ECB Main Building, Frankfurt

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headquarters building high-rise building office building skyscraper

The ECB Main Building in Frankfurt is the modern high-rise headquarters complex of the European Central Bank, prominently located on the banks of the River Main.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
European Central Bank headquarters	5
European Central Bank main building	2
European Central Bank premises in Frankfurt am Main	2
ECB Main Building, Frankfurt canonical	1
ECB Main Building, Frankfurt am Main	1
ECB headquarters, Frankfurt am Main	1
ECB premises in Frankfurt am Main	1
European Central Bank (former location at Eurotower)	1
European Central Bank Main Building	1
European Central Bank campus on Sonnemannstraße	1
European Central Bank former headquarters	1
European Central Bank former headquarters (Eurotower)	1
European Central Bank former headquarters (Willy-Brandt-Platz area)	1
European Central Bank headquarters area	1
European Central Bank headquarters complex	1
European Central Bank tower competition design, Frankfurt	1
Skyscraper of the European Central Bank	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T771329 — 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: ECB Main Building, Frankfurt
Context triple: [European Central Bank, hasOfficeBuilding, ECB Main Building, Frankfurt]

A. Altstadt (Frankfurt am Main)
Altstadt (Frankfurt am Main) is the historic old town district of Frankfurt, Germany, known for its reconstructed medieval streets, traditional architecture, and major cultural landmarks.
B. Aachen Town Hall
Aachen Town Hall is a historic Gothic building in Aachen, Germany, renowned as the traditional venue for major civic events and European honors, including the Charlemagne Prize.
C. Museumsufer Frankfurt
Museumsufer Frankfurt is Frankfurt am Main’s renowned museum district along the River Main, featuring a dense cluster of major art, cultural, and historical museums.
D. Federal Chancellery, Berlin
The Federal Chancellery in Berlin is the official seat and executive office complex of Germany’s Chancellor, serving as a central hub of the federal government.
E. Europa building
The Europa building is a landmark complex in Brussels that serves as the main seat for high-level European Union summits and meetings of EU leaders.
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: ECB Main Building, Frankfurt
Target entity description: The ECB Main Building in Frankfurt is the modern high-rise headquarters complex of the European Central Bank, prominently located on the banks of the River Main.

A. Altstadt (Frankfurt am Main)
Altstadt (Frankfurt am Main) is the historic old town district of Frankfurt, Germany, known for its reconstructed medieval streets, traditional architecture, and major cultural landmarks.
B. Aachen Town Hall
Aachen Town Hall is a historic Gothic building in Aachen, Germany, renowned as the traditional venue for major civic events and European honors, including the Charlemagne Prize.
C. Museumsufer Frankfurt
Museumsufer Frankfurt is Frankfurt am Main’s renowned museum district along the River Main, featuring a dense cluster of major art, cultural, and historical museums.
D. Federal Chancellery, Berlin
The Federal Chancellery in Berlin is the official seat and executive office complex of Germany’s Chancellor, serving as a central hub of the federal government.
E. Europa building
The Europa building is a landmark complex in Brussels that serves as the main seat for high-level European Union summits and meetings of EU leaders.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	headquarters building ⓘ high-rise building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ
architect	Coop Himmelb(l)au ⓘ
architecturalStyle	contemporary architecture ⓘ deconstructivism ⓘ
builtOnSiteOf	Frankfurt Großmarkthalle ⓘ
city	Frankfurt am Main ⓘ
constructionStart	2010 ⓘ
coordinates	50.1106°N 8.7010°E ⓘ
cost	approximately €1.3 billion ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
energyPerformance	designed to meet high energy-efficiency standards ⓘ
floorCount	45 ⓘ
function	central bank headquarters ⓘ
hasFeature	conference facilities ⓘ glass atrium ⓘ public visitors centre ⓘ trading floors ⓘ
hasPart	former Großmarkthalle ⓘ twin office towers ⓘ
height	185 m ⓘ
inaugurationDate	2014-11-19 ⓘ
isHeadquartersOf	European Central Bank ⓘ
locatedIn	Frankfurt am Main ⓘ Hesse ⓘ
locatedInDistrict	Ostend, Frankfurt am Main ⓘ
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Frankfurt/Rhine-Main metropolitan region ⓘ linked to: Rhine-Main metropolitan region
locatedOnWater	River Main ⓘ
near	European Central Bank campus on Sonnemannstraße ⓘ linked to: ECB Main Building, Frankfurt Osthafen (East Harbour) of Frankfurt ⓘ
numberOfEmployeesCapacity	about 2,900 ⓘ
occupant	European Central Bank ⓘ
officialName	European Central Bank Main Building ⓘ linked to: ECB Main Building, Frankfurt
openingDate	2015-03-18 ⓘ
owner	European Central Bank ⓘ
publicAccess	restricted ⓘ
replaced	Eurotower as main ECB headquarters ⓘ
roofHeight	185 m ⓘ
securityLevel	high-security facility ⓘ
symbolizes	European Central Bank independence ⓘ European monetary union ⓘ linked to: European Union economic and monetary union
topFloorHeight	165 m ⓘ
use	office ⓘ

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