Confederation Building (East Block)
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Confederation Building (East Block) is a major government office complex in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, that houses the province’s legislative chamber and key administrative offices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confederation Building | 1 |
| Confederation Building (East Block) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5574642 — 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: Confederation Building (East Block) Context triple: [Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, meetsIn, Confederation Building (East Block)]
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A.
North Block
North Block is a prominent government building in New Delhi that houses key ministries of the Government of India, including the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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B.
Confederation Hall
Confederation Hall is the central, ceremonial entrance hall of Canada’s Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, known for its Gothic Revival architecture and national commemorative features.
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C.
Old House of Assembly building
The Old House of Assembly building is a historic colonial-era parliamentary structure in Spanish Town, Jamaica, that once housed the island’s legislative body.
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D.
Centre Block (historical)
Centre Block (historical) was the main building of Canada’s federal parliamentary complex on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, housing the House of Commons and Senate chambers before its destruction by fire in 1916.
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E.
Sandford Fleming Building
The Sandford Fleming Building is a prominent engineering and academic facility at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus.
- 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: Confederation Building (East Block) Target entity description: Confederation Building (East Block) is a major government office complex in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, that houses the province’s legislative chamber and key administrative offices.
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A.
North Block
North Block is a prominent government building in New Delhi that houses key ministries of the Government of India, including the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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B.
Confederation Hall
Confederation Hall is the central, ceremonial entrance hall of Canada’s Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, known for its Gothic Revival architecture and national commemorative features.
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C.
Old House of Assembly building
The Old House of Assembly building is a historic colonial-era parliamentary structure in Spanish Town, Jamaica, that once housed the island’s legislative body.
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D.
Centre Block (historical)
Centre Block (historical) was the main building of Canada’s federal parliamentary complex on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, housing the House of Commons and Senate chambers before its destruction by fire in 1916.
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E.
Sandford Fleming Building
The Sandford Fleming Building is a prominent engineering and academic facility at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office building
ⓘ
provincial government complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| buildingUse |
assembly
ⓘ
office ⓘ |
| climateZone | humid continental climate (St. John’s) ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| function |
houses key provincial administrative offices
ⓘ
houses legislative chamber of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| governingBody | Department of Transportation and Infrastructure of Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeature |
accessible washrooms
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elevators ⓘ wheelchair-accessible entrances ⓘ |
| hasAddress | Confederation Building, St. John’s, NL, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 47.585°N, 52.709°W ⓘ |
| hasFlagDisplay |
flag of Canada
ⓘ
flag of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| hasParkingFacility | surface parking areas ⓘ |
| hasPart |
legislative chamber of Newfoundland and Labrador
ⓘ
offices of provincial government departments ⓘ |
| hasView | overlooks St. John’s and surrounding area ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | provincial landmark of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Newfoundland Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Confederation Hill, St. John’s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
glass
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reinforced concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| near | downtown St. John’s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupant |
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Confederation Building complex (St. John’s) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | restricted (security-controlled government building) ⓘ |
| regionServed | Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityClass | government-secured facility ⓘ |
| significantFor |
central hub of provincial government operations
ⓘ
seat of the provincial legislature of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | government service buildings on Confederation Hill ⓘ |
| usedFor |
government administration
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legislative sessions ⓘ public policy and governance activities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Confederation Building (East Block) Description of subject: Confederation Building (East Block) is a major government office complex in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, that houses the province’s legislative chamber and key administrative offices.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Confederation Building