Illinois State Capitol

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government building historic building state capitol building

The Illinois State Capitol is the historic government building in Springfield that houses the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. state of Illinois.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Illinois State Capitol canonical	24
Illinois State Capitol (Springfield) historic core designation	1
Illinois State Capitol (preliminary designs)	1
Illinois State Capitol Building	1
Illinois State Capitol Complex	1
Illinois State Capitol building	1
Illinois state capitol building	1
Illinois state government complex in Springfield	1
Senate chamber of the Illinois State Capitol	1
State Capitol Complex, Springfield	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T489231 — 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: Illinois State Capitol
Context triple: [Springfield, Illinois, hasLandmark, Illinois State Capitol]

A. Nebraska State Capitol
The Nebraska State Capitol is a distinctive Art Deco-influenced skyscraper-style statehouse in Lincoln, renowned for its central tower crowned by the “Sower” statue and its innovative early 20th-century architectural design.
B. Oklahoma State Capitol
The Oklahoma State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Oklahoma, notable for its neoclassical architecture and prominent dome in Oklahoma City.
C. Chicago City Hall
Chicago City Hall is the central municipal government building of Chicago, housing key city offices and serving as the primary location for official civic administration and proceedings.
D. Indiana Statehouse
The Indiana Statehouse is the historic capitol building in Indianapolis that houses the Indiana General Assembly, the governor's office, and other key state government offices.
E. Cook County Building
The Cook County Building is a major government office structure in downtown Chicago that houses key administrative functions of Cook County.
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: Illinois State Capitol
Target entity description: The Illinois State Capitol is the historic government building in Springfield that houses the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. state of Illinois.

A. Nebraska State Capitol
The Nebraska State Capitol is a distinctive Art Deco-influenced skyscraper-style statehouse in Lincoln, renowned for its central tower crowned by the “Sower” statue and its innovative early 20th-century architectural design.
B. Oklahoma State Capitol
The Oklahoma State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Oklahoma, notable for its neoclassical architecture and prominent dome in Oklahoma City.
C. Chicago City Hall
Chicago City Hall is the central municipal government building of Chicago, housing key city offices and serving as the primary location for official civic administration and proceedings.
D. Indiana Statehouse
The Indiana Statehouse is the historic capitol building in Indianapolis that houses the Indiana General Assembly, the governor's office, and other key state government offices.
E. Cook County Building
The Cook County Building is a major government office structure in downtown Chicago that houses key administrative functions of Cook County.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ state capitol building ⓘ
address	401 S. 2nd Street, Springfield, Illinois ⓘ
architect	Alfred H. Piquenard ⓘ Cofer & Ruggles ⓘ
architecturalStyle	French Renaissance Revival ⓘ Italianate ⓘ
city	Springfield, Illinois ⓘ
constructionEnd	1888 ⓘ
constructionStart	1868 ⓘ
coordinates	39.7983°N 89.6544°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
domeHeight	approximately 361 feet ⓘ
function	seat of government of the State of Illinois ⓘ
hasArtwork	murals and paintings depicting Illinois history ⓘ
hasChamber	House chamber ⓘ Senate chamber ⓘ
hasFeature	cast-iron dome ⓘ central dome ⓘ grand staircases ⓘ ornate interior decoration ⓘ stained glass in the dome ⓘ
hasGroundsFeature	landscaped grounds ⓘ monuments and memorials ⓘ
hasRoom	Governor’s office ⓘ
height	approximately 361 feet ⓘ
houses	Illinois General Assembly ⓘ Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ Illinois Senate ⓘ offices of other Illinois executive branch officials ⓘ offices of the Governor of Illinois ⓘ
isCurrentCapitolSince	1877 ⓘ
locatedIn	Sangamon County, Illinois ⓘ
maintainedBy	Illinois Secretary of State ⓘ
material	limestone ⓘ
near	Downtown Springfield, Illinois ⓘ linked to: Springfield, Illinois
opened	1888 ⓘ
owner	State of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois
partOf	Illinois State Capitol Complex ⓘ linked to: Illinois State Capitol
precededBy	Old State Capitol (Illinois) in Springfield ⓘ linked to: Old State Capitol State Historic Site
publicAccess	open for guided and self-guided tours ⓘ
state	Illinois ⓘ
symbolOf	State of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois government of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Government of Illinois
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	legislative sessions ⓘ official state ceremonies ⓘ public tours ⓘ

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Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Springfield, Illinois → hasLandmark → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ

Sangamon County, Illinois → contains → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ

Illinois General Assembly → meetsIn → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ

The Capital City → hasCapitalBuilding → Illinois State Capitol ⓘ

Illinois State Capitol → partOf → Illinois State Capitol Complex ⓘ