Switch House
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Switch House is the striking pyramid-shaped extension of London’s Tate Modern, designed by Herzog & de Meuron to provide additional gallery space and improved visitor facilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Switch House canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T727170 — 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: Switch House Context triple: [Tate Modern, hasPart, Switch House]
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A.
Glass House
Glass House is a landmark modernist residence in New Canaan, Connecticut, designed by architect Philip Johnson and celebrated for its minimalist, transparent glass-and-steel construction.
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B.
Sessions House
Sessions House is a historic government building in Hamilton, Bermuda, that serves as the seat of the island’s House of Assembly.
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C.
Cornerhouse
Cornerhouse was a renowned contemporary arts and cinema centre in Manchester, England, known for its independent film screenings, visual arts exhibitions, and cultural events.
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D.
Stone House
Stone House is a historic Civil War-era structure on the Manassas battlefield in Virginia that served as a field hospital during the First and Second Battles of Bull Run.
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E.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
- 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: Switch House Target entity description: Switch House is the striking pyramid-shaped extension of London’s Tate Modern, designed by Herzog & de Meuron to provide additional gallery space and improved visitor facilities.
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A.
Glass House
Glass House is a landmark modernist residence in New Canaan, Connecticut, designed by architect Philip Johnson and celebrated for its minimalist, transparent glass-and-steel construction.
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B.
Sessions House
Sessions House is a historic government building in Hamilton, Bermuda, that serves as the seat of the island’s House of Assembly.
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C.
Cornerhouse
Cornerhouse was a renowned contemporary arts and cinema centre in Manchester, England, known for its independent film screenings, visual arts exhibitions, and cultural events.
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D.
Stone House
Stone House is a historic Civil War-era structure on the Manassas battlefield in Virginia that served as a field hospital during the First and Second Battles of Bull Run.
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E.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art gallery extension
ⓘ
museum building ⓘ pyramid-shaped building ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Tate Modern Turbine Hall
ⓘ
linked to:
Tate Modern
|
| architect |
Herzog & de Meuron
ⓘ
Jacques Herzog ⓘ
linked to:
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron
Pierre de Meuron ⓘ |
| builtOn | former Bankside Power Station site ⓘ |
| category | museum extension in London ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Herzog & de Meuron ⓘ |
| function |
art gallery space
ⓘ
visitor facilities ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
additional gallery floors
ⓘ
brick lattice façade ⓘ improved visitor circulation ⓘ twisting pyramid form ⓘ viewing terrace ⓘ |
| hasShape | pyramid ⓘ |
| inauguratedAs |
Tate Modern extension
ⓘ
linked to:
Tate Modern
|
| locatedIn |
Bankside
ⓘ
England ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Tate Modern complex ⓘ
linked to:
Tate Modern
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive pyramid-shaped profile
ⓘ
expansion of Tate Modern exhibition space ⓘ |
| operator | Tate ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tate Modern
ⓘ
Tate Modern expansion ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve visitor facilities
ⓘ
provide additional gallery space ⓘ |
| style | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| use |
display of contemporary art
ⓘ
display of modern art ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Switch House Description of subject: Switch House is the striking pyramid-shaped extension of London’s Tate Modern, designed by Herzog & de Meuron to provide additional gallery space and improved visitor facilities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.