The Omni Coliseum
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The Omni Coliseum was a former multi-purpose indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, that served for decades as a major venue for professional sports and large-scale entertainment events.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Omni Coliseum | 4 |
| The Omni Coliseum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2910321 — 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 Omni Coliseum Context triple: [Philips Arena, replaced, The Omni Coliseum]
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A.
Chartway Arena
Chartway Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Norfolk, Virginia, best known as the on-campus venue for Old Dominion University’s basketball programs and major events.
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B.
Fant-Ewing Coliseum
Fant-Ewing Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the University of Louisiana at Monroe campus, primarily used for the school's basketball and other athletic events.
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C.
Richmond Coliseum
Richmond Coliseum was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Richmond, Virginia, known for hosting professional basketball games, concerts, and large-scale events from the early 1970s until its closure.
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D.
Cox Arena
Cox Arena was the former name of the on-campus multipurpose sports and entertainment arena at San Diego State University, now known as Viejas Arena.
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E.
Artland Arena
Artland Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and events venue located in Quakenbrück, Germany.
- 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 Omni Coliseum Target entity description: The Omni Coliseum was a former multi-purpose indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, that served for decades as a major venue for professional sports and large-scale entertainment events.
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A.
Chartway Arena
Chartway Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Norfolk, Virginia, best known as the on-campus venue for Old Dominion University’s basketball programs and major events.
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B.
Fant-Ewing Coliseum
Fant-Ewing Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the University of Louisiana at Monroe campus, primarily used for the school's basketball and other athletic events.
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C.
Richmond Coliseum
Richmond Coliseum was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Richmond, Virginia, known for hosting professional basketball games, concerts, and large-scale events from the early 1970s until its closure.
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D.
Cox Arena
Cox Arena was the former name of the on-campus multipurpose sports and entertainment arena at San Diego State University, now known as Viejas Arena.
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E.
Artland Arena
Artland Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and events venue located in Quakenbrück, Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished building
ⓘ
indoor arena ⓘ multi-purpose arena ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Omni ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
cor-ten steel exterior
ⓘ
space frame roof ⓘ |
| brokeGroundOn | 1971 ⓘ |
| city | Atlanta ⓘ |
| closedOn | 1997 ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately $17 million ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolishedOn | July 26, 1997 ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
1988 Democratic National Convention (some events)?
ⓘ
ACC men’s basketball tournaments ⓘ NBA games ⓘ NCAA basketball games ⓘ NHL games ⓘ SEC men’s basketball tournaments ⓘ WHA games ⓘ |
| knownFor | distinctive rust-colored exterior ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
Downtown Atlanta ⓘ |
| namedAfter | The Omni complex ⓘ |
| notableTenantPeriod |
Atlanta Flames from 1972 to 1980
ⓘ
Atlanta Hawks from 1972 to 1997 ⓘ |
| openedOn | October 14, 1972 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Atlanta
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Atlanta
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| partOf |
Omni International Complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Omni Complex
|
| primaryTenant |
Atlanta Chiefs
ⓘ
Atlanta Flames ⓘ Atlanta Hawks ⓘ Atlanta Knights ⓘ Atlanta Thrashers ⓘ |
| reasonForDemolition |
obsolete facilities
ⓘ
structural problems ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| replacedBy |
Philips Arena
ⓘ
State Farm Arena ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityBasketball | about 16,500 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityHockey | about 15,000 ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| surface | multi-surface ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basketball
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ indoor soccer ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Omni Coliseum Description of subject: The Omni Coliseum was a former multi-purpose indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia, that served for decades as a major venue for professional sports and large-scale entertainment events.
Referenced by (5)
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Omni Coliseum
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Omni Coliseum
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Omni Coliseum
this entity surface form:
Omni Coliseum