National Grand Theatre
E442938
The National Grand Theatre, also known as the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, is a landmark modern opera house and arts complex famed for its futuristic titanium-and-glass dome surrounded by an artificial lake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Grand Theatre canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4458627 — 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: National Grand Theatre Context triple: [Paul Andreu, notableWork, National Grand Theatre]
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A.
Grand Theatre
Grand Theatre is the English translation of the name of the Bolshoi Theatre, the historic and world-renowned performing arts venue in Moscow famed for its ballet and opera productions.
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B.
Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre is a major performing arts venue in Edinburgh, Scotland, renowned for hosting large-scale opera, dance, and theatre productions, including key events of the Edinburgh International Festival.
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C.
Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre is a prominent performing arts venue in Great Malvern, England, known for hosting a wide range of theatrical productions, concerts, and cultural events.
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D.
Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre is the main venue of the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, renowned for its productions of Shakespearean and classical theatre.
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E.
Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre is the main performing arts venue within Adelaide’s riverfront cultural precinct, renowned for hosting major theatre, music, and dance productions.
- 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: National Grand Theatre Target entity description: The National Grand Theatre, also known as the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, is a landmark modern opera house and arts complex famed for its futuristic titanium-and-glass dome surrounded by an artificial lake.
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A.
Grand Theatre
Grand Theatre is the English translation of the name of the Bolshoi Theatre, the historic and world-renowned performing arts venue in Moscow famed for its ballet and opera productions.
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B.
Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre is a major performing arts venue in Edinburgh, Scotland, renowned for hosting large-scale opera, dance, and theatre productions, including key events of the Edinburgh International Festival.
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C.
Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre is a prominent performing arts venue in Great Malvern, England, known for hosting a wide range of theatrical productions, concerts, and cultural events.
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D.
Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre is the main venue of the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, renowned for its productions of Shakespearean and classical theatre.
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E.
Festival Theatre
Festival Theatre is the main performing arts venue within Adelaide’s riverfront cultural precinct, renowned for hosting major theatre, music, and dance productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert hall
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landmark ⓘ opera house ⓘ performing arts center ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| architect | Paul Andreu ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
futuristic architecture
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modern architecture ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkStatus | major cultural landmark of Beijing ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| floorArea | about 149500 square meters ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Concert Hall
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Opera House ⓘ Theatre ⓘ art exhibition spaces ⓘ parking facilities ⓘ rehearsal rooms ⓘ restaurants ⓘ underground lobby ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glass curtain wall
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reflecting pool ⓘ underwater entrance passage ⓘ |
| height | about 46 meters ⓘ |
| length | about 212 meters ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Beijing ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Xicheng District ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Great Hall of the People
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Tiananmen Square ⓘ Zhongnanhai ⓘ
linked to:
Zhongnanhai, Beijing
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| material |
glass
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titanium ⓘ |
| nativeName | 国家大剧院 ⓘ |
| officialName | National Centre for the Performing Arts ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2007-12-22 ⓘ |
| operator | National Centre for the Performing Arts management ⓘ |
| owner |
Government of the People’s Republic of China
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linked to:
People's Republic of China government
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| primaryFunction |
hosting concerts
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hosting dance performances ⓘ hosting opera performances ⓘ hosting theatre productions ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | about 5450 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityConcertHall | about 2017 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityOperaHouse | about 2416 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityTheatre | about 1040 ⓘ |
| shape | ellipsoid dome ⓘ |
| shortName | NCPA ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | artificial lake ⓘ |
| width | about 144 meters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Grand Theatre Description of subject: The National Grand Theatre, also known as the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, is a landmark modern opera house and arts complex famed for its futuristic titanium-and-glass dome surrounded by an artificial lake.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.