City of Justice, Barcelona

E907852

building complex courthouse complex judicial complex

City of Justice, Barcelona is a large contemporary judicial complex in Barcelona known for its bold, minimalist architecture and clustered tower design.

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Label	Occurrences
City of Justice, Barcelona canonical	1
Ciutat de la Justícia de Barcelona i l'Hospitalet de Llobregat	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11132822 — 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: City of Justice, Barcelona
Context triple: [Bernardo Fort-Brescia, notableWork, City of Justice, Barcelona]

A. Barcelonès
Barcelonès is a highly urbanized comarca in Catalonia that includes the city of Barcelona and serves as one of the most densely populated areas in Spain.
B. Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona
The Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona is the city’s historic core, encompassing its medieval streets, Gothic and Roman remains, and some of its most iconic neighborhoods and landmarks.
C. Barcelona
Barcelona is a major Spanish Mediterranean city renowned for its distinctive Catalan culture, Gaudí architecture, and vibrant arts and nightlife scenes.
D. Ciutat Vella
Ciutat Vella is Barcelona’s historic city center, known for its medieval streets, Gothic architecture, and major cultural landmarks.
E. L'Illa Diagonal complex, Barcelona
L'Illa Diagonal complex, Barcelona is a prominent mixed-use urban block on Barcelona’s Avinguda Diagonal, known for its elongated “city block” design by architect Rafael Moneo that combines offices, shops, a hotel, and public spaces.
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: City of Justice, Barcelona
Target entity description: City of Justice, Barcelona is a large contemporary judicial complex in Barcelona known for its bold, minimalist architecture and clustered tower design.

A. Barcelonès
Barcelonès is a highly urbanized comarca in Catalonia that includes the city of Barcelona and serves as one of the most densely populated areas in Spain.
B. Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona
The Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona is the city’s historic core, encompassing its medieval streets, Gothic and Roman remains, and some of its most iconic neighborhoods and landmarks.
C. Barcelona
Barcelona is a major Spanish Mediterranean city renowned for its distinctive Catalan culture, Gaudí architecture, and vibrant arts and nightlife scenes.
D. Ciutat Vella
Ciutat Vella is Barcelona’s historic city center, known for its medieval streets, Gothic architecture, and major cultural landmarks.
E. L'Illa Diagonal complex, Barcelona
L'Illa Diagonal complex, Barcelona is a prominent mixed-use urban block on Barcelona’s Avinguda Diagonal, known for its elongated “city block” design by architect Rafael Moneo that combines offices, shops, a hotel, and public spaces.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building complex ⓘ courthouse complex ⓘ judicial complex ⓘ
architect	David Chipperfield ⓘ b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos ⓘ
architecturalStyle	contemporary architecture ⓘ minimalist architecture ⓘ
awarded	RIBA European Award ⓘ
constructionStart	2003 ⓘ
coordinates	41.366°N 2.132°E ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
designFeature	central public plaza ⓘ clustered tower design ⓘ perforated façade panels ⓘ rectilinear blocks ⓘ
developer	Barcelona City Council ⓘ linked to: City Council of Barcelona Generalitat de Catalunya ⓘ linked to: Government of Catalonia
floorArea	approximately 230000 square metres ⓘ
function	houses courts ⓘ houses forensic services ⓘ houses legal administration offices ⓘ houses prosecution offices ⓘ
hasFacility	archives ⓘ courtrooms ⓘ detention areas ⓘ offices ⓘ public service counters ⓘ
hasParking	underground parking facilities ⓘ
inaugurationDate	2009 ⓘ
languageOfName	Catalan ⓘ
localName	Ciutat de la Justícia de Barcelona i l'Hospitalet de Llobregat ⓘ linked to: City of Justice, Barcelona
locatedIn	Barcelona ⓘ Catalonia ⓘ L'Hospitalet de Llobregat ⓘ linked to: L’Hospitalet de Llobregat Province of Barcelona ⓘ
material	glass ⓘ metal panels ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ
notableFor	bold minimalist architecture ⓘ large-scale judicial consolidation ⓘ
numberOfBuildings	9 ⓘ
openingDate	2009 ⓘ
purpose	to centralize dispersed courts ⓘ to modernize judicial infrastructure ⓘ
serves	Barcelona judicial district ⓘ L'Hospitalet de Llobregat judicial district ⓘ linked to: L’Hospitalet de Llobregat

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Bernardo Fort-Brescia → notableWork → City of Justice, Barcelona ⓘ

City of Justice, Barcelona → localName → Ciutat de la Justícia de Barcelona i l'Hospitalet de Llobregat ⓘ

linked to: City of Justice, Barcelona

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