Frank Lloyd Wright main building
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The Frank Lloyd Wright main building of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo was a landmark early 20th-century structure famed for its innovative design and remarkable survival of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
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| Frank Lloyd Wright main building canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10386892 — 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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Lloyd Wright main building Context triple: [Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, hasBuildingPhase, Frank Lloyd Wright main building]
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A.
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is the famed architect’s early residence and workplace in Oak Park, Illinois, now preserved as a museum showcasing his pioneering Prairie School designs.
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B.
Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
Frank Lloyd Wright buildings are architectural works designed by the renowned American architect, noted for their organic integration with the environment, innovative use of space and materials, and influential modernist style.
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C.
Frank Lloyd Wright Westcott House
Frank Lloyd Wright Westcott House is a Prairie School–style residence designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, notable as his only built work in Ohio and now preserved as a historic house museum.
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower is a distinctive 19-story modernist skyscraper in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, celebrated as one of the architect’s few built high-rise designs and a landmark of American architecture.
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Farnsworth House
Farnsworth House is a renowned modernist glass-and-steel weekend residence in Plano, Illinois, celebrated as a masterpiece of minimalist architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Lloyd Wright main building Target entity description: The Frank Lloyd Wright main building of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo was a landmark early 20th-century structure famed for its innovative design and remarkable survival of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
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A.
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is the famed architect’s early residence and workplace in Oak Park, Illinois, now preserved as a museum showcasing his pioneering Prairie School designs.
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B.
Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
Frank Lloyd Wright buildings are architectural works designed by the renowned American architect, noted for their organic integration with the environment, innovative use of space and materials, and influential modernist style.
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C.
Frank Lloyd Wright Westcott House
Frank Lloyd Wright Westcott House is a Prairie School–style residence designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, notable as his only built work in Ohio and now preserved as a historic house museum.
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D.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower is a distinctive 19-story modernist skyscraper in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, celebrated as one of the architect’s few built high-rise designs and a landmark of American architecture.
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E.
Farnsworth House
Farnsworth House is a renowned modernist glass-and-steel weekend residence in Plano, Illinois, celebrated as a masterpiece of minimalist architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hotel building
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landmark ⓘ |
| architect | Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mayan Revival
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Prairie School influenced ⓘ |
| city | Tokyo ⓘ |
| client | Imperial Hotel company ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1919 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of modern Western-style luxury in early 20th-century Japan ⓘ |
| decorativeMotif |
geometric patterns inspired by pre-Columbian architecture
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stylized natural forms ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
central reflecting pool
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floating foundation system ⓘ long, low horizontal massing ⓘ ornamental terracotta and carved stonework ⓘ seismic-resistant structural design ⓘ |
| designPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| era |
Taishō period
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linked to:
Taisho era
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| function | luxury hotel ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
ballroom
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banquet halls ⓘ dining rooms ⓘ guest rooms ⓘ |
| hasLobby | grand central lobby ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | preserved entrance lobby and reflecting pool at Meiji Mura ⓘ |
| location | Tokyo ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
Oya stone
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reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| notableEvent | survived the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake ⓘ |
| notableFor |
earthquake-resistant design
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innovative structural engineering ⓘ integration of Japanese and Western design elements ⓘ luxurious interiors ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| owner |
Imperial Hotel, Ltd.
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linked to:
Imperial Hotel company
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| partOf | Imperial Hotel, Tokyo ⓘ |
| planType | axial plan with courtyards ⓘ |
| portionRelocatedTo |
Meiji Mura open-air museum
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linked to:
Meiji-mura open-air museum
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| publicOpening | September 1, 1923 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | new Imperial Hotel tower ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roofs with broad overhangs ⓘ |
| significantDamage | suffered limited damage in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake ⓘ |
| survivedDisaster |
Great Kantō earthquake
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linked to:
Great Kanto earthquake
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