The Blade (office tower)
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The Blade is a distinctive, modern high-rise office building that stands out on the skyline of Reading, Berkshire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Blade (office tower) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6671153 — 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: The Blade (office tower) Context triple: [Reading, Berkshire, hasLandmark, The Blade (office tower)]
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A.
Pan Peninsula East Tower
Pan Peninsula East Tower is a prominent residential skyscraper in London’s Docklands, forming one half of the twin-tower Pan Peninsula development near Canary Wharf.
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B.
ADAM Tower
ADAM Tower is a prominent high-rise building in Rotterdam, Netherlands, known for its modern architecture and use as an office and commercial space.
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C.
Broel Towers
Broel Towers are a pair of medieval defensive towers and an iconic historical symbol of the Belgian city of Kortrijk (Courtrai).
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D.
Pan Peninsula West Tower
Pan Peninsula West Tower is one of the twin luxury residential skyscrapers in the Pan Peninsula development in London’s Docklands.
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E.
The Bow (skyscraper)
The Bow is a prominent crescent-shaped office skyscraper in Calgary, Alberta, known for its distinctive curved design and status as one of the city's tallest and most recognizable buildings.
- 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: The Blade (office tower) Target entity description: The Blade is a distinctive, modern high-rise office building that stands out on the skyline of Reading, Berkshire.
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A.
Pan Peninsula East Tower
Pan Peninsula East Tower is a prominent residential skyscraper in London’s Docklands, forming one half of the twin-tower Pan Peninsula development near Canary Wharf.
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B.
ADAM Tower
ADAM Tower is a prominent high-rise building in Rotterdam, Netherlands, known for its modern architecture and use as an office and commercial space.
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C.
Broel Towers
Broel Towers are a pair of medieval defensive towers and an iconic historical symbol of the Belgian city of Kortrijk (Courtrai).
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D.
Pan Peninsula West Tower
Pan Peninsula West Tower is one of the twin luxury residential skyscrapers in the Pan Peninsula development in London’s Docklands.
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E.
The Bow (skyscraper)
The Bow is a prominent crescent-shaped office skyscraper in Calgary, Alberta, known for its distinctive curved design and status as one of the city's tallest and most recognizable buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | office building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | contemporary ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Reading, Berkshire
ⓘ
Skyscraper office buildings in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| floorCount | 14 ⓘ |
| function | multi-tenant office space ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
elevator access to all office floors
ⓘ
ground-floor reception ⓘ underground or nearby parking access ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curved glass façade
ⓘ
distinctive blade-like profile ⓘ prominent spire-like roofline ⓘ |
| height | approximately 86 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berkshire
ⓘ
South East England ⓘ |
| location | Reading, Berkshire, England ⓘ |
| material |
glass
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| near |
Forbury Gardens
ⓘ
Reading Abbey ruins ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the tallest buildings in Reading ⓘ |
| partOf | Reading town centre skyline ⓘ |
| primaryUse | office ⓘ |
| skylineRole | landmark building in Reading ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Abbey Square ⓘ |
| use | commercial ⓘ |
| view |
panoramic views over Reading
ⓘ
views towards the Thames Valley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Blade (office tower) Description of subject: The Blade is a distinctive, modern high-rise office building that stands out on the skyline of Reading, Berkshire.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Reading, Berkshire, England