Building No. 21
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Building No. 21, also known as the Baťa skyscraper, is a pioneering functionalist high-rise office building in Zlín, Czech Republic, famed for its modernist design and the unique elevator office of the Baťa company’s director.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Building No. 21 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5838535 — 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: Building No. 21 Context triple: [Baťa skyscraper (Building No. 21), alsoKnownAs, Building No. 21]
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Building 20
Building 20 is a notable architectural structure within the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site of El Tajín in Veracruz, Mexico.
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Building 19
Building 19 is a notable architectural structure within the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site of El Tajín in Veracruz, Mexico.
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C.
North Building
North Building is one of the main commercial and office towers within the Grand Front Osaka complex, housing a mix of shops, restaurants, and business facilities.
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D.
North Building
North Building is one of the main exhibition and convention halls within Chicago’s McCormick Place complex, hosting large-scale trade shows and events.
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E.
North Building
North Building is a distinctive wing of the Denver Art Museum, known for its modernist architecture and role in housing part of the museum’s art collections.
- 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: Building No. 21 Target entity description: Building No. 21, also known as the Baťa skyscraper, is a pioneering functionalist high-rise office building in Zlín, Czech Republic, famed for its modernist design and the unique elevator office of the Baťa company’s director.
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A.
Building 20
Building 20 is a notable architectural structure within the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site of El Tajín in Veracruz, Mexico.
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B.
Building 19
Building 19 is a notable architectural structure within the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican archaeological site of El Tajín in Veracruz, Mexico.
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C.
North Building
North Building is one of the main commercial and office towers within the Grand Front Osaka complex, housing a mix of shops, restaurants, and business facilities.
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D.
North Building
North Building is one of the main exhibition and convention halls within Chicago’s McCormick Place complex, hosting large-scale trade shows and events.
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E.
North Building
North Building is a distinctive wing of the Denver Art Museum, known for its modernist architecture and role in housing part of the museum’s art collections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural monument
ⓘ
office building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Baťa high-rise
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linked to:
Baťa skyscraper (Building No. 21)
Baťa skyscraper ⓘ
linked to:
Baťa skyscraper (Building No. 21)
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| architecturalStyle |
functionalism
ⓘ
modernism ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Baťa company
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linked to:
Baťa shoe company
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| constructionStartYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| country | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| currentUse |
offices of the Zlín Region
ⓘ
regional authority offices ⓘ |
| designedBy | Vladimír Karfík ⓘ |
| directorElevatorOfficeAreaInSquareMeters | about 6 ⓘ |
| directorElevatorOfficeWeightInTons | about 6 ⓘ |
| hasElevatorOffice | office of the Baťa company director ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central service core
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curtain wall façade ⓘ elevator office of the company director ⓘ flat roof ⓘ open-plan office floors ⓘ steel frame structure ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administration
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management ⓘ office work ⓘ |
| hasGridModule | Baťa 6.15 m construction module ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
glass
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reinforced concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| heightInMeters | 77 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | cultural monument of the Czech Republic ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | American skyscrapers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Zlín ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Zlín Region ⓘ |
| notableFor |
mobile director’s office integrated into an elevator
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pioneering use of modern building services in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 16 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | administrative headquarters of Baťa company ⓘ |
| owner | Zlín Region ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baťa factory complex in Zlín
ⓘ
linked to:
Baťa company town
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| significance |
icon of Czech functionalist architecture
ⓘ
one of the earliest high-rise office buildings in Europe ⓘ symbol of Baťa company’s industrial city concept ⓘ |
| streetAddress | třída Tomáše Bati 21 ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1938 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Building No. 21 Description of subject: Building No. 21, also known as the Baťa skyscraper, is a pioneering functionalist high-rise office building in Zlín, Czech Republic, famed for its modernist design and the unique elevator office of the Baťa company’s director.
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