The Palace of Auburn Hills
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The Palace of Auburn Hills was a now-demolished indoor arena in Auburn Hills, Michigan, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons and a major concert and events venue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Palace of Auburn Hills canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1501063 — 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: The Palace of Auburn Hills Context triple: [Detroit Pistons, previousArena, The Palace of Auburn Hills]
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A.
Cobo Center
Cobo Center is a major convention and exhibition venue in downtown Detroit, Michigan, best known for hosting large-scale events including the North American International Auto Show.
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B.
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
The Coleman A. Young Municipal Center is a major government complex in downtown Detroit that houses key city and county offices and serves as a central hub for municipal administration.
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C.
Amica Mutual Pavilion
Amica Mutual Pavilion is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Providence, Rhode Island, best known as a primary venue for minor league hockey and major entertainment events in the region.
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D.
Van Andel Arena
Van Andel Arena is a major multi-purpose indoor venue in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, best known as the primary ice hockey arena and event center for the region.
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E.
PPG Place
PPG Place is a landmark glass-clad office and retail complex in downtown Pittsburgh, renowned for its neo-Gothic design by architect Philip Johnson.
- 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: The Palace of Auburn Hills Target entity description: The Palace of Auburn Hills was a now-demolished indoor arena in Auburn Hills, Michigan, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons and a major concert and events venue.
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A.
Cobo Center
Cobo Center is a major convention and exhibition venue in downtown Detroit, Michigan, best known for hosting large-scale events including the North American International Auto Show.
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B.
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
The Coleman A. Young Municipal Center is a major government complex in downtown Detroit that houses key city and county offices and serves as a central hub for municipal administration.
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C.
Amica Mutual Pavilion
Amica Mutual Pavilion is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Providence, Rhode Island, best known as a primary venue for minor league hockey and major entertainment events in the region.
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D.
Van Andel Arena
Van Andel Arena is a major multi-purpose indoor venue in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, best known as the primary ice hockey arena and event center for the region.
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E.
PPG Place
PPG Place is a landmark glass-clad office and retail complex in downtown Pittsburgh, renowned for its neo-Gothic design by architect Philip Johnson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert venue
ⓘ
indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architect | Rossetti Architects ⓘ |
| closed | 2017 ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately US$90 million ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 2020 ⓘ |
| demolitionEndDate | July 11, 2020 ⓘ |
| demolitionStartDate | February 2020 ⓘ |
| formerName | The Palace ⓘ |
| homeTeamFrom | Detroit Pistons, 1988 ⓘ |
| homeTeamUntil | Detroit Pistons, 2017 ⓘ |
| hostedEventType |
NBA games
ⓘ
NHL pre-season games ⓘ WNBA games ⓘ arena football games ⓘ college basketball games ⓘ concerts ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
| hostedLeague | Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| hostedTeam |
Detroit Fury
ⓘ
Detroit Safari ⓘ Detroit Shock ⓘ Detroit Vipers ⓘ |
| knownFor | luxury suites and modern amenities for its era ⓘ |
| leagueHosted | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| location |
Auburn Hills, Michigan
ⓘ
surface form:
Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
|
| notableEvent |
Malice at the Palace NBA brawl on November 19, 2004
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NBA Finals games in 1989 ⓘ NBA Finals games in 1990 ⓘ NBA Finals games in 2004 ⓘ NBA Finals games in 2005 ⓘ multiple NBA Eastern Conference Finals games ⓘ |
| opened | 1988 ⓘ |
| openingDate | August 13, 1988 ⓘ |
| operator | Palace Sports & Entertainment ⓘ |
| owner | Palace Sports & Entertainment ⓘ |
| parkingType | surface parking lots ⓘ |
| precededByHomeArena |
Silverdome
ⓘ
surface form:
Pontiac Silverdome
|
| primarySport | basketball ⓘ |
| primaryTenant | Detroit Pistons ⓘ |
| redevelopmentPlan | site intended for mixed-use or light industrial/commercial development ⓘ |
| replacedVenueForTeam |
Silverdome
ⓘ
surface form:
Pontiac Silverdome
|
| seatingCapacityBasketball | approximately 21,000 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityConcerts | over 22,000 ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
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surface form:
Michigan
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| status | demolished ⓘ |
| succeededByHomeArena | Little Caesars Arena ⓘ |
| surface | hardwood court ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Palace of Auburn Hills Description of subject: The Palace of Auburn Hills was a now-demolished indoor arena in Auburn Hills, Michigan, best known as the longtime home of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons and a major concert and events venue.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.