Hummingbird Centre
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Hummingbird Centre is a major performing arts venue in Toronto, Canada, historically known for hosting large-scale ballet, opera, and theatrical productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hummingbird Centre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5704458 — 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: Hummingbird Centre Context triple: [National Ballet of Canada, former home venue, Hummingbird Centre]
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A.
Peacocks Centre
Peacocks Centre is a major shopping and leisure complex located in the town of Woking in Surrey, England.
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B.
Butterfly Pavilion
The Butterfly Pavilion is an indoor exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History where visitors can walk among and observe live, free-flying butterflies in a controlled tropical environment.
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C.
Humphrey Nature Center
Humphrey Nature Center is an educational and visitor facility within Letchworth State Park that offers exhibits, programs, and resources focused on the park’s natural history and environment.
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D.
Butterfly House
Butterfly House is a specialized conservatory and public attraction dedicated to displaying and educating visitors about live butterflies and their habitats.
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E.
Botrange Nature Centre
Botrange Nature Centre is an educational and visitor facility in Belgium’s High Fens region that provides information about the local natural environment, ecology, and hiking opportunities around Signal de Botrange.
- 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: Hummingbird Centre Target entity description: Hummingbird Centre is a major performing arts venue in Toronto, Canada, historically known for hosting large-scale ballet, opera, and theatrical productions.
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A.
Peacocks Centre
Peacocks Centre is a major shopping and leisure complex located in the town of Woking in Surrey, England.
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B.
Butterfly Pavilion
The Butterfly Pavilion is an indoor exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History where visitors can walk among and observe live, free-flying butterflies in a controlled tropical environment.
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C.
Humphrey Nature Center
Humphrey Nature Center is an educational and visitor facility within Letchworth State Park that offers exhibits, programs, and resources focused on the park’s natural history and environment.
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D.
Butterfly House
Butterfly House is a specialized conservatory and public attraction dedicated to displaying and educating visitors about live butterflies and their habitats.
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E.
Botrange Nature Centre
Botrange Nature Centre is an educational and visitor facility in Belgium’s High Fens region that provides information about the local natural environment, ecology, and hiking opportunities around Signal de Botrange.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert hall
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performing arts centre ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| address | 1 Front Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| designedBy | Peter Dickinson ⓘ |
| formerName | Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts ⓘ |
| formerNameOf |
Meridian Hall
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Sony Centre for the Performing Arts ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
concert venue
ⓘ
event venue ⓘ touring productions venue ⓘ |
| hasOrchestraPit | yes ⓘ |
| hasStageType | proscenium stage ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed heritage property in Toronto ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Toronto ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Sony Centre Plaza
ⓘ
linked to:
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
St. Lawrence Market ⓘ Union Station ⓘ |
| neighborhood | St. Lawrence ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale ballet productions
ⓘ
large-scale opera productions ⓘ large-scale theatrical productions ⓘ |
| opened | 1960 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1960-10-01 ⓘ |
| operator |
City of Toronto
ⓘ
linked to:
Toronto
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| originalName | O’Keefe Centre ⓘ |
| owner |
City of Toronto
ⓘ
linked to:
Toronto
|
| primaryUse |
ballet
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opera ⓘ performing arts ⓘ theatrical productions ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | near Union Station, Toronto ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Toronto Area ⓘ |
| renamingYear |
1996
ⓘ
2006 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | about 3200 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hummingbird Centre Description of subject: Hummingbird Centre is a major performing arts venue in Toronto, Canada, historically known for hosting large-scale ballet, opera, and theatrical productions.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.