Magdalen College Tower
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Magdalen College Tower is a prominent late-15th-century bell tower in Oxford, England, renowned as one of the city’s most iconic landmarks and for its traditional May Morning celebrations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magdalen College Tower canonical | 2 |
| Magdalen Tower | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4082263 — 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: Magdalen College Tower Context triple: [Magdalen College, Oxford, hasBuilding, Magdalen College Tower]
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A.
Radcliffe Tower
Radcliffe Tower is a historic stone tower and surviving remnant of a medieval manor house in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England.
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B.
St Edward’s Tower
St Edward’s Tower is a prominent bell and clock tower forming part of Westminster Cathedral in London.
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C.
Radcliffe Camera
Radcliffe Camera is an iconic 18th-century circular library building in Oxford, England, and one of the university’s most recognizable architectural landmarks.
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D.
Clifford's Tower
Clifford's Tower is a historic stone keep in York, England, that once formed part of York Castle and is now a prominent tourist attraction overlooking the city.
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E.
King's College Chapel
King's College Chapel is a renowned late Gothic chapel at the University of Cambridge, celebrated for its magnificent fan vaulting, stained glass windows, and choral tradition.
- 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: Magdalen College Tower Target entity description: Magdalen College Tower is a prominent late-15th-century bell tower in Oxford, England, renowned as one of the city’s most iconic landmarks and for its traditional May Morning celebrations.
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A.
Radcliffe Tower
Radcliffe Tower is a historic stone tower and surviving remnant of a medieval manor house in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England.
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B.
St Edward’s Tower
St Edward’s Tower is a prominent bell and clock tower forming part of Westminster Cathedral in London.
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C.
Radcliffe Camera
Radcliffe Camera is an iconic 18th-century circular library building in Oxford, England, and one of the university’s most recognizable architectural landmarks.
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D.
Clifford's Tower
Clifford's Tower is a historic stone keep in York, England, that once formed part of York Castle and is now a prominent tourist attraction overlooking the city.
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E.
King's College Chapel
King's College Chapel is a renowned late Gothic chapel at the University of Cambridge, celebrated for its magnificent fan vaulting, stained glass windows, and choral tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bell tower
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Magdalen Bridge ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Perpendicular Gothic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Magdalen College Choir ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| category |
Bell towers in the United Kingdom
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Grade I listed buildings in Oxford ⓘ Towers in Oxford ⓘ Buildings of the University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
University of Oxford buildings
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| constructionEnd | 1509 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1492 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | St Mary Magdalene ⓘ |
| eventDateAssociated | 1 May (May Morning) ⓘ |
| hasBell | peal of bells ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crenellations
ⓘ
pinnacles ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bell tower
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gate tower ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfBells | 10 ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
May Morning celebrations
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surface form:
May Morning hymn singing
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| height | approximately 44 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| isIconicLandmarkOf | Oxford ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| near | High Street, Oxford ⓘ |
| notableFor |
May Morning celebrations
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its bells ⓘ views over Oxford ⓘ |
| operator | Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | River Cherwell ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfUniversity | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
college celebrations
ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ ringing of bells ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Magdalen Bridge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magdalen College Tower Description of subject: Magdalen College Tower is a prominent late-15th-century bell tower in Oxford, England, renowned as one of the city’s most iconic landmarks and for its traditional May Morning celebrations.
Referenced by (4)
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Magdalen Tower
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Magdalen Tower