Torre de la Creu

E900870

building house modernist building

Torre de la Creu is a modernist house in Sant Joan Despí, Spain, designed by architect Josep Maria Jujol and noted for its distinctive organic forms and colorful ceramic decoration.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Torre de la Creu canonical	1
Torre de la Creu (Casa de les Punxes de Sant Joan Despí)	1
Torre dels Ous	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11040482 — 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: Torre de la Creu
Context triple: [Sant Joan Despí, hasBuilding, Torre de la Creu]

A. Torre Sant Sebastià
Torre Sant Sebastià is a prominent steel tower in Barcelona that serves as the seaside terminal and support structure for the Port Vell Aerial Tramway overlooking Barceloneta beach.
B. Torre des Savinar
Torre des Savinar is a historic coastal watchtower on Ibiza, Spain, famed for its dramatic cliffside views over the islet of Es Vedrà and the surrounding Mediterranean Sea.
C. Torres de Quart
Torres de Quart is a pair of imposing medieval defensive towers that once formed part of Valencia’s city walls and now stand as one of its most iconic historic monuments.
D. Torre das Campás
Torre das Campás is one of the historic bell towers of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Galicia, Spain, contributing to the cathedral’s iconic medieval skyline.
E. Cathedral of Santa Maria de Tortosa
The Cathedral of Santa Maria de Tortosa is a Gothic and Renaissance-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Tortosa, Catalonia, notable for its richly decorated interior and historical significance along the Ebro River.
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: Torre de la Creu
Target entity description: Torre de la Creu is a modernist house in Sant Joan Despí, Spain, designed by architect Josep Maria Jujol and noted for its distinctive organic forms and colorful ceramic decoration.

A. Torre Sant Sebastià
Torre Sant Sebastià is a prominent steel tower in Barcelona that serves as the seaside terminal and support structure for the Port Vell Aerial Tramway overlooking Barceloneta beach.
B. Torre des Savinar
Torre des Savinar is a historic coastal watchtower on Ibiza, Spain, famed for its dramatic cliffside views over the islet of Es Vedrà and the surrounding Mediterranean Sea.
C. Torres de Quart
Torres de Quart is a pair of imposing medieval defensive towers that once formed part of Valencia’s city walls and now stand as one of its most iconic historic monuments.
D. Torre das Campás
Torre das Campás is one of the historic bell towers of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Galicia, Spain, contributing to the cathedral’s iconic medieval skyline.
E. Cathedral of Santa Maria de Tortosa
The Cathedral of Santa Maria de Tortosa is a Gothic and Renaissance-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Tortosa, Catalonia, notable for its richly decorated interior and historical significance along the Ebro River.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building ⓘ house ⓘ modernist building ⓘ
architect	Josep Maria Jujol ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Art Nouveau ⓘ Catalan Modernisme ⓘ linked to: Modernisme català
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
genre	residential architecture ⓘ
hasArchitect	Josep Maria Jujol ⓘ
hasArchitecturalElement	balconies ⓘ ceramic trencadís ⓘ towers ⓘ wrought-iron elements ⓘ
hasArtisticMovement	Modernisme català ⓘ
hasColorCharacteristic	polychrome surfaces ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	important work of Catalan Modernisme in Sant Joan Despí ⓘ notable example of Jujol's independent work ⓘ
hasDecoration	colorful ceramic decoration ⓘ
hasDesignCharacteristic	highly expressive plastic forms ⓘ integration of structure and ornament ⓘ use of symbolic motifs ⓘ
hasFacadeType	asymmetric facade ⓘ
hasFeature	dynamic composition ⓘ playful ornamentation ⓘ sculptural volumes ⓘ
hasForm	organic forms ⓘ
hasLocalName	Torre dels Ous ⓘ linked to: Torre de la Creu
hasPeriod	early 20th century architecture ⓘ
hasRoofShape	curved roof ⓘ
hasTourismType	architectural tourism attraction ⓘ
hasWindowType	irregularly shaped windows ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Bé Cultural d'Interès Local ⓘ linked to: Bé Cultural d’Interès Local
isSubjectOf	architectural studies on Jujol ⓘ heritage and conservation literature ⓘ
languageOfName	Catalan ⓘ
locatedIn	Catalonia ⓘ Province of Barcelona ⓘ Sant Joan Despí ⓘ
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Barcelona metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
locatedInMunicipality	Sant Joan Despí ⓘ
materialUsed	brick ⓘ ceramic ⓘ stucco ⓘ
namedAfter	Creu (cross) ⓘ
partOf	Jujol's architectural legacy ⓘ
use	residential building ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Sant Joan Despí → hasBuilding → Torre de la Creu ⓘ

Josep Maria Jujol → notableWork → Torre de la Creu (Casa de les Punxes de Sant Joan Despí) ⓘ

linked to: Torre de la Creu

Torre de la Creu → hasLocalName → Torre dels Ous ⓘ