Plaza Mayor of Salamanca
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The Plaza Mayor of Salamanca is an iconic 18th-century Baroque square in western Spain, renowned as one of the country’s most beautiful plazas and a vibrant social and cultural hub.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Plaza Mayor of Salamanca canonical | 4 |
| Plaza Mayor de Salamanca | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2467972 — 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: Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Context triple: [Salamanca, knownFor, Plaza Mayor of Salamanca]
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Plaza Mayor de Valladolid
Plaza Mayor de Valladolid is a historic central square in Valladolid, Spain, considered one of the first planned main squares in Europe and a model for many later Spanish plazas.
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Plaza Mayor
Plaza Mayor is a grand, arcaded central square in Madrid renowned for its historic architecture, vibrant public life, and role as a focal point of the city's cultural and social events.
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Plaza Mayor
Plaza Mayor is the historic central square of Buenos Aires, Argentina, long serving as the city’s main political and civic gathering place.
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Plaza Mayor of Astorga
The Plaza Mayor of Astorga is the city’s central historic square, known for its baroque town hall with twin towers and mechanical clock figures that mark the hours.
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Plaza Mayor de Tordesillas
Plaza Mayor de Tordesillas is the historic main square of the Castilian town of Tordesillas, known for its traditional arcaded buildings and role as the civic and social heart of the locality.
- 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: Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Target entity description: The Plaza Mayor of Salamanca is an iconic 18th-century Baroque square in western Spain, renowned as one of the country’s most beautiful plazas and a vibrant social and cultural hub.
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A.
Plaza Mayor de Valladolid
Plaza Mayor de Valladolid is a historic central square in Valladolid, Spain, considered one of the first planned main squares in Europe and a model for many later Spanish plazas.
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B.
Plaza Mayor
Plaza Mayor is a grand, arcaded central square in Madrid renowned for its historic architecture, vibrant public life, and role as a focal point of the city's cultural and social events.
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C.
Plaza Mayor
Plaza Mayor is the historic central square of Buenos Aires, Argentina, long serving as the city’s main political and civic gathering place.
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Plaza Mayor of Astorga
The Plaza Mayor of Astorga is the city’s central historic square, known for its baroque town hall with twin towers and mechanical clock figures that mark the hours.
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E.
Plaza Mayor de Tordesillas
Plaza Mayor de Tordesillas is the historic main square of the Castilian town of Tordesillas, known for its traditional arcaded buildings and role as the civic and social heart of the locality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public square
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tourist attraction ⓘ urban plaza ⓘ |
| architect |
Alberto de Churriguera
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Andrés García de Quiñones ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque architecture
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| coordinateLocation | 40.965°N 5.664°W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| endDate | 1755 ⓘ |
| floorCount | three-storey surrounding buildings ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
gathering place for university students
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symbol of Salamanca ⓘ |
| hasPart |
City Hall of Salamanca
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arcaded porticoes ⓘ cafés and restaurants ⓘ central open space ⓘ |
| hasUse |
cultural hub
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marketplace ⓘ social hub ⓘ tourist meeting point ⓘ venue for public events ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Bien de Interés Cultural
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Historic-Artistic Ensemble of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Conjunto Histórico-Artístico
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Salamanca ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| influenced | later Spanish plazas ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Plaza Mayor of Madrid ⓘ |
| lighting | illuminated façades at night ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Castile and León
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Salamanca ⓘ western Spain ⓘ |
| mainBuilding |
City Hall of Salamanca
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surface form:
Salamanca City Hall
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| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| near |
New Cathedral of Salamanca
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Old Cathedral of Salamanca ⓘ University of Salamanca ⓘ |
| notableFor |
arcaded galleries
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ornamental medallions of historical figures ⓘ uniform Baroque façades ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Municipality of Salamanca ⓘ |
| shape | roughly square ⓘ |
| startDate | 1729 ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Spanish Baroque ⓘ |
| touristAttractionStatus | one of the most beautiful squares in Spain ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1988 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
concerts
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festivals ⓘ political rallies ⓘ religious celebrations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Plaza Mayor of Salamanca Description of subject: The Plaza Mayor of Salamanca is an iconic 18th-century Baroque square in western Spain, renowned as one of the country’s most beautiful plazas and a vibrant social and cultural hub.
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Plaza Mayor de Salamanca
this entity surface form:
Plaza Mayor de Salamanca