L’Enfant Plaza

E37148

commercial complex public square transportation hub

L’Enfant Plaza is a major commercial and transportation complex in Southwest Washington, D.C., named after city planner Pierre Charles L’Enfant and located near the National Mall.

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Label	Occurrences
L’Enfant Plaza canonical	13
L'Enfant Plaza	5
L’Enfant Plaza Hotel	2
L’Enfant Plaza area	2
L’Enfant Plaza complex	2
L'Enfant Plaza (complex)	1
L'Enfant Plaza area	1
L'Enfant Plaza shopping and office complex	1
L’Enfant Plan street layout	1
L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, D.C.	1
L’Enfant Plaza station	1
L’Enfant Plaza, Washington, D.C.	1
Penn Quarter	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T253782 — 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: L’Enfant Plaza
Context triple: [Pierre Charles L’Enfant, honouredIn, L’Enfant Plaza]

A. Sproul Plaza
Sproul Plaza is the central public square of UC Berkeley’s campus, historically renowned as a focal point for student activism and free speech movements.
B. Independence Square
Independence Square is the historic downtown district of Independence, Missouri, known for its 19th-century architecture, shops, and ties to President Harry S. Truman.
C. Independence Square
Independence Square is a historic public square in Philadelphia that served as a central gathering place during the American Revolution and the early years of the United States.
D. Capitol Park
Capitol Park is a large, landscaped public park surrounding the California State Capitol in Sacramento, featuring memorials, monuments, and diverse botanical collections.
E. Palmer Square
Palmer Square is a prominent mixed-use town square in downtown Princeton, New Jersey, known for its upscale shops, restaurants, offices, and public gathering spaces adjacent to Princeton University.
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: L’Enfant Plaza
Target entity description: L’Enfant Plaza is a major commercial and transportation complex in Southwest Washington, D.C., named after city planner Pierre Charles L’Enfant and located near the National Mall.

A. Sproul Plaza
Sproul Plaza is the central public square of UC Berkeley’s campus, historically renowned as a focal point for student activism and free speech movements.
B. Independence Square
Independence Square is the historic downtown district of Independence, Missouri, known for its 19th-century architecture, shops, and ties to President Harry S. Truman.
C. Independence Square
Independence Square is a historic public square in Philadelphia that served as a central gathering place during the American Revolution and the early years of the United States.
D. Capitol Park
Capitol Park is a large, landscaped public park surrounding the California State Capitol in Sacramento, featuring memorials, monuments, and diverse botanical collections.
E. Palmer Square
Palmer Square is a prominent mixed-use town square in downtown Princeton, New Jersey, known for its upscale shops, restaurants, offices, and public gathering spaces adjacent to Princeton University.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commercial complex ⓘ public square ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ
adjacentTo	Federal Center SW ⓘ linked to: Federal Center SW station Smithsonian museums ⓘ linked to: Smithsonian Institution buildings
architect	I. M. Pei ⓘ
constructionStart	1960s ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
developer	William Zeckendorf ⓘ
hasAddress	L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, D.C. ⓘ linked to: L’Enfant Plaza
hasCoordinateSystem	geographic coordinates (WGS84) ⓘ
hasFunction	connects federal office buildings ⓘ regional transit transfer point ⓘ
hasPart	L’Enfant Plaza Hotel ⓘ linked to: L’Enfant Plaza L’Enfant Plaza Station ⓘ linked to: L'Enfant Plaza station L’Enfant Promenade ⓘ office buildings ⓘ parking facilities ⓘ retail space ⓘ underground shopping mall ⓘ
hasPedestrianAccess	underground concourses ⓘ
hasPublicSpace	open plaza ⓘ
hasUse	hotel ⓘ office ⓘ retail ⓘ transportation interchange ⓘ
locatedIn	Southwest Washington, D.C. ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
locatedNear	National Mall ⓘ
namedAfter	Pierre Charles L’Enfant ⓘ
namedForRoleOfNamesake	planner of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
near	Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development National Mall museums ⓘ linked to: Smithsonian Institution buildings Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum ⓘ linked to: National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
openingDate	1968 ⓘ
ownedBy	private real estate interests ⓘ
partOf	Southwest Federal Center area ⓘ linked to: Southwest Federal Center
region	District of Columbia ⓘ
servedBy	Metrobus ⓘ Metrorail Blue Line ⓘ linked to: Metrorail Metrorail Green Line ⓘ linked to: Metrorail Metrorail Orange Line ⓘ linked to: Metrorail Metrorail Silver Line ⓘ linked to: Silver Line Metrorail Yellow Line ⓘ linked to: Metrorail VRE commuter rail (nearby) ⓘ Washington Metro ⓘ
style	Brutalist architecture ⓘ

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Referenced by (32)

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

Pierre Charles L’Enfant → honouredIn → L’Enfant Plaza ⓘ

subject linked to: L’Enfant

Pierre Charles L’Enfant → honouredIn → L’Enfant Plaza station ⓘ

subject linked to: L’Enfant

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

Washington Channel (adjacent area) → near → L'Enfant Plaza area ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

MCI Center → near → Penn Quarter ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

Postmaster General of the United States → headquartersLocation → L’Enfant Plaza, Washington, D.C. ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

Long Bridge → near → L’Enfant Plaza ⓘ

Southwest Washington, D.C. → contains → L’Enfant Plaza ⓘ

L’Enfant Plaza → hasPart → L’Enfant Plaza Hotel ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

L’Enfant Plaza → hasAddress → L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, D.C. ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

James V. Forrestal Building → partOf → L’Enfant Plaza area ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

I. M. Pei & Associates → hasNotableWork → L’Enfant Plaza Hotel ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

L'Enfant Plaza station → servesArea → L'Enfant Plaza ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

L'Enfant Plaza station → adjacentTo → L'Enfant Plaza (complex) ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

L'Enfant Plaza station → hasEntranceTo → L'Enfant Plaza shopping and office complex ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

Thomas Circle → partOf → L’Enfant Plan street layout ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

Independence Avenue SW & 7th Street SW → near → L’Enfant Plaza ⓘ

7th Street SW → near → L’Enfant Plaza ⓘ

Southwest Federal Center → adjacentTo → L’Enfant Plaza ⓘ

Southwest Federal Center → contains → L’Enfant Plaza complex ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

L’Enfant Promenade → connectedTo → L’Enfant Plaza ⓘ

United States International Trade Commission Building → locatedNear → L’Enfant Plaza ⓘ

Maine Avenue Fish Market → near → L’Enfant Plaza ⓘ

Maryland Avenue SW → near → L’Enfant Plaza area ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

Metro Orange Line → servesStation → L'Enfant Plaza ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

U.S. Department of Education headquarters → near → L’Enfant Plaza ⓘ

International Spy Museum → locatedIn → L’Enfant Plaza ⓘ

Maine Avenue SW → near → L’Enfant Plaza ⓘ

C Street SW → near → L'Enfant Plaza ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

Virginia Avenue SW → near → L'Enfant Plaza ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

L’Enfant Plaza station → adjacentTo → L’Enfant Plaza complex ⓘ

subject linked to: Washington Metro (L’Enfant Plaza station nearby)

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

Washington Channel waterfront → near → L'Enfant Plaza ⓘ

linked to: L’Enfant Plaza

Metrorail Yellow Line → servesStation → L’Enfant Plaza ⓘ

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Referenced by (32)

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