reasonForDemolition

P13074
predicate

Indicates the cause, justification, or circumstance that led to a structure or object being demolished.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
reasonForDemolition canonical 78
reasonForDestruction 20
causeOfDemolition 8

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: reasonForDemolition
Generated description
Indicates the cause, justification, or circumstance that led to a structure or object being demolished.

Sample triples (123)

Subject Object
Broad Street Station (Philadelphia) to make way for Penn Center redevelopment ⓘ
Carinhall prevent capture by advancing Soviet forces ⓘ
Monument to Christopher Columbus (former location) reevaluation of colonial-era symbols via predicate surface "reasonForDemolitionOrRemoval" ⓘ
Monument to Christopher Columbus (former location) public controversy over representation of colonization via predicate surface "reasonForDemolitionOrRemoval" ⓘ
Euston Arch redevelopment of Euston station via predicate surface "demolitionCause" ⓘ
Trylon and Perisphere temporary construction ⓘ
Trylon and Perisphere scrap for World War II effort ⓘ
Hamilton Palace (demolished) subsidence from coal mining ⓘ
Hamilton Palace (demolished) structural instability ⓘ
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour construction of the Palace of the Soviets ⓘ
Tesla Tower to recover scrap metal ⓘ
Manhattan Railway elevated lines construction of underground subways ⓘ
Spandau Prison prevent it from becoming a neo-Nazi shrine ⓘ
Cleveland Stadium construction of a new football stadium ⓘ
Tannenberg Memorial to prevent use as Soviet propaganda site ⓘ
Kazan Cathedral (Moscow) redesign of Red Square during Stalin era ⓘ
Mughrabi Quarter expansion of Jewish prayer area at Western Wall via predicate surface "causeOfDemolition" ⓘ
Mughrabi Quarter creation of open public plaza via predicate surface "causeOfDemolition" ⓘ
Kingdome structural concerns ⓘ
Kingdome high maintenance costs ⓘ
Kingdome desire for sport-specific stadiums ⓘ
Palace of the Republic asbestos contamination ⓘ
Palace of the Republic urban redevelopment ⓘ
Jacksonville Coliseum obsolete facilities ⓘ
Jacksonville Coliseum need for modern arena ⓘ
Schwerer Gustav
linked to: Schwerer Gustav railway gun
to prevent capture by advancing Allied forces via predicate surface "reasonForDestruction" ⓘ
North Avenue Dam (historic) river restoration ⓘ
North Avenue Dam (historic) environmental concerns ⓘ
North Avenue Dam (historic) change in industrial needs ⓘ
Tusculum political conflict with Rome via predicate surface "reasonForDestruction" ⓘ
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons to prevent use by Iroquois enemies via predicate surface "reasonForDestruction" ⓘ
Arènes de Lutèce defensive works for Lutetia via predicate surface "reasonForDestruction" ⓘ
Wapama severe structural deterioration via predicate surface "reasonForDismantling" ⓘ
Pruitt–Igoe housing project high crime rates ⓘ
Pruitt–Igoe housing project severe physical deterioration ⓘ
Pruitt–Igoe housing project concentrated poverty ⓘ
Pruitt–Igoe housing project declining occupancy ⓘ
Pruitt–Igoe housing project symbol of failed urban renewal policies ⓘ
Africville
linked to: Africville community in Halifax
urban renewal program via predicate surface "causeOfDemolition" ⓘ
Africville
linked to: Africville community in Halifax
municipal expropriation via predicate surface "causeOfDemolition" ⓘ
Muziekcentrum Vredenburg redevelopment of Utrecht city centre ⓘ
Muziekcentrum Vredenburg construction of TivoliVredenburg complex ⓘ
Fortifications of Luxembourg City
linked to: fortifications of Luxembourg City
neutralization of Luxembourg via predicate surface "reasonForDismantling" ⓘ
The Arena age and structural/functional obsolescence ⓘ
Wittelsbach Castle punishment after assassination of King Philip of Swabia ⓘ
Aquapolis floating city declining visitor numbers ⓘ
Aquapolis floating city high maintenance costs ⓘ
Joseon Chongdokbu Cheongsa symbolism of colonial rule via predicate surface "demolishedBecause" ⓘ
Joseon Chongdokbu Cheongsa policy of removing colonial-era symbols via predicate surface "demolishedBecause" ⓘ
The Omni Coliseum structural problems ⓘ