsible for overseeing its administrative and strategic functions between plenary sessions.
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E.
World Office
World Office is the central administrative office that coordinates the global activities and communications of the Friends World Committee for Consultation, the international Quaker organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hall
ⓘ
historic interior space ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Valencian Gothic
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Gothic architecture
late Gothic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mediterranean maritime trade
ⓘ
Valencian mercantile power ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | Gothic architecture in Spain ⓘ |
| buildingTypeContext | silk exchange ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| era |
late Middle Ages
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Middle Ages
|
| etymology | named for the signing of commercial contracts (contratación) ⓘ |
| floorMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
large open-plan space
ⓘ
ribbed vaults ⓘ stone construction ⓘ tall twisted columns ⓘ |
| hasFunctionToday |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasNameInValencian |
Sala de Contractació
ⓘ
linked to:
Sala de Contratación
|
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
bustling mercantile trading room
ⓘ
meeting place for merchants ⓘ place for commercial contracts ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Spain
ⓘ
Valencia ⓘ Valencian Community ⓘ |
| partOf |
La Lonja de la Seda
ⓘ
Lonja de la Seda de Valencia ⓘ
linked to:
La Lonja de la Seda
|
| partOfUNESCOSite |
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia
ⓘ
linked to:
La Lonja de la Seda
|
| significance |
one of the most important civil Gothic interiors in Europe
ⓘ
symbol of Valencia’s commercial prosperity ⓘ |
| touristAccess | open to visitors ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteInscriptionYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| use |
commercial exchange hall
ⓘ
mercantile trading room ⓘ silk trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sala de Contratación Description of subject: Sala de Contratación is the grand late-Gothic main hall of Valencia’s Silk Exchange, historically used as a bustling mercantile trading room.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sala de Contratación