Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)
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Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library is the flagship branch and main headquarters of the Brooklyn Public Library system, known for its landmark Art Deco building and extensive collections and services.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) Context triple: [Brooklyn, contains, Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)]
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New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is one of the largest public library systems in the world, renowned for its extensive collections, iconic Beaux-Arts main branch in Manhattan, and role as a major cultural and research institution.
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Lenox Library, New York City
Lenox Library in New York City was a prominent 19th-century private library and cultural institution whose building, designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, later became part of the foundation of the New York Public Library system.
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Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum is a major art museum in New York City known for its extensive and diverse collections, including significant holdings of American, Egyptian, African, and contemporary art.
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Dewey Library
Dewey Library is a specialized library at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology focused on management, business, and social science resources.
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Gutman Library
Gutman Library is Harvard University's primary library for the Graduate School of Education, specializing in resources on education, learning, and related social sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) Target entity description: Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library is the flagship branch and main headquarters of the Brooklyn Public Library system, known for its landmark Art Deco building and extensive collections and services.
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A.
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is one of the largest public library systems in the world, renowned for its extensive collections, iconic Beaux-Arts main branch in Manhattan, and role as a major cultural and research institution.
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Lenox Library, New York City
Lenox Library in New York City was a prominent 19th-century private library and cultural institution whose building, designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt, later became part of the foundation of the New York Public Library system.
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Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum is a major art museum in New York City known for its extensive and diverse collections, including significant holdings of American, Egyptian, African, and contemporary art.
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Dewey Library
Dewey Library is a specialized library at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology focused on management, business, and social science resources.
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Gutman Library
Gutman Library is Harvard University's primary library for the Graduate School of Education, specializing in resources on education, learning, and related social sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
headquarters building
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library building ⓘ public library ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)
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surface form:
Brooklyn Central Library
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| architect |
Alfred Morton Githens
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Francis Keally ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Art Deco
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Stripped Classical ⓘ |
| cityServed | Brooklyn ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1935 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 40.672°N 73.968°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designers | Githens & Keally ⓘ |
| façadeFeature |
bas-relief literary figures and symbols
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large gilded entry doors ⓘ triangular entrance plaza ⓘ |
| function |
community center
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public lending library ⓘ research library ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brooklyn Public Library
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| hasCollection |
Brooklyn and local history materials
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extensive circulating collections ⓘ multilingual materials ⓘ research collections ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
auditorium
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business and career center ⓘ exhibition spaces ⓘ reading rooms ⓘ special collections areas ⓘ youth wing ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | New York City Landmark ⓘ |
| landmarkDesignationBy | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission ⓘ |
| landmarkDesignationReason |
architectural significance
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civic importance ⓘ |
| locatedAt | 10 Grand Army Plaza ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
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New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
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| material |
gold leaf (for façade details)
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limestone ⓘ |
| name |
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brooklyn Public Library Central Library
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| near | Prospect Park ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Prospect Heights ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Grand Army Plaza ⓘ |
| owner |
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brooklyn Public Library
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| partOf |
Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brooklyn Public Library system
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| precededBy | earlier Brooklyn central library plans from the early 20th century ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess |
New York City Subway at Grand Army Plaza (IRT Eastern Parkway Line)
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nearby bus routes serving Grand Army Plaza ⓘ |
| role |
administrative headquarters of Brooklyn Public Library
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flagship branch of Brooklyn Public Library ⓘ |
| service |
ESL and literacy programs
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adult education programs ⓘ children’s programs ⓘ cultural events and exhibitions ⓘ public computer access ⓘ reference services ⓘ teen programs ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/central ⓘ |
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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.
Subject: Brooklyn Public Library (Central Library) Description of subject: Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library is the flagship branch and main headquarters of the Brooklyn Public Library system, known for its landmark Art Deco building and extensive collections and services.
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