Columbia University Low Memorial Library
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Columbia University Low Memorial Library is a monumental Beaux-Arts building on Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus that serves as an iconic architectural centerpiece and former main library of the university.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buildings at Columbia University | 1 |
| Columbia University Low Memorial Library canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1219432 — 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: Columbia University Low Memorial Library Context triple: [Charles Follen McKim, designed, Columbia University Low Memorial Library]
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A.
Charles Library
Charles Library is Temple University’s modern main academic library in Philadelphia, known for its distinctive architecture, extensive research resources, and innovative learning spaces.
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B.
Hayden Library
Hayden Library is the main humanities and science library at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, serving as a central hub for research and study on campus.
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C.
Sterling Memorial Library
Sterling Memorial Library is the largest and most iconic library at Yale University, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and extensive research collections.
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D.
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)
Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library is the flagship branch and main headquarters of the Brooklyn Public Library system, known for its landmark Art Deco building and extensive collections and services.
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E.
Lenox Library, New York City
Lenox Library in New York City was a prominent 19th-century private library and cultural institution whose building, designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, later became part of the foundation of the New York Public Library system.
- 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: Columbia University Low Memorial Library Target entity description: Columbia University Low Memorial Library is a monumental Beaux-Arts building on Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus that serves as an iconic architectural centerpiece and former main library of the university.
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A.
Charles Library
Charles Library is Temple University’s modern main academic library in Philadelphia, known for its distinctive architecture, extensive research resources, and innovative learning spaces.
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B.
Hayden Library
Hayden Library is the main humanities and science library at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, serving as a central hub for research and study on campus.
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C.
Sterling Memorial Library
Sterling Memorial Library is the largest and most iconic library at Yale University, renowned for its Gothic Revival architecture and extensive research collections.
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D.
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)
Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library is the flagship branch and main headquarters of the Brooklyn Public Library system, known for its landmark Art Deco building and extensive collections and services.
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E.
Lenox Library, New York City
Lenox Library in New York City was a prominent 19th-century private library and cultural institution whose building, designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, later became part of the foundation of the New York Public Library system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts building
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academic library building ⓘ landmark ⓘ university administration building ⓘ |
| architect | Charles Follen McKim ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | McKim, Mead & White ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| campus |
Morningside Heights campus
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surface form:
Columbia University Morningside Heights campus
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| commissionedBy | Seth Low ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfCompletion | 1897 ⓘ |
| faces | College Walk ⓘ |
| formerUse | main university library ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center of Columbia University
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former main library of Columbia University ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colonnaded portico
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grand staircase ⓘ large central rotunda ⓘ marble interior ⓘ massive dome ⓘ reading room (historic) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
New York City Landmark ⓘ |
| houses |
central administrative offices of Columbia University
ⓘ
office of the President of Columbia University ⓘ |
| inception | 1895 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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Morningside Heights ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Low Plaza ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
granite
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limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Seth Low Sr.
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surface form:
Seth Low
|
| notableFor |
iconic dome silhouette on Columbia campus
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monumental Beaux-Arts design ⓘ |
| operator | Columbia University ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Columbia University ⓘ |
| partOf | Columbia University ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Butler Library as main library of Columbia University ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Columbia University ⓘ |
| use |
ceremonial events
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meetings of university leadership ⓘ university receptions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Columbia University Low Memorial Library Description of subject: Columbia University Low Memorial Library is a monumental Beaux-Arts building on Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus that serves as an iconic architectural centerpiece and former main library of the university.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Buildings at Columbia University