hasBuildingFunction

P16394
predicate

Indicates that a building is used for or serves a particular function or purpose.

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All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
hasBuildingFunction canonical 199
hasMainBuildingFunction 21
buildingFunctionContext 5

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: hasBuildingFunction
Generated description
Indicates that a building is used for or serves a particular function or purpose.

Sample triples (251)

Subject Object
Sapporo High Court courthouse ⓘ
First Baptist Church of Littleton religious building ⓘ
Long Gallery (Independence Hall)
linked to: Long Gallery
government-related activities via predicate surface "buildingFunctionContext" ⓘ
Norman Rockwell Museum art exhibition via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction" ⓘ
Norman Rockwell Museum collection storage via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction" ⓘ
Norman Rockwell Museum research and scholarship via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction" ⓘ
St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church place of worship ⓘ
St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church parish center ⓘ
Reuben Hoar Library library ⓘ
Lancaster former prison via predicate surface "hasCastleFunction" ⓘ
Lancaster former law courts via predicate surface "hasCastleFunction" ⓘ
Washington Supreme Court courthouse ⓘ
Chatham Docks industrial via predicate surface "hasBuildingUsage" ⓘ
Chatham Docks commercial via predicate surface "hasBuildingUsage" ⓘ
Chatham Docks logistics via predicate surface "hasBuildingUsage" ⓘ
Friends of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Cincinnati) museum via predicate surface "usesBuildingAs" ⓘ
Friends of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Cincinnati) educational site via predicate surface "usesBuildingAs" ⓘ
Court of Appeal of Versailles courthouse ⓘ
Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération museum exhibition space via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction" ⓘ
Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération memorial space via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction" ⓘ
Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism
linked to: Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism during Soviet era
place of worship via predicate surface "buildingFunctionBefore" ⓘ
Great Hall ceremonial space ⓘ
Great Hall reception room ⓘ
Great Hall tourist attraction ⓘ
Walreddon Manor
linked to: Walreddon Manor, near Tavistock, Devon, England
domestic ⓘ
Luddenden Foot United Reformed Church parish church ⓘ
Librarian’s Conference Room administrative and programmatic activities of the Library of Congress via predicate surface "buildingFunctionContext" ⓘ
Librarian’s Suite national library headquarters via predicate surface "buildingFunctionContext" ⓘ
National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe seat of the legislature via predicate surface "currentBuildingFunction" ⓘ
Gaziantep Archaeology Museum public museum ⓘ
Nevada Supreme Court courthouse ⓘ
Rolle former defensive fortress via predicate surface "hasCastleFunction" ⓘ
Librarian’s Salon ceremonial space in the Thomas Jefferson Building via predicate surface "buildingFunctionContext" ⓘ
Old Westbury Gardens mansion via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction" ⓘ
Bangor Public Library reading rooms ⓘ
Bangor Public Library stack areas ⓘ
Bangor Public Library meeting rooms ⓘ
Bangor Public Library exhibit space ⓘ
Bangor Public Library children’s area ⓘ
Bangor Public Library computer lab ⓘ
Cary Memorial Library community center ⓘ
Iowa State Historical Museum museum ⓘ
Lynnfield Public Library community space ⓘ
Lynnfield Public Library educational facility ⓘ
Podlaskie Museum museum via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction" ⓘ
Romanian National Opera opera house ⓘ
Romanian National Opera theatre building ⓘ
Coppell Public Library educational facility ⓘ
Coppell Public Library community center ⓘ
Lymm Methodist Church place of worship ⓘ