Beirut clock tower

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clock tower landmark

The Beirut clock tower is a prominent early 20th-century landmark in downtown Beirut, known for its four-faced clock and central position in the city’s historic Nejmeh Square.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Beirut clock tower canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6531026 — 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: Beirut clock tower
Context triple: [Place de l'Étoile, hasPart, Beirut clock tower]

A. Clock Tower of Tunis
The Clock Tower of Tunis is a modern steel timepiece monument and prominent city symbol located at the central intersection of downtown Tunis.
B. Beirut Hippodrome
Beirut Hippodrome is a historic horse racing track and green space in central Beirut, often used for equestrian events and public gatherings.
C. Blue Mosque of Beirut
The Blue Mosque of Beirut is a prominent Sunni Muslim mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, known for its large blue dome and Ottoman-inspired architecture.
D. Lebanese Parliament Building
The Lebanese Parliament Building is a historic legislative complex in downtown Beirut that houses Lebanon’s National Assembly and serves as a symbol of the country’s parliamentary democracy.
E. Baghdad Tower
Baghdad Tower is a prominent telecommunications and observation tower in Baghdad, Iraq, known as a modern city landmark.
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: Beirut clock tower
Target entity description: The Beirut clock tower is a prominent early 20th-century landmark in downtown Beirut, known for its four-faced clock and central position in the city’s historic Nejmeh Square.

A. Clock Tower of Tunis
The Clock Tower of Tunis is a modern steel timepiece monument and prominent city symbol located at the central intersection of downtown Tunis.
B. Beirut Hippodrome
Beirut Hippodrome is a historic horse racing track and green space in central Beirut, often used for equestrian events and public gatherings.
C. Blue Mosque of Beirut
The Blue Mosque of Beirut is a prominent Sunni Muslim mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, known for its large blue dome and Ottoman-inspired architecture.
D. Lebanese Parliament Building
The Lebanese Parliament Building is a historic legislative complex in downtown Beirut that houses Lebanon’s National Assembly and serves as a symbol of the country’s parliamentary democracy.
E. Baghdad Tower
Baghdad Tower is a prominent telecommunications and observation tower in Baghdad, Iraq, known as a modern city landmark.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (25)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	clock tower ⓘ landmark ⓘ
architecturalStyle	early 20th-century architecture ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Beirut ⓘ Tourist attractions in Beirut ⓘ Towers in Lebanon ⓘ
country	Lebanon ⓘ
era	early 20th century ⓘ
function	city landmark ⓘ orientation point in downtown Beirut ⓘ
hasFeature	elevated tower structure ⓘ four clock faces ⓘ
hasPart	four-faced clock ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic urban landmark ⓘ
locatedIn	Beirut ⓘ Downtown Beirut ⓘ linked to: Beirut Central District Lebanon ⓘ Nejmeh Square ⓘ
partOf	Beirut Central District ⓘ
position	central position in Nejmeh Square ⓘ
significance	prominent landmark in downtown Beirut ⓘ
surroundedBy	Nejmeh Square buildings ⓘ
usedFor	public clock ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ
visibleFrom	Nejmeh Square ⓘ