The Walter Pyramid
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The Walter Pyramid is a distinctive blue, pyramid-shaped indoor arena on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, known for hosting the university’s basketball and volleyball games.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Walter Pyramid canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10177615 — 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 Walter Pyramid Context triple: [Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball team, homeFacilityName, The Walter Pyramid]
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A.
Sidney Myer Music Bowl
The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is a prominent open-air performance venue in Melbourne, Australia, renowned for hosting large-scale concerts and cultural events, including the annual Carols by Candlelight.
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B.
McKeon Pavilion
McKeon Pavilion is an on-campus athletic arena at Saint Mary's College of California, best known for hosting the college’s basketball games and other sporting events.
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C.
Fairview Dome
Fairview Dome is a prominent granite dome and popular rock-climbing destination in Yosemite National Park’s high-country region.
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D.
ASISU Minidome
ASISU Minidome was the original name of Holt Arena, an indoor multi-purpose stadium on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.
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E.
Edward Jones Dome
Edward Jones Dome was an indoor stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, best known as the home of the NFL’s St. Louis Rams during their high-powered “Greatest Show on Turf” era.
- 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 Walter Pyramid Target entity description: The Walter Pyramid is a distinctive blue, pyramid-shaped indoor arena on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, known for hosting the university’s basketball and volleyball games.
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A.
Sidney Myer Music Bowl
The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is a prominent open-air performance venue in Melbourne, Australia, renowned for hosting large-scale concerts and cultural events, including the annual Carols by Candlelight.
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B.
McKeon Pavilion
McKeon Pavilion is an on-campus athletic arena at Saint Mary's College of California, best known for hosting the college’s basketball games and other sporting events.
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C.
Fairview Dome
Fairview Dome is a prominent granite dome and popular rock-climbing destination in Yosemite National Park’s high-country region.
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D.
ASISU Minidome
ASISU Minidome was the original name of Holt Arena, an indoor multi-purpose stadium on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.
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E.
Edward Jones Dome
Edward Jones Dome was an indoor stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, best known as the home of the NFL’s St. Louis Rams during their high-powered “Greatest Show on Turf” era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indoor arena
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ pyramid-shaped building ⓘ |
| architect | Don Gibbs ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| architectureFirm |
Don Gibbs & Associates
ⓘ
linked to:
Gibbs & Associates
|
| baseLength |
approximately 104 meters
ⓘ
approximately 345 feet ⓘ |
| campus | California State University, Long Beach ⓘ |
| category |
College basketball venues in the United States
ⓘ
College volleyball venues in the United States ⓘ Indoor arenas in California ⓘ Pyramids in the United States ⓘ Sports venues in Long Beach, California ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately 22 million US dollars ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| formerName | The Pyramid ⓘ |
| hasSurface | hardwood court ⓘ |
| hasTenants | Long Beach State Beach athletics programs ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 121 feet
ⓘ
approximately 37 meters ⓘ |
| homeArenaOf |
Long Beach State Beach men's basketball team
ⓘ
Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team ⓘ Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team ⓘ Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball team ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
California State University, Long Beach ⓘ Long Beach, California ⓘ
linked to:
Long Beach
Los Angeles County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles County
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| material |
aluminum cladding
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mike Walter ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
distinctive blue exterior
ⓘ
one of only a few true pyramid-shaped sports arenas ⓘ |
| opened | 1994 ⓘ |
| openingDate | November 30, 1994 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | California State University, Long Beach ⓘ |
| ownedBy | California State University, Long Beach ⓘ |
| roofType | space frame ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | about 5,000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityForBasketball | about 4,200 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityForVolleyball | about 5,000 ⓘ |
| shape | square pyramid ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basketball
ⓘ
volleyball ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Walter Pyramid Description of subject: The Walter Pyramid is a distinctive blue, pyramid-shaped indoor arena on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, known for hosting the university’s basketball and volleyball games.
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