Convocation House
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Convocation House is a historic chamber in Oxford, England, traditionally used for university meetings and ceremonies and located adjacent to the Divinity School.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Convocation House canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9332543 — 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: Convocation House Context triple: [Divinity School, connectedTo, Convocation House]
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A.
Convocation Hall
Convocation Hall is a historic domed auditorium at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus, renowned as the primary venue for graduation ceremonies and major academic events.
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B.
Hutchison Hall
Hutchison Hall is a major academic and research building on the University of Rochester’s River Campus, primarily housing science departments and laboratories.
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C.
McAuley Hall
McAuley Hall is a historic campus building at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, known for its distinctive architecture and coastal setting.
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D.
College Hall
College Hall is the main dining hall of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, where students and fellows gather for formal and informal meals.
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E.
St. Mary’s Hall
St. Mary’s Hall is a prominent historic academic building located on the Chestnut Hill campus.
- 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: Convocation House Target entity description: Convocation House is a historic chamber in Oxford, England, traditionally used for university meetings and ceremonies and located adjacent to the Divinity School.
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A.
Convocation Hall
Convocation Hall is a historic domed auditorium at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus, renowned as the primary venue for graduation ceremonies and major academic events.
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B.
Hutchison Hall
Hutchison Hall is a major academic and research building on the University of Rochester’s River Campus, primarily housing science departments and laboratories.
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C.
McAuley Hall
McAuley Hall is a historic campus building at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, known for its distinctive architecture and coastal setting.
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D.
College Hall
College Hall is the main dining hall of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, where students and fellows gather for formal and informal meals.
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E.
St. Mary’s Hall
St. Mary’s Hall is a prominent historic academic building located on the Chestnut Hill campus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historic building ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Chancellor’s Court
ⓘ
Divinity School, Oxford ⓘ |
| architect |
Sir Thomas Bodley (patron and planner of complex)
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Bodley
|
| architecturalStyle | Perpendicular Gothic ⓘ |
| builder | John Jackson (master mason) ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings of the University of Oxford
ⓘ
Grade I listed buildings in Oxford ⓘ History of the University of Oxford ⓘ
linked to:
The History of the University of Oxford
|
| connectedTo | Divinity School, Oxford ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1637 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1634 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| governedBy | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
assembly chamber
ⓘ
ceremonial hall ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chancellor’s chair
ⓘ
fixed wooden benches ⓘ raised dais ⓘ timber roof ⓘ wainscoted walls ⓘ |
| hasSeatingCapacity | approximately 200 people ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
meeting place of the Convocation of the University of Oxford
ⓘ
venue for university governance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Oxford ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Catte Street, Oxford ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Old Schools Quadrangle
ⓘ
Sheldonian Theatre ⓘ
linked to:
The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
|
| notableEvent | used by the House of Commons during the English Civil War ⓘ |
| openToPublic | by guided tour via Bodleian Library ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bodleian Library complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Bodleian Library
|
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
degree ceremonies
ⓘ
official congregations of the University of Oxford ⓘ university ceremonies ⓘ university meetings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Convocation House Description of subject: Convocation House is a historic chamber in Oxford, England, traditionally used for university meetings and ceremonies and located adjacent to the Divinity School.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.