Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
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Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is a major performing arts centre in Singapore, known for its distinctive twin-domed architecture and role as a key cultural venue on the Marina Bay waterfront.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay canonical | 10 |
| Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay vicinity | 2 |
| Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5795145 — 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: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay Context triple: [Civic District, hasLandmark, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay]
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A.
Esplanade Gardens
Esplanade Gardens is a landscaped public garden and seafront attraction in the coastal town of Hunstanton, England.
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B.
Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre
The Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre is a cultural complex in Medicine Hat, Alberta, featuring art galleries, a museum, a theatre, and spaces for community arts and heritage programming.
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C.
Esplanade
Esplanade is the large open parade ground in front of Edinburgh Castle, best known as the venue for the annual Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
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D.
Esplanade
Esplanade is a district of Strasbourg, France, known for its residential areas, university facilities, and proximity to the city center.
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E.
Campanile Esplanade
Campanile Esplanade is a prominent open plaza on the University of California, Berkeley campus, known for its views of Sather Tower (the Campanile) and surrounding academic buildings.
- 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: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay Target entity description: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is a major performing arts centre in Singapore, known for its distinctive twin-domed architecture and role as a key cultural venue on the Marina Bay waterfront.
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A.
Esplanade Gardens
Esplanade Gardens is a landscaped public garden and seafront attraction in the coastal town of Hunstanton, England.
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B.
Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre
The Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre is a cultural complex in Medicine Hat, Alberta, featuring art galleries, a museum, a theatre, and spaces for community arts and heritage programming.
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C.
Esplanade
Esplanade is the large open parade ground in front of Edinburgh Castle, best known as the venue for the annual Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
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D.
Esplanade
Esplanade is a district of Strasbourg, France, known for its residential areas, university facilities, and proximity to the city center.
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E.
Campanile Esplanade
Campanile Esplanade is a prominent open plaza on the University of California, Berkeley campus, known for its views of Sather Tower (the Campanile) and surrounding academic buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
performing arts centre
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect |
DP Architects
ⓘ
Michael Wilford & Partners ⓘ
linked to:
Michael Wilford and Partners
|
| architecturalFeature |
spiky aluminium sunshades
ⓘ
twin domes ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| city | Singapore ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| cost | about S$600 million ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| developer |
Public Works Department of Singapore
ⓘ
Singapore’s Ministry of Information and the Arts ⓘ |
| floorArea | about 60000 square metres ⓘ |
| formerName |
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore
ⓘ
linked to:
Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay
|
| hasComponent |
Esplanade Concert Hall
ⓘ
Esplanade Mall ⓘ Esplanade Theatre ⓘ
linked to:
Esplanade Concert Hall
Recital Studio ⓘ Theatre Studio ⓘ library@esplanade ⓘ outdoor theatre ⓘ |
| hosts |
concerts
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dance performances ⓘ multidisciplinary arts festivals ⓘ theatre performances ⓘ visual arts exhibitions ⓘ |
| inauguratedIn | 2002 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Area
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Central Region, Singapore ⓘ Downtown Core ⓘ Marina Bay ⓘ Singapore River planning area ⓘ
linked to:
Singapore River
|
| locatedOnWaterbody | Marina Bay waterfront ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Esplanade Park ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Marina Bay Sands
ⓘ
Merlion Park ⓘ Singapore Flyer ⓘ |
| nickname |
The Big Durian
ⓘ
The Durian ⓘ
linked to:
King of Fruits
|
| openingDate | 2002-10-12 ⓘ |
| operator | Esplanade Company Limited ⓘ |
| owner | Esplanade Company Limited ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess |
City Hall MRT station
ⓘ
Esplanade MRT station ⓘ |
| purpose |
to be a national performing arts centre
ⓘ
to promote the performing arts in Singapore ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
about 1600 seats in the Concert Hall
ⓘ
about 2000 seats in the Theatre ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer | Ove Arup & Partners ⓘ |
| website | https://www.esplanade.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay Description of subject: Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is a major performing arts centre in Singapore, known for its distinctive twin-domed architecture and role as a key cultural venue on the Marina Bay waterfront.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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