Great Bell
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The Great Bell, better known as Big Ben, is the iconic large hour bell housed in the Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in London.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big Ben | 25 |
| Great Bell canonical | 4 |
| Great Bell of Westminster | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1838905 — 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: Great Bell Context triple: [Great Clock of Westminster, strikes, Great Bell]
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A.
Great Clock of Westminster
The Great Clock of Westminster is the iconic 19th-century clock mechanism that powers the famous Big Ben tower clock at the Palace of Westminster in London.
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B.
Eastgate Clock
The Eastgate Clock is a prominent Victorian-era clock tower in Chester, England, often cited as one of the most photographed clocks in the United Kingdom after Big Ben.
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C.
Albert Memorial Clock
The Albert Memorial Clock is a prominent 19th-century clock tower and landmark in central Belfast, built in Gothic style to commemorate Prince Albert.
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D.
Round Tower
The Round Tower is a historic circular fortification and landmark in the Finnish town of Vyborg, notable for its medieval military architecture and role in the town’s defenses.
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Round Tower
Round Tower is a historic 17th-century astronomical observatory and iconic cylindrical tower in central Copenhagen, known for its spiral ramp and panoramic city views.
- 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: Great Bell Target entity description: The Great Bell, better known as Big Ben, is the iconic large hour bell housed in the Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in London.
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A.
Great Clock of Westminster
The Great Clock of Westminster is the iconic 19th-century clock mechanism that powers the famous Big Ben tower clock at the Palace of Westminster in London.
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B.
Eastgate Clock
The Eastgate Clock is a prominent Victorian-era clock tower in Chester, England, often cited as one of the most photographed clocks in the United Kingdom after Big Ben.
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C.
Albert Memorial Clock
The Albert Memorial Clock is a prominent 19th-century clock tower and landmark in central Belfast, built in Gothic style to commemorate Prince Albert.
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D.
Round Tower
Round Tower is a historic 17th-century astronomical observatory and iconic cylindrical tower in central Copenhagen, known for its spiral ramp and panoramic city views.
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E.
Round Tower
The Round Tower is a historic circular fortification and landmark in the Finnish town of Vyborg, notable for its medieval military architecture and role in the town’s defenses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bell
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hour bell ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Bell
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surface form:
Big Ben
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| architecturalStyleContext | Gothic Revival (Elizabeth Tower) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Parliament
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UK government ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
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| category |
individual bells
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tower bells ⓘ |
| chimesBroadcastBy | BBC ⓘ |
| city |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| commissionedBy | British Parliament ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic landmark of London
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widely used in media to represent the UK ⓘ |
| currentBellCast | 1858 ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstChime | 1859 ⓘ |
| diameter | about 2.7 metres ⓘ |
| firstBellCast | 1856 ⓘ |
| function | strikes the hours ⓘ |
| governingBody |
British Parliament
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surface form:
UK Parliament
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| height | about 2.2 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
part of a Grade I listed building
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part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church) ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Elizabeth Tower ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | City of Westminster ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| locatedInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Thames
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surface form:
River Thames
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Bridge ⓘ |
| maintenanceBy | UK Parliament clockmakers ⓘ |
| material | bell metal ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Benjamin Caunt (alternative attribution)
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Sir Benjamin Hall (popular attribution) ⓘ |
| owner |
British Parliament
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surface form:
UK Parliament
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| partOf |
Great Clock of Westminster
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Great Clock of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Westminster clock mechanism
Elizabeth Tower ⓘ
surface form:
clock tower of the Palace of Westminster
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| symbolOf |
British democracy
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| towerHeightContext |
Elizabeth Tower
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surface form:
Elizabeth Tower is about 96 metres tall
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| tunedNote | E ⓘ |
| use |
public clock chimes
ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ |
| weight |
approximately 13,760 kilograms
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approximately 13.5 tonnes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Bell Description of subject: The Great Bell, better known as Big Ben, is the iconic large hour bell housed in the Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in London.
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