Gibbs’s Building, King’s College, Cambridge
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Gibbs’s Building at King’s College, Cambridge is an early 18th-century neo-classical college range designed by architect James Gibbs, forming a prominent part of the college’s riverside frontage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gibbs’ Building Court, King’s College, Cambridge | 1 |
| Gibbs’s Building, King’s College, Cambridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5537675 — 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: Gibbs’s Building, King’s College, Cambridge Context triple: [James Gibbs, notableWork, Gibbs’s Building, King’s College, Cambridge]
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A.
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge
The Chapel of King's College, Cambridge is a renowned late Gothic English church famous for its magnificent fan vaulting, stained glass windows, and world-famous choral tradition.
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B.
Master’s Lodge, Gonville and Caius College
The Master’s Lodge at Gonville and Caius College is the historic official residence within the college occupied by its head, the Master.
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C.
Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge
The Sidgwick Site at the University of Cambridge is a major campus area that houses many of the university’s arts, humanities, and social science faculties and departments.
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D.
Senate-House, Cambridge
The Senate-House in Cambridge is a historic neoclassical building in the University of Cambridge used for major ceremonial occasions such as degree congregations and official university gatherings.
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E.
Courts of Pembroke College, Cambridge
The Courts of Pembroke College, Cambridge are the historic and modern quadrangles and enclosed spaces that form the architectural heart of this University of Cambridge college.
- 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: Gibbs’s Building, King’s College, Cambridge Target entity description: Gibbs’s Building at King’s College, Cambridge is an early 18th-century neo-classical college range designed by architect James Gibbs, forming a prominent part of the college’s riverside frontage.
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A.
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge
The Chapel of King's College, Cambridge is a renowned late Gothic English church famous for its magnificent fan vaulting, stained glass windows, and world-famous choral tradition.
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B.
Master’s Lodge, Gonville and Caius College
The Master’s Lodge at Gonville and Caius College is the historic official residence within the college occupied by its head, the Master.
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C.
Sidgwick Site, University of Cambridge
The Sidgwick Site at the University of Cambridge is a major campus area that houses many of the university’s arts, humanities, and social science faculties and departments.
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D.
Senate-House, Cambridge
The Senate-House in Cambridge is a historic neoclassical building in the University of Cambridge used for major ceremonial occasions such as degree congregations and official university gatherings.
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E.
Courts of Pembroke College, Cambridge
The Courts of Pembroke College, Cambridge are the historic and modern quadrangles and enclosed spaces that form the architectural heart of this University of Cambridge college.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
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college building ⓘ |
| architect | James Gibbs ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Neoclassical architecture
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Palladian-influenced design ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1720s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | riverside frontage of King’s College ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
balustraded parapet
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central pediment ⓘ classical orders ⓘ regular sash windows ⓘ symmetrical range ⓘ |
| hasContext | part of the historic core of the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| hasFacade | riverside elevation facing the Backs ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
college rooms
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student accommodation ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| hasStoreys | multiple storeys ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
King’s College Chapel, Cambridge
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linked to:
King's College Chapel
King’s College lawns by the River Cam ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed building (UK) ⓘ |
| inception | early 18th century ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | early 18th-century collegiate architecture in England ⓘ |
| isLandmarkOf | King’s College riverside frontage ⓘ |
| isMajorWorkOf | James Gibbs ⓘ |
| isPhotographedFor | views of the Backs in Cambridge ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge, England
Cambridgeshire ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridgeshire, England
England ⓘ King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Gibbs ⓘ |
| overlooks | River Cam ⓘ |
| ownedBy | King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| partOf |
King’s College, University of Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
King’s College, Cambridge
the Backs, Cambridge cityscape ⓘ
linked to:
The Backs, Cambridge
|
| usedBy | students of King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gibbs’s Building, King’s College, Cambridge Description of subject: Gibbs’s Building at King’s College, Cambridge is an early 18th-century neo-classical college range designed by architect James Gibbs, forming a prominent part of the college’s riverside frontage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Courts of the University of Cambridge
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hasPart
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Gibbs’ Building Court, King’s College, Cambridge
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linked to: Gibbs’s Building, King’s College, Cambridge