City of Culture of Galicia

E360915

building complex cultural complex tourist attraction

The City of Culture of Galicia is a large, avant-garde cultural complex in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, designed by architect Peter Eisenman to host museums, libraries, and performance spaces.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
City of Culture of Galicia canonical	2
Cidade da Cultura de Galicia	1
City of Culture of Galicia in Santiago de Compostela	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3470067 — 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: City of Culture of Galicia
Context triple: [Peter Eisenman, notableWork, City of Culture of Galicia]

A. New Galicia
New Galicia was a colonial-era province of the Spanish Empire in western Mexico, administered as part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
B. Old City of Salamanca
The Old City of Salamanca is a historic Spanish university city renowned for its golden sandstone architecture, monumental Plaza Mayor, and one of Europe’s oldest universities.
C. Historic Centre of Seville
The Historic Centre of Seville is a UNESCO-listed old town renowned for its monumental Gothic, Mudéjar, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture, vibrant plazas, and rich legacy as a major hub of Spain’s Golden Age.
D. A Coruña
A Coruña is a coastal city in northwestern Spain known for its historic lighthouse, the Tower of Hercules, and its role as an important cultural and economic center in the region.
E. Xunta de Galicia
The Xunta de Galicia is the autonomous regional government of Galicia in northwestern Spain, responsible for administering the community’s political, economic, and social affairs.
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: City of Culture of Galicia
Target entity description: The City of Culture of Galicia is a large, avant-garde cultural complex in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, designed by architect Peter Eisenman to host museums, libraries, and performance spaces.

A. New Galicia
New Galicia was a colonial-era province of the Spanish Empire in western Mexico, administered as part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
B. Old City of Salamanca
The Old City of Salamanca is a historic Spanish university city renowned for its golden sandstone architecture, monumental Plaza Mayor, and one of Europe’s oldest universities.
C. Historic Centre of Seville
The Historic Centre of Seville is a UNESCO-listed old town renowned for its monumental Gothic, Mudéjar, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture, vibrant plazas, and rich legacy as a major hub of Spain’s Golden Age.
D. A Coruña
A Coruña is a coastal city in northwestern Spain known for its historic lighthouse, the Tower of Hercules, and its role as an important cultural and economic center in the region.
E. Xunta de Galicia
The Xunta de Galicia is the autonomous regional government of Galicia in northwestern Spain, responsible for administering the community’s political, economic, and social affairs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building complex ⓘ cultural complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	Peter Eisenman ⓘ
architecturalStyle	contemporary architecture ⓘ deconstructivism ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Santiago de Compostela ⓘ Cultural centers in Spain ⓘ Tourist attractions in Galicia ⓘ
constructionStart	1999 ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
coordinateLocation	approximate: 42.872°N 8.529°W ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
fundedBy	Government of Galicia ⓘ linked to: Xunta de Galicia
hasParkingFacility	yes ⓘ
hasPart	Centre for Creative Entrepreneurship ⓘ Gaiás Centre Museum ⓘ Galician Archives ⓘ Galician Library ⓘ exhibition halls ⓘ performance spaces ⓘ public plaza ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.cidadedacultura.gal ⓘ
heritageDesignation	none ⓘ
inception	1999 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Galician ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Galicia ⓘ Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time ⓘ Central European Time ⓘ
locatedNear	historic centre of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
locatedOn	Mount Gaiás ⓘ
nativeLabel	Cidade da Cultura de Galicia ⓘ linked to: City of Culture of Galicia
notableWorkOf	Peter Eisenman ⓘ
openingDate	2011 ⓘ
operator	Xunta de Galicia ⓘ
owner	Xunta de Galicia ⓘ
partOf	cultural infrastructure of Galicia ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
purpose	cultural activities ⓘ libraries ⓘ museums ⓘ performing arts ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Peter Eisenman → notableWork → City of Culture of Galicia ⓘ

Peter Eisenman → designed → City of Culture of Galicia in Santiago de Compostela ⓘ

linked to: City of Culture of Galicia

Eisenman Architects → notableWork → City of Culture of Galicia ⓘ

City of Culture of Galicia → nativeLabel → Cidade da Cultura de Galicia ⓘ