United States Pavilion
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The United States Pavilion was the American national exhibition building at Expo 58 in Brussels, showcasing U.S. culture, technology, and Cold War–era achievements to an international audience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States Pavilion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7745757 — 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: United States Pavilion Context triple: [Expo 58, hasPavilion, United States Pavilion]
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United States Pavilion
The United States Pavilion was the American national exhibition space at Expo ’70 in Osaka, showcasing U.S. culture, technology, and achievements during the world’s fair.
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United States Pavilion
The United States Pavilion was the iconic geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller that showcased American culture, technology, and innovation at Expo 67 in Montreal.
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United States Pavilion
The United States Pavilion was the official American exhibition space at World Expo 88 in Brisbane, showcasing U.S. culture, technology, and innovation to international visitors.
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U.S. Pavilion
The U.S. Pavilion was the main American exhibition building at the New York World's Fair, showcasing United States culture, technology, and achievements to international visitors.
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U.S. Pavilion
The U.S. Pavilion is a landmark geodesic-domed structure in Spokane, Washington, originally built as the centerpiece of Expo '74 and now serving as an iconic public event and recreation space.
- 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: United States Pavilion Target entity description: The United States Pavilion was the American national exhibition building at Expo 58 in Brussels, showcasing U.S. culture, technology, and Cold War–era achievements to an international audience.
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A.
United States Pavilion
The United States Pavilion was the iconic geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller that showcased American culture, technology, and innovation at Expo 67 in Montreal.
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B.
United States Pavilion
The United States Pavilion was the American national exhibition space at Expo ’70 in Osaka, showcasing U.S. culture, technology, and achievements during the world’s fair.
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C.
United States Pavilion
The United States Pavilion was the official American exhibition space at World Expo 88 in Brisbane, showcasing U.S. culture, technology, and innovation to international visitors.
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D.
U.S. Pavilion
The U.S. Pavilion was the main American exhibition building at the New York World's Fair, showcasing United States culture, technology, and achievements to international visitors.
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E.
U.S. Pavilion
The U.S. Pavilion is a landmark geodesic-domed structure in Spokane, Washington, originally built as the centerpiece of Expo '74 and now serving as an iconic public event and recreation space.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | world's fair pavilion ⓘ |
| architecturalType | temporary exhibition building ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1958-10-19 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryLocation | Belgium ⓘ |
| demolitionReason | temporary structure for a limited-duration exposition ⓘ |
| eventRole | official national pavilion of the United States at Expo 58 ⓘ |
| exhibited |
American art
ⓘ
American consumer goods ⓘ American industrial technology ⓘ American popular culture ⓘ scientific and space-age displays ⓘ |
| exhibition | Expo 58 ⓘ |
| location |
Brussels
ⓘ
linked to:
Brussels, Belgium
Heysel Plateau ⓘ |
| notableFor |
presentation of American prosperity
ⓘ
role in U.S. cultural diplomacy in the 1950s ⓘ use of modern exhibition techniques ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1958-04-17 ⓘ |
| organizer |
United States Information Agency
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | national pavilions at Expo 58 ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Cold War ⓘ |
| purpose |
counter Soviet influence at Expo 58
ⓘ
cultural diplomacy during the Cold War ⓘ promote American values and way of life abroad ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
European public
ⓘ
international visitors ⓘ |
| theme |
Cold War–era achievements
ⓘ
showcasing U.S. culture ⓘ showcasing U.S. technology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States Pavilion Description of subject: The United States Pavilion was the American national exhibition building at Expo 58 in Brussels, showcasing U.S. culture, technology, and Cold War–era achievements to an international audience.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.