National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing)

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concert hall opera house performing arts center theatre building

The National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing is a landmark modern arts complex known for its futuristic glass-and-titanium dome and its role as a major venue for opera, music, and theater in China’s capital.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
National Centre for the Performing Arts	2
国家大剧院	2
National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing) canonical	1
National Centre for the Performing Arts management	1
National Centre for the Performing Arts plaza	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4458628 — 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: National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing)
Context triple: [Paul Andreu, notableWork, National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing)]

A. Shanghai Grand Theatre
Shanghai Grand Theatre is a prominent modern performing arts venue in Shanghai, China, known for its striking architecture and hosting major opera, ballet, and concert productions.
B. Wukesong Sports Centre
Wukesong Sports Centre is a major multi-purpose indoor arena in Beijing, China, known for hosting professional basketball games and international ice hockey events.
C. China National Convention Center
The China National Convention Center is a major conference and exhibition complex in Beijing that serves as one of the city's primary venues for large-scale international events and conventions.
D. Working People’s Cultural Palace
The Working People’s Cultural Palace is a historic imperial ancestral temple complex in central Beijing that now serves as a public cultural site and park.
E. National Performing Arts Center (Taiwan)
The National Performing Arts Center (Taiwan) is a government-funded cultural institution that oversees and manages several major national performance venues, including leading theaters and concert halls across Taiwan.
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: National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing)
Target entity description: The National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing is a landmark modern arts complex known for its futuristic glass-and-titanium dome and its role as a major venue for opera, music, and theater in China’s capital.

A. Shanghai Grand Theatre
Shanghai Grand Theatre is a prominent modern performing arts venue in Shanghai, China, known for its striking architecture and hosting major opera, ballet, and concert productions.
B. Wukesong Sports Centre
Wukesong Sports Centre is a major multi-purpose indoor arena in Beijing, China, known for hosting professional basketball games and international ice hockey events.
C. China National Convention Center
The China National Convention Center is a major conference and exhibition complex in Beijing that serves as one of the city's primary venues for large-scale international events and conventions.
D. Working People’s Cultural Palace
The Working People’s Cultural Palace is a historic imperial ancestral temple complex in central Beijing that now serves as a public cultural site and park.
E. National Performing Arts Center (Taiwan)
The National Performing Arts Center (Taiwan) is a government-funded cultural institution that oversees and manages several major national performance venues, including leading theaters and concert halls across Taiwan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concert hall ⓘ opera house ⓘ performing arts center ⓘ theatre building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	NCPA ⓘ National Grand Theatre ⓘ
architect	Paul Andreu ⓘ
architecturalStyle	futuristic architecture ⓘ modern architecture ⓘ
concertHallCapacity	about 2000 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	2001 ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
floorArea	about 118000 square meters ⓘ
hasComponent	Concert Hall ⓘ Opera House ⓘ Theatre ⓘ exhibition spaces ⓘ parking facilities ⓘ public art spaces ⓘ rehearsal rooms ⓘ restaurants ⓘ underground lobby ⓘ
hasMainFunction	dance performances ⓘ opera performances ⓘ symphonic concerts ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ
height	about 46 meters ⓘ
inaugurationYear	2007 ⓘ
length	about 212 meters ⓘ
locatedIn	Beijing ⓘ Xicheng District ⓘ
locatedNear	Great Hall of the People ⓘ Tiananmen Square ⓘ
materialUsed	glass ⓘ titanium ⓘ
nativeName	国家大剧院 ⓘ linked to: National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing)
nativeNameLanguage	zh ⓘ
notableFor	glass-and-titanium dome ⓘ landmark of contemporary Beijing ⓘ major national venue for opera and classical music ⓘ
openingDate	2007-12-22 ⓘ
operaHouseCapacity	about 2400 ⓘ
operatedBy	National Centre for the Performing Arts management ⓘ
ownedBy	Government of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of China government
region	North China ⓘ
seatingCapacity	over 5000 ⓘ
shape	ellipsoid dome ⓘ
surroundedBy	artificial lake ⓘ
theatreCapacity	about 1000 ⓘ
website	http://www.chncpa.org ⓘ
width	about 144 meters ⓘ

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