Thomas Jefferson Building
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The Thomas Jefferson Building is the historic, Beaux-Arts main building of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., renowned for its ornate architecture and iconic reading room.
All labels observed (13)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10883 — 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: Thomas Jefferson Building Context triple: [Library of Congress, headquarters, Thomas Jefferson Building]
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Smithsonian Institution Building
The Smithsonian Institution Building, often called "The Castle," is a distinctive red sandstone landmark on the National Mall that serves as the historic headquarters and visitor center of the Smithsonian Institution.
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National Archives Building
The National Archives Building is a historic federal building in Washington, D.C. that houses and displays foundational U.S. documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
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C.
Herbert C. Hoover Building
The Herbert C. Hoover Building is a prominent federal office building in Washington, D.C., best known as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the iconic neoclassical building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and serves as a central symbol of American democracy.
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National Academy of Sciences Building
The National Academy of Sciences Building is a historic Beaux-Arts landmark in Washington, D.C., serving as the headquarters and principal meeting place of the National Academy of Sciences.
- 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: Thomas Jefferson Building Target entity description: The Thomas Jefferson Building is the historic, Beaux-Arts main building of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., renowned for its ornate architecture and iconic reading room.
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A.
Smithsonian Institution Building
The Smithsonian Institution Building, often called "The Castle," is a distinctive red sandstone landmark on the National Mall that serves as the historic headquarters and visitor center of the Smithsonian Institution.
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National Archives Building
The National Archives Building is a historic federal building in Washington, D.C. that houses and displays foundational U.S. documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
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C.
Herbert C. Hoover Building
The Herbert C. Hoover Building is a prominent federal office building in Washington, D.C., best known as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the iconic neoclassical building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and serves as a central symbol of American democracy.
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National Academy of Sciences Building
The National Academy of Sciences Building is a historic Beaux-Arts landmark in Washington, D.C., serving as the headquarters and principal meeting place of the National Academy of Sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (90)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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United States national library facility ⓘ historic building ⓘ library building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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Classical Revival ⓘ Italian Renaissance Revival ⓘ |
| builtFor | Library of Congress ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
James Madison Memorial Building
ⓘ
John Adams Building ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1890 ⓘ |
| contains |
Great Hall
ⓘ
Librarian’s Suite ⓘ
surface form:
Librarian’s Anteroom
Librarian’s Archives ⓘ Librarian’s Balcony ⓘ Librarian of Congress ⓘ
surface form:
Librarian’s Ceremonial Office
Librarian’s Coat Room ⓘ Librarian’s Conference Room ⓘ Librarian’s Service Staircase ⓘ
surface form:
Librarian’s Corridor
Librarian’s Dining Room ⓘ Librarian’s Gallery ⓘ Librarian’s Lobby ⓘ
surface form:
Librarian’s Hall
Librarian’s Kitchen ⓘ Librarian’s Library ⓘ Librarian’s Lobby ⓘ Librarian’s Suite ⓘ
surface form:
Librarian’s Loggia
Librarian’s Pantry ⓘ Librarian’s Suite ⓘ
surface form:
Librarian’s Private Office
Librarian’s Suite ⓘ
surface form:
Librarian’s Reception Room
Librarian’s Records Room ⓘ Librarian’s Rotunda ⓘ Librarian’s Suite ⓘ
surface form:
Librarian’s Safe Room
Librarian’s Salon ⓘ Librarian’s Service Corridor ⓘ Librarian’s Service Rooms ⓘ Librarian’s Service Staircase ⓘ Librarian’s Service Staircase ⓘ
surface form:
Librarian’s Staircase
Librarian’s Study ⓘ Librarian’s Suite ⓘ Librarian’s Vault ⓘ Librarian’s Suite ⓘ
surface form:
Librarian’s Waiting Room
Rose Main Reading Room ⓘ
surface form:
Main Reading Room
Members of Congress Reading Room ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasArtworkBy |
Edwin Blashfield
ⓘ
Elihu Vedder ⓘ John White Alexander ⓘ Kenyon Cox ⓘ Olin Levi Warner ⓘ Philip Martiny ⓘ |
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| hasCentralSpace | Main Reading Room rotunda ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
general collections
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rare books and special collections ⓘ reference collections ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coffered ceilings
ⓘ
decorative mosaics ⓘ elaborate columns ⓘ elaborate murals ⓘ iconic central reading room ⓘ marble staircases ⓘ ornate sculptural program ⓘ richly decorated interior ⓘ stained glass ⓘ statuary ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
exhibition space
ⓘ
main building of the Library of Congress ⓘ public programs and tours ⓘ research library services ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfFloors | 4 ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasReadingRooms | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1897 ⓘ |
| isMainEntranceOf |
Thomas Jefferson Building
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Library of Congress complex
|
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Capitol Hill ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Jefferson Building self-link ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| opened | 1897 ⓘ |
| operator | Library of Congress ⓘ |
| overlooks | United States Capitol ⓘ |
| owner | Library of Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | Library of Congress ⓘ |
| replaced |
Library of Congress
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surface form:
Library of Congress collection in the U.S. Capitol
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| streetAddress | 10 First Street SE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Thomas Jefferson Building Description of subject: The Thomas Jefferson Building is the historic, Beaux-Arts main building of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., renowned for its ornate architecture and iconic reading room.
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Library of Congress
this entity surface form:
Jefferson Building
this entity surface form:
Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress
this entity surface form:
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building
this entity surface form:
Jefferson Building
this entity surface form:
Library of Congress complex
this entity surface form:
Library of Congress buildings
this entity surface form:
Library of Congress Jefferson Building
this entity surface form:
Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress
this entity surface form:
historic Thomas Jefferson Building
subject surface form:
Great Hall (Library of Congress)
subject surface form:
Great Hall (Library of Congress)
subject surface form:
Great Hall (Library of Congress)
this entity surface form:
Beaux-Arts interior of the Thomas Jefferson Building
this entity surface form:
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building
this entity surface form:
Library of Congress Jefferson Building
this entity surface form:
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building interior
this entity surface form:
historic Thomas Jefferson Building
this entity surface form:
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building
this entity surface form:
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building
this entity surface form:
Library of Congress Coolidge Auditorium
this entity surface form:
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building
this entity surface form:
Library of Congress Main Building
this entity surface form:
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building