Daily Express Building
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The Daily Express Building is a landmark Art Deco former newspaper office in London, renowned for its striking black glass and chromium façade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daily Express Building canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4326640 — 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: Daily Express Building Context triple: [Fleet Street, hasBuilding, Daily Express Building]
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A.
News Corporation Building
The News Corporation Building is a prominent skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that serves as the headquarters for News Corp and houses major media operations including Fox News and related networks.
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B.
Gazeta Building
The Gazeta Building is a prominent modernist high-rise in São Paulo that houses the headquarters of the Gazeta media group and a well-known theater and cultural complex.
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C.
The News Building, London Bridge
The News Building at London Bridge is a prominent London office tower that serves as the headquarters for several major UK news organizations, including The Times.
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D.
Lloyd's building
The Lloyd's building is a landmark high-tech office building in London, known for its radical "inside-out" design with services such as staircases and ducts exposed on the exterior.
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E.
Nouvel Building
The Nouvel Building is a contemporary extension of Madrid’s Museo Reina Sofía, designed by architect Jean Nouvel to house additional exhibition spaces and cultural facilities.
- 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: Daily Express Building Target entity description: The Daily Express Building is a landmark Art Deco former newspaper office in London, renowned for its striking black glass and chromium façade.
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A.
News Corporation Building
The News Corporation Building is a prominent skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that serves as the headquarters for News Corp and houses major media operations including Fox News and related networks.
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B.
Gazeta Building
The Gazeta Building is a prominent modernist high-rise in São Paulo that houses the headquarters of the Gazeta media group and a well-known theater and cultural complex.
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C.
The News Building, London Bridge
The News Building at London Bridge is a prominent London office tower that serves as the headquarters for several major UK news organizations, including The Times.
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D.
Lloyd's building
The Lloyd's building is a landmark high-tech office building in London, known for its radical "inside-out" design with services such as staircases and ducts exposed on the exterior.
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E.
Nouvel Building
The Nouvel Building is a contemporary extension of Madrid’s Museo Reina Sofía, designed by architect Jean Nouvel to house additional exhibition spaces and cultural facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Art Deco architecture
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building ⓘ landmark ⓘ office building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British newspaper industry
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Fleet Street press ⓘ
linked to:
the Fleet Street printing district
|
| category |
Art Deco architecture in London
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Buildings and structures in the City of London ⓘ Grade II* listed office buildings ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | offices ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Ellis and Clarke
ⓘ
Sir Owen Williams ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| façadeColor | black ⓘ |
| floorCount | 8 ⓘ |
| formerOccupant | Daily Express ⓘ |
| formerUse | newspaper office ⓘ |
| hasAddress | 120 Fleet Street, London ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curtain wall façade
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neon lighting ⓘ open-plan interiors ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
Art Deco entrance hall
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mosaic decoration ⓘ relief panels ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
chromium
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glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| listedBy | Historic England ⓘ |
| listingDesignation | Grade II* ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Fleet Street ⓘ |
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| notableFor |
black glass façade
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chromium façade ⓘ curved glass corners ⓘ streamlined modernist design ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer | Sir Owen Williams ⓘ |
| use | office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daily Express Building Description of subject: The Daily Express Building is a landmark Art Deco former newspaper office in London, renowned for its striking black glass and chromium façade.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.