Shard skyscraper
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The Shard skyscraper is a landmark glass-clad high-rise in London known for its distinctive pyramidal shape and status as one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
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| Shard skyscraper canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5786927 — 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: Shard skyscraper Context triple: [Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard, London, locatedIn, Shard skyscraper]
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A.
Urban Tower
Urban Tower is a historic Gothic bell tower and prominent architectural landmark located in the center of Košice, Slovakia.
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B.
Sharp Building
The Sharp Building is a key academic and studio facility of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, housing classrooms, studios, and resources for art and design students in downtown Chicago.
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C.
Central Place Tower
Central Place Tower is a prominent mixed-use skyscraper in the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, known for its office space, residential units, and observation deck with views of the Washington, D.C. skyline.
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D.
City Center Towers Complex
City Center Towers Complex is a prominent pair of modern high-rise office towers that form a distinctive feature of the Fort Worth, Texas skyline.
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E.
Spiral Building
Spiral Building is a landmark postmodern cultural and commercial complex in Tokyo designed by renowned Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki.
- 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: Shard skyscraper Target entity description: The Shard skyscraper is a landmark glass-clad high-rise in London known for its distinctive pyramidal shape and status as one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom.
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A.
Urban Tower
Urban Tower is a historic Gothic bell tower and prominent architectural landmark located in the center of Košice, Slovakia.
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B.
Sharp Building
The Sharp Building is a key academic and studio facility of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, housing classrooms, studios, and resources for art and design students in downtown Chicago.
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C.
Central Place Tower
Central Place Tower is a prominent mixed-use skyscraper in the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, known for its office space, residential units, and observation deck with views of the Washington, D.C. skyline.
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D.
City Center Towers Complex
City Center Towers Complex is a prominent pair of modern high-rise office towers that form a distinctive feature of the Fort Worth, Texas skyline.
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E.
Spiral Building
Spiral Building is a landmark postmodern cultural and commercial complex in Tokyo designed by renowned Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ |
| address | 32 London Bridge Street ⓘ |
| architect | Renzo Piano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
High-tech architecture
ⓘ
Neo-futurism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developer | Sellar Property Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| district | London Borough of Southwark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorCount | over 70 habitable floors ⓘ |
| function |
hotel
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observation deck ⓘ offices ⓘ residential apartments ⓘ restaurants ⓘ |
| hasHotel | Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObservationDeck | yes ⓘ |
| hasRestaurant |
Aqua Shard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hutong NERFINISHED ⓘ Oblix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commercial
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residential ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| height |
about 1016 feet
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about 310 metres ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom
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distinctive glass façade ⓘ tapering shard-like form ⓘ |
| lightingFeature | illuminated spire at night ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
NERFINISHED
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Southwark NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| material |
glass
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| nearbyTransport | London Bridge station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighbourhood | London Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Shard of Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| owner |
Sellar Property Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Qatar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | one of the tallest buildings in Europe ⓘ |
| region | Central London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | pyramidal ⓘ |
| toppedOutDate | 2011 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shard skyscraper Description of subject: The Shard skyscraper is a landmark glass-clad high-rise in London known for its distinctive pyramidal shape and status as one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard, London