Old Parliament Building
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The Old Parliament Building is a historic colonial-era government edifice in Colombo, Sri Lanka, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and former role as the seat of the national legislature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Parliament Building canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5874392 — 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: Old Parliament Building Context triple: [Colombo Fort, contains, Old Parliament Building]
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A.
Old Parliament House
Old Parliament House is a historic former seat of the Australian Parliament in Canberra, now preserved as a museum and heritage landmark.
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B.
Parliament Building
The Parliament Building is a central governmental structure that houses key legislative chambers and serves as a primary venue for national political decision-making.
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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.
Parliament Buildings
The Parliament Buildings are a historic neo-Gothic government complex in Bridgetown, Barbados, housing the chambers and offices of the Barbadian legislature.
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E.
Parliament Buildings
The Parliament Buildings are the iconic Gothic Revival complex in Ottawa that houses Canada’s federal legislature and serves as a national symbol of Canadian democracy.
- 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: Old Parliament Building Target entity description: The Old Parliament Building is a historic colonial-era government edifice in Colombo, Sri Lanka, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and former role as the seat of the national legislature.
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A.
Old Parliament House
Old Parliament House is a historic former seat of the Australian Parliament in Canberra, now preserved as a museum and heritage landmark.
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B.
Parliament Building
The Parliament Building is a central governmental structure that houses key legislative chambers and serves as a primary venue for national political decision-making.
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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.
Parliament Buildings
The Parliament Buildings are a historic neo-Gothic government complex in Bridgetown, Barbados, housing the chambers and offices of the Barbadian legislature.
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E.
Parliament Buildings
The Parliament Buildings are the iconic Gothic Revival complex in Ottawa that houses Canada’s federal legislature and serves as a national symbol of Canadian democracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government building
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| builtDuring | British colonial period ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Colombo
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Government buildings completed in 1930 ⓘ Neoclassical architecture in Sri Lanka ⓘ Seats of national legislatures ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| currentFunction | Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentOccupant |
Office of the President of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Presidential Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | Legislative Council of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faces | Galle Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
seat of the House of Representatives of Ceylon
ⓘ
seat of the Legislative Council of Ceylon ⓘ seat of the National State Assembly of Sri Lanka ⓘ seat of the Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ seat of the State Council of Ceylon ⓘ |
| formerName | Parliament Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChamber | former parliamentary chamber ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
classical columns
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colonnaded façade ⓘ grand portico ⓘ symmetrical design ⓘ |
| hasRoom |
committee rooms
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offices for officials ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colombo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombo Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
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stone ⓘ |
| near |
Colombo Harbour
NERFINISHED
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Galle Face Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForUse | 1930 ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Galle Face Green
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentMovedTo | Sri Lankan Parliament Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAsParliamentUntil | 1983 ⓘ |
| significance |
landmark of Colombo waterfront
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symbol of Sri Lanka’s colonial-era governance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Parliament Building Description of subject: The Old Parliament Building is a historic colonial-era government edifice in Colombo, Sri Lanka, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and former role as the seat of the national legislature.
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