Casa da Música
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Casa da Música is a strikingly modern concert hall in Porto, Portugal, renowned for its bold, irregular geometry and innovative design by architect Rem Koolhaas.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Casa da Música canonical | 5 |
| Casa da Música, Porto | 2 |
| Fundação Casa da Música | 2 |
| Casa da Música concert hall | 1 |
| Torre da Música | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4954547 — 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: Casa da Música Context triple: [Rem Koolhaas, notableWork, Casa da Música]
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A.
Centro Cultural de Belém
The Centro Cultural de Belém is a major modern cultural complex in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its concert halls, exhibition spaces, and role as a key venue for the performing and visual arts.
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B.
Museu do Fado
Museu do Fado is a Lisbon museum dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history, music, and cultural heritage of Portuguese fado.
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C.
Horta City Hall
Horta City Hall is the main municipal government building of the city of Horta in the Azores, Portugal, serving as its administrative and civic center.
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D.
Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado
The Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado is a major Portuguese museum in Lisbon dedicated to modern and contemporary art, showcasing key works from the 19th century to the present.
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E.
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos is Lisbon’s historic 18th-century opera house, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role as Portugal’s premier venue for opera and classical music.
- 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: Casa da Música Target entity description: Casa da Música is a strikingly modern concert hall in Porto, Portugal, renowned for its bold, irregular geometry and innovative design by architect Rem Koolhaas.
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A.
Centro Cultural de Belém
The Centro Cultural de Belém is a major modern cultural complex in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its concert halls, exhibition spaces, and role as a key venue for the performing and visual arts.
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B.
Museu do Fado
Museu do Fado is a Lisbon museum dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history, music, and cultural heritage of Portuguese fado.
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C.
Horta City Hall
Horta City Hall is the main municipal government building of the city of Horta in the Azores, Portugal, serving as its administrative and civic center.
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D.
Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado
The Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado is a major Portuguese museum in Lisbon dedicated to modern and contemporary art, showcasing key works from the 19th century to the present.
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E.
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos
Teatro Nacional de São Carlos is Lisbon’s historic 18th-century opera house, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role as Portugal’s premier venue for opera and classical music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert hall
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cultural venue ⓘ modernist building ⓘ |
| address | Avenida da Boavista 604-610, 4149-071 Porto, Portugal ⓘ |
| architect | Rem Koolhaas ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Office for Metropolitan Architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Contemporary architecture
ⓘ
Deconstructivism ⓘ |
| awarded | RIBA European Award ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Porto 2001 European Capital of Culture ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
cultural events
ⓘ
music education ⓘ music performance ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large glass facades at both ends of main hall
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reconfigurable smaller hall ⓘ recording studios ⓘ rehearsal rooms ⓘ restaurant ⓘ rooftop terrace ⓘ shoebox-shaped main concert hall ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfWebsite |
English
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Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasMainHallCapacity | 1238 ⓘ |
| hasSmallHallCapacity | 300 ⓘ |
| height | 40 m ⓘ |
| housesResidentEnsemble |
Coro Casa da Música
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Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música ⓘ Remix Ensemble Casa da Música ⓘ |
| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Parish of Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos
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Porto ⓘ Porto District ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
glass
ⓘ
white concrete ⓘ |
| nearby |
Monumento aos Heróis da Guerra Peninsular
ⓘ
Rotunda da Boavista ⓘ |
| officialOpeningBy | Aníbal Cavaco Silva ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2005-04-15 ⓘ |
| operator |
Fundação Casa da Música
ⓘ
linked to:
Casa da Música
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| owner |
Fundação Casa da Música
ⓘ
linked to:
Casa da Música
|
| publicTransitAccess |
Casa da Música metro station
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linked to:
Casa da Música station
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| recognizedAs |
architectural landmark of Porto
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icon of contemporary Portuguese architecture ⓘ |
| roofShape | irregular polyhedron ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 1300 ⓘ |
| website | https://www.casadamusica.com ⓘ |
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Subject: Casa da Música Description of subject: Casa da Música is a strikingly modern concert hall in Porto, Portugal, renowned for its bold, irregular geometry and innovative design by architect Rem Koolhaas.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Torre de la Música (Cidade das Artes) in Rio de Janeiro
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