San Jose City Hall
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San Jose City Hall is the modern civic center and government headquarters of San Jose, California, known for its distinctive glass rotunda and contemporary architectural design.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Jose City Hall canonical | 5 |
| City of San Jose (historic building) | 1 |
| San José City Hall | 1 |
| San José City Hall (historic) | 1 |
| old San Jose City Hall on North First Street | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5171634 — 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: San Jose City Hall Context triple: [Guadalupe River, passesNear, San Jose City Hall]
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A.
Palo Alto City Hall
Palo Alto City Hall is the municipal government building and administrative center serving the city of Palo Alto, California.
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B.
San Francisco City Hall
San Francisco City Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts landmark in the city’s Civic Center, serving as the seat of government and a prominent architectural symbol of San Francisco.
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C.
Menlo Park City Hall
Menlo Park City Hall is the main municipal government building of Menlo Park, California, housing city administrative offices and serving as the central venue for local civic affairs.
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D.
Sacramento City Hall
Sacramento City Hall is the main municipal government building of Sacramento, California, housing the mayor’s office, city administration, and the chambers of the Sacramento City Council.
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E.
Oakland City Hall
Oakland City Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts government building in Oakland, California, notable for its distinctive tower and role as the seat of the city's municipal government.
- 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: San Jose City Hall Target entity description: San Jose City Hall is the modern civic center and government headquarters of San Jose, California, known for its distinctive glass rotunda and contemporary architectural design.
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A.
Palo Alto City Hall
Palo Alto City Hall is the municipal government building and administrative center serving the city of Palo Alto, California.
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B.
San Francisco City Hall
San Francisco City Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts landmark in the city’s Civic Center, serving as the seat of government and a prominent architectural symbol of San Francisco.
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C.
Menlo Park City Hall
Menlo Park City Hall is the main municipal government building of Menlo Park, California, housing city administrative offices and serving as the central venue for local civic affairs.
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D.
Sacramento City Hall
Sacramento City Hall is the main municipal government building of Sacramento, California, housing the mayor’s office, city administration, and the chambers of the Sacramento City Council.
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E.
Oakland City Hall
Oakland City Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts government building in Oakland, California, notable for its distinctive tower and role as the seat of the city's municipal government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city hall ⓘ |
| address | 200 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose, California ⓘ |
| architect | Richard Meier ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Modernist architecture
ⓘ
contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| cityServed |
San Jose, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Jose
|
| completionDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately US$343 million ⓘ |
| coordinates | 37.3375°N 121.8861°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| function | seat of government of San Jose, California ⓘ |
| governingBody | San Jose City Council ⓘ |
| groundbreakingDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
council wing
ⓘ
office tower ⓘ public plaza ⓘ rotunda ⓘ |
| hasPublicArt | art installations in rotunda and plaza ⓘ |
| height | approximately 18 stories (office tower) ⓘ |
| houses |
San Jose City Council chambers
ⓘ
office of the Mayor of San Jose ⓘ various municipal departments of San Jose ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
San Jose, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Jose
Santa Clara County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Clara County
|
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| near | Downtown San Jose ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
18-story office tower
ⓘ
civic plaza ⓘ glass rotunda ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| owner |
City of San Jose
ⓘ
linked to:
San Jose
|
| parking | adjacent parking garage and street parking ⓘ |
| regionServed | Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| replaced |
old San Jose City Hall on North First Street
ⓘ
linked to:
San Jose City Hall
|
| usedFor |
civic events
ⓘ
municipal administration ⓘ public meetings ⓘ |
| website | https://www.sanjoseca.gov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Jose City Hall Description of subject: San Jose City Hall is the modern civic center and government headquarters of San Jose, California, known for its distinctive glass rotunda and contemporary architectural design.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: San Jose City Hall
linked to: San Jose City Hall
linked to: San Jose City Hall
linked to: San Jose City Hall