2 Columbus Circle, New York City

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building commercial building modernist building skyscraper

2 Columbus Circle is a distinctive mid-20th-century modernist building in Manhattan, New York City, known for its controversial original design and later renovation into the Museum of Arts and Design.

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Label	Occurrences
2 Columbus Circle	4
2 Columbus Circle, New York City canonical	1
2 Columbus Circle, New York City (1964)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T488403 — 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.

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Target entity: 2 Columbus Circle, New York City
Context triple: [Edward Durell Stone, notableWork, 2 Columbus Circle, New York City]

A. New York City Center
New York City Center is a historic performing arts venue in Midtown Manhattan known for its dance, theater, and music programming, including the renowned Encores! series.
B. 500 Fifth Avenue
500 Fifth Avenue is a prominent Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, designed by the architectural firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon.
C. 2 Broadway, Manhattan
2 Broadway, Manhattan is a major office building in New York City best known as the primary administrative headquarters of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
D. United Nations Plaza
United Nations Plaza is the public square and surrounding area in Manhattan, New York City, that serves as the primary urban setting and address for the United Nations Headquarters.
E. Union Square
Union Square is a major commercial and cultural hub in downtown San Francisco, known for its upscale shopping, theaters, hotels, and vibrant urban plaza.
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: 2 Columbus Circle, New York City
Target entity description: 2 Columbus Circle is a distinctive mid-20th-century modernist building in Manhattan, New York City, known for its controversial original design and later renovation into the Museum of Arts and Design.

A. New York City Center
New York City Center is a historic performing arts venue in Midtown Manhattan known for its dance, theater, and music programming, including the renowned Encores! series.
B. 500 Fifth Avenue
500 Fifth Avenue is a prominent Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, designed by the architectural firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon.
C. 2 Broadway, Manhattan
2 Broadway, Manhattan is a major office building in New York City best known as the primary administrative headquarters of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
D. United Nations Plaza
United Nations Plaza is the public square and surrounding area in Manhattan, New York City, that serves as the primary urban setting and address for the United Nations Headquarters.
E. Union Square
Union Square is a major commercial and cultural hub in downtown San Francisco, known for its upscale shopping, theaters, hotels, and vibrant urban plaza.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building ⓘ commercial building ⓘ modernist building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ
architect	Edward Durell Stone ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Mid-20th-century modernism ⓘ New Formalism ⓘ
borough	Manhattan ⓘ
completionDate	1964 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentOccupant	Museum of Arts and Design ⓘ
designControversy	original design was widely criticized by some architecture critics ⓘ renovation sparked preservationist debate ⓘ
façadeFeature	originally had Venetian-inspired white marble façade ⓘ originally had lollipop-shaped ornamental columns at base ⓘ originally had small porthole-like windows ⓘ renovated with glass and terra-cotta cladding ⓘ
floorCount	12 ⓘ
formerName	Gallery of Modern Art building ⓘ linked to: Gallery of Modern Art
formerOccupant	Gallery of Modern Art ⓘ New York City Department of Cultural Affairs offices ⓘ linked to: New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
hasNickname	Lollipop Building ⓘ Lollipop Tower ⓘ linked to: Lollipop Building
hasUse	educational facility ⓘ exhibition space ⓘ museum ⓘ
location	Columbus Circle ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ
municipality	New York City ⓘ
near	Broadway ⓘ Central Park ⓘ Eighth Avenue ⓘ
neighborhood	Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
notableFor	controversial façade alteration ⓘ distinctive mid-20th-century modernist design ⓘ
openingDate	1964 ⓘ
originalClient	A&P heir Huntington Hartford ⓘ
originalFunction	Gallery of Modern Art ⓘ cultural center ⓘ
overlooks	Central Park South ⓘ Columbus Circle ⓘ
owner	City of New York ⓘ linked to: New York City
renovatedAs	Museum of Arts and Design ⓘ
renovationArchitect	Allied Works Architecture ⓘ Brad Cloepfil ⓘ
renovationCompletionDate	2008 ⓘ
streetAddress	2 Columbus Circle ⓘ linked to: 2 Columbus Circle, New York City

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