Queen's College, Belfast main building

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Gothic Revival architecture listed building university building

Queen's College, Belfast main building is a prominent 19th-century Gothic Revival university structure in Belfast, Northern Ireland, renowned as one of architect Charles Lanyon’s most iconic designs.

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Label	Occurrences
Lanyon Building, Queen's University Belfast	1
Main Building, Queen's University Belfast	1
Main Building, Queen’s University Belfast	1
Queen's College, Belfast	1
Queen's College, Belfast main building canonical	1
Queen’s College, Belfast	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4251468 — 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: Queen's College, Belfast main building
Context triple: [Charles Lanyon, notableWork, Queen's College, Belfast main building]

A. Belfast City Hall
Belfast City Hall is a grand Edwardian civic building in the heart of Belfast, renowned for its distinctive green copper dome and role as the seat of the city council.
B. Ulster University Belfast campus
Ulster University Belfast campus is a major urban campus of Ulster University located in central Belfast, known for its focus on art, design, architecture, and built environment disciplines.
C. Custom House Square, Belfast
Custom House Square in Belfast is a prominent public space and event venue in the city center, known for hosting concerts, festivals, and cultural gatherings.
D. Royal Belfast Academical Institution
The Royal Belfast Academical Institution is a historic grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
E. Stormont House, Belfast
Stormont House in Belfast is a key government building that serves as the headquarters of the Northern Ireland Office and a central site for political administration in Northern Ireland.
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: Queen's College, Belfast main building
Target entity description: Queen's College, Belfast main building is a prominent 19th-century Gothic Revival university structure in Belfast, Northern Ireland, renowned as one of architect Charles Lanyon’s most iconic designs.

A. Belfast City Hall
Belfast City Hall is a grand Edwardian civic building in the heart of Belfast, renowned for its distinctive green copper dome and role as the seat of the city council.
B. Ulster University Belfast campus
Ulster University Belfast campus is a major urban campus of Ulster University located in central Belfast, known for its focus on art, design, architecture, and built environment disciplines.
C. Custom House Square, Belfast
Custom House Square in Belfast is a prominent public space and event venue in the city center, known for hosting concerts, festivals, and cultural gatherings.
D. Royal Belfast Academical Institution
The Royal Belfast Academical Institution is a historic grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland, known for its strong academic tradition and notable alumni.
E. Stormont House, Belfast
Stormont House in Belfast is a key government building that serves as the headquarters of the Northern Ireland Office and a central site for political administration in Northern Ireland.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ listed building ⓘ university building ⓘ
architect	Charles Lanyon ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic Revival ⓘ Tudor Gothic ⓘ
category	Gothic Revival architecture in Northern Ireland ⓘ Grade A listed buildings in Belfast ⓘ University and college buildings in Northern Ireland ⓘ
cityDistrict	Queen’s Quarter, Belfast ⓘ
constructionStart	1846 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
function	ceremonial hall ⓘ teaching facilities ⓘ university administration ⓘ
hasFeature	central tower ⓘ cloistered courtyard ⓘ gate lodge ⓘ ornamental battlements ⓘ quadrangle ⓘ traceried windows ⓘ turrets ⓘ
hasNameVariant	Lanyon Building ⓘ Main Building, Queen's University Belfast ⓘ linked to: Queen's College, Belfast main building
hasPhotographicSubject	symbolic image of Queen's University Belfast ⓘ
hasRestoration	20th-century restoration works ⓘ 21st-century conservation works ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Grade A listed building ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry	Northern Ireland ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1849 ⓘ
locatedIn	Belfast ⓘ County Antrim ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
materialUsed	sandstone ⓘ
notableFor	being one of Charles Lanyon’s most iconic designs ⓘ its Gothic Revival façade ⓘ its central tower and quadrangle composition ⓘ
originalInstitution	Queen's College, Belfast ⓘ
partOf	Queen's University Belfast ⓘ linked to: Queen’s University Belfast
streetAddress	University Road ⓘ
symbolOf	Queen's University Belfast ⓘ linked to: Queen’s University Belfast higher education in Northern Ireland ⓘ
usedBy	Queen's University Belfast ⓘ linked to: Queen’s University Belfast

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