Ice Palace in Quebec City

E896310

carnival venue temporary ice structure tourist attraction

The Ice Palace in Quebec City is a large, temporary ice structure built each winter as the symbolic home and centerpiece of the Quebec Winter Carnival’s mascot, Bonhomme Carnaval.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ice Hotel in Quebec	1
Ice Palace in Quebec City canonical	1
Ice Palace of the Quebec Winter Carnival	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10961065 — 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: Ice Palace in Quebec City
Context triple: [Bonhomme Carnaval, residenceDuringCarnival, Ice Palace in Quebec City]

A. Parc François-Xavier-Garneau, Quebec City
Parc François-Xavier-Garneau in Quebec City is a public park named in tribute to the 19th-century Quebec historian and poet François-Xavier Garneau.
B. Colisée de Québec
Colisée de Québec was a historic multi-purpose arena in Quebec City best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Quebec Nordiques and numerous major hockey events.
C. Mount Royal Park, Montreal
Mount Royal Park in Montreal is a large urban green space designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, known for its scenic viewpoints, wooded trails, and central role in the city’s outdoor recreation.
D. Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is a primarily residential, historically anglophone neighborhood in western Montreal known for its diverse population, tree-lined streets, and mix of urban and suburban character.
E. Palais de Glace
Palais de Glace is a historic Buenos Aires exhibition hall and former ice-skating rink, now best known as a prominent venue for art shows and cultural events.
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: Ice Palace in Quebec City
Target entity description: The Ice Palace in Quebec City is a large, temporary ice structure built each winter as the symbolic home and centerpiece of the Quebec Winter Carnival’s mascot, Bonhomme Carnaval.

A. Parc François-Xavier-Garneau, Quebec City
Parc François-Xavier-Garneau in Quebec City is a public park named in tribute to the 19th-century Quebec historian and poet François-Xavier Garneau.
B. Colisée de Québec
Colisée de Québec was a historic multi-purpose arena in Quebec City best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Quebec Nordiques and numerous major hockey events.
C. Mount Royal Park, Montreal
Mount Royal Park in Montreal is a large urban green space designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, known for its scenic viewpoints, wooded trails, and central role in the city’s outdoor recreation.
D. Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is a primarily residential, historically anglophone neighborhood in western Montreal known for its diverse population, tree-lined streets, and mix of urban and suburban character.
E. Palais de Glace
Palais de Glace is a historic Buenos Aires exhibition hall and former ice-skating rink, now best known as a prominent venue for art shows and cultural events.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	carnival venue ⓘ temporary ice structure ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	ice palace ⓘ
associatedWith	Bonhomme Carnaval ⓘ Quebec Winter Carnival ⓘ
builtBy	construction crews ⓘ ice sculptors ⓘ
climateRequirement	sub-zero temperatures ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
culturalSignificance	icon of Quebec winter culture ⓘ symbol of Quebec Winter Carnival identity ⓘ
eventTypeHosted	ceremonies ⓘ concerts ⓘ shows ⓘ
feature	carved ice details ⓘ decorative lighting ⓘ ice walls ⓘ towers ⓘ
function	event venue ⓘ symbolic royal residence for Bonhomme Carnaval ⓘ tourist photo spot ⓘ
hasRole	centerpiece of Quebec Winter Carnival ⓘ symbolic home of Bonhomme Carnaval ⓘ
inception	1950s ⓘ
isTemporary	true ⓘ
languageOfSignage	French ⓘ
lightingDesign	colored lights ⓘ
locatedIn	Canada ⓘ Quebec ⓘ linked to: Quebec, Canada Quebec City ⓘ
material	ice ⓘ snow ⓘ
meltsIn	spring ⓘ
notableFor	association with Bonhomme Carnaval ⓘ ephemeral nature ⓘ large scale ⓘ
partOf	Quebec Winter Carnival infrastructure ⓘ
rebuiltEvery	year ⓘ
rebuiltFor	each edition of Quebec Winter Carnival ⓘ
relatedTo	Ice Hotel in Quebec ⓘ linked to: Ice Palace in Quebec City
season	winter ⓘ
tourismImportance	major winter attraction in Quebec City ⓘ
usedFor	Quebec Winter Carnival ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bonhomme Carnaval → residenceDuringCarnival → Ice Palace in Quebec City ⓘ

Bonhomme Carnaval → associatedWith → Ice Palace of the Quebec Winter Carnival ⓘ

linked to: Ice Palace in Quebec City

Ice Palace in Quebec City → relatedTo → Ice Hotel in Quebec ⓘ