Post Office House
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Post Office House is the English name for the historic Casa de Correos building, a prominent former central post office and government headquarters located in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Post Office House canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6385942 — 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: Post Office House Context triple: [Casa de Correos, translation, Post Office House]
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A.
Scone Post Office
Scone Post Office is a heritage-listed postal building in Scone, New South Wales, recognized for its historical and architectural significance.
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B.
North Court Building
The North Court Building is a courthouse facility that forms part of the Maricopa County Superior Court complex in Arizona.
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C.
Old Post Office Pavilion
The Old Post Office Pavilion is a historic late-19th-century federal building and former post office in Washington, D.C., known for its Romanesque Revival architecture and prominent clock tower offering panoramic city views.
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D.
Portcullis House
Portcullis House is a modern parliamentary office building in Westminster that provides workspaces for members of the UK House of Commons and their staff.
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E.
Newcastle House, London
Newcastle House, London was a grand aristocratic townhouse in Lincoln's Inn Fields that served as the principal London residence of the powerful Whig statesman Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle.
- 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: Post Office House Target entity description: Post Office House is the English name for the historic Casa de Correos building, a prominent former central post office and government headquarters located in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol.
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A.
Scone Post Office
Scone Post Office is a heritage-listed postal building in Scone, New South Wales, recognized for its historical and architectural significance.
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B.
North Court Building
The North Court Building is a courthouse facility that forms part of the Maricopa County Superior Court complex in Arizona.
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C.
Old Post Office Pavilion
The Old Post Office Pavilion is a historic late-19th-century federal building and former post office in Washington, D.C., known for its Romanesque Revival architecture and prominent clock tower offering panoramic city views.
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D.
Portcullis House
Portcullis House is a modern parliamentary office building in Westminster that provides workspaces for members of the UK House of Commons and their staff.
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E.
Newcastle House, London
Newcastle House, London was a grand aristocratic townhouse in Lincoln's Inn Fields that served as the principal London residence of the powerful Whig statesman Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former post office
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government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| clockFamousFor | New Year’s Eve countdown in Spain ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1768 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1760 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 40.4169°N 3.7033°W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
regional government headquarters
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seat of the Presidency of the Community of Madrid ⓘ |
| currentOccupant | Government of the Community of Madrid ⓘ |
| formerOccupant | Spanish central postal service ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Community of Madrid regional government
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linked to:
Government of the Community of Madrid
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Casa de Correos de la Puerta del Sol
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linked to:
Royal Post Office at Puerta del Sol
Real Casa de Correos ⓘ
linked to:
Casa de Correos
|
| hasClock | Puerta del Sol clock ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | iconic backdrop for Spanish television New Year broadcasts ⓘ |
| hasFacadeFacing | Puerta del Sol ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
balconies overlooking Puerta del Sol
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central clock tower ⓘ symmetrical neoclassical facade ⓘ |
| hasFunctionHistory | from central post office to regional government seat ⓘ |
| hasNameInSpanish | Casa de Correos ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
El Oso y el Madroño statue (Puerta del Sol)
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Kilometer Zero plaque of Spanish radial roads ⓘ statue of Charles III in Puerta del Sol ⓘ |
| hasStreetAddress | Puerta del Sol, Madrid, Spain ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic building (Madrid) ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea | Community of Madrid ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Madrid ⓘ |
| locatedInCountryCapital | Madrid ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCenter |
Centro district of Madrid
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linked to:
Centro District of Madrid
|
| locatedInSquare | Puerta del Sol ⓘ |
| materialUsed | masonry ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
central post office
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royal communications hub ⓘ |
| partOf | Puerta del Sol urban ensemble ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| roofFeature | clock tower with bell ⓘ |
| significantFor |
symbol of Madrid’s political life
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symbol of Spanish postal history ⓘ |
| usedForEvent |
New Year’s Eve bell chimes
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public demonstrations in Puerta del Sol ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Post Office House Description of subject: Post Office House is the English name for the historic Casa de Correos building, a prominent former central post office and government headquarters located in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Casa de Correos building