Austrian Postal Savings Bank building
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Art Nouveau architecture work
architectural landmark
bank building
building
modernist architecture work
The Austrian Postal Savings Bank building is a landmark early 20th-century Vienna structure celebrated as a masterpiece of modernist architecture by Otto Wagner, noted for its functional design and innovative use of materials.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austrian Postal Savings Bank building canonical | 1 |
| Postal Savings Bank building in Vienna | 1 |
| Österreichische Postsparkasse building | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13342790 — 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: Austrian Postal Savings Bank building Context triple: [Otto Wagner, notableWork, Austrian Postal Savings Bank building]
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A.
DZ Bank building
The DZ Bank building is a landmark mixed-use structure in Berlin designed by architect Frank Gehry, known for its striking glass atrium and sculptural interior forms.
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B.
Ottheinrich Building
The Ottheinrich Building is a richly ornamented Renaissance palace wing of Heidelberg Castle, renowned for its elaborate façade and historical significance in German architectural history.
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C.
St. Pölten Town Hall
St. Pölten Town Hall is a historic municipal building in the center of St. Pölten, Austria, known for its baroque architecture and role as the seat of the city’s administration.
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D.
Austrian Parliament Building
The Austrian Parliament Building is a grand 19th-century neoclassical legislative complex in Vienna that houses Austria’s federal representative bodies and serves as the center of the country’s parliamentary democracy.
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E.
Salzburg City Hall
Salzburg City Hall is the historic municipal building in Salzburg, Austria, that houses the city’s main administrative offices and government functions.
- 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: Austrian Postal Savings Bank building Target entity description: The Austrian Postal Savings Bank building is a landmark early 20th-century Vienna structure celebrated as a masterpiece of modernist architecture by Otto Wagner, noted for its functional design and innovative use of materials.
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A.
DZ Bank building
The DZ Bank building is a landmark mixed-use structure in Berlin designed by architect Frank Gehry, known for its striking glass atrium and sculptural interior forms.
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B.
Ottheinrich Building
The Ottheinrich Building is a richly ornamented Renaissance palace wing of Heidelberg Castle, renowned for its elaborate façade and historical significance in German architectural history.
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C.
St. Pölten Town Hall
St. Pölten Town Hall is a historic municipal building in the center of St. Pölten, Austria, known for its baroque architecture and role as the seat of the city’s administration.
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D.
Austrian Parliament Building
The Austrian Parliament Building is a grand 19th-century neoclassical legislative complex in Vienna that houses Austria’s federal representative bodies and serves as the center of the country’s parliamentary democracy.
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E.
Salzburg City Hall
Salzburg City Hall is the historic municipal building in Salzburg, Austria, that houses the city’s main administrative offices and government functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Art Nouveau architecture work
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architectural landmark ⓘ bank building ⓘ building ⓘ modernist architecture work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Austrian Postal Savings Bank
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linked to:
Österreichische Postsparkasse
Österreichische Postsparkasse ⓘ Österreichische Postsparkassenamt ⓘ
linked to:
Österreichische Postsparkasse
|
| architect | Otto Wagner ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Art Nouveau
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Modern architecture ⓘ Vienna Secession ⓘ |
| client | Österreichische Postsparkasse ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1906 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1904 ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
emphasis on rational planning
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functionalism ⓘ integration of structure and ornament ⓘ |
| floorCount | 7 ⓘ |
| function | postal savings bank headquarters ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
customer service counters
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main banking hall ⓘ office wings ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
custom-designed furniture by Otto Wagner
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daylit main hall ⓘ glass and steel floor supports ⓘ open-plan office spaces ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Danube Canal
ⓘ
Ringstrasse ⓘ
linked to:
Ringstrasse, Vienna
|
| heritageStatus | protected historic monument ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern office building design ⓘ |
| influencedBy | industrial materials and engineering ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Vienna ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Innere Stadt ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
aluminum
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glass ⓘ marble ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
aluminum bolts on façade
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large central banking hall with glass roof ⓘ modular façade panels ⓘ visible structural grid ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| roofType | glass roof ⓘ |
| significance |
key work of early modern architecture
ⓘ
landmark of Vienna Secession movement ⓘ masterpiece of Otto Wagner ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Georg-Coch-Platz 2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Austrian Postal Savings Bank building Description of subject: The Austrian Postal Savings Bank building is a landmark early 20th-century Vienna structure celebrated as a masterpiece of modernist architecture by Otto Wagner, noted for its functional design and innovative use of materials.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Austrian Postal Savings Bank building
subject linked to:
Austrian Postal Savings Bank building in Vienna
linked to: Austrian Postal Savings Bank building