Des Moines City Hall
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Des Moines City Hall is the primary municipal government building of Des Moines, Iowa, housing key city offices and serving as the center of local administration and civic affairs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Des Moines City Hall canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6047821 — 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: Des Moines City Hall Context triple: [Des Moines City Council, meetsAt, Des Moines City Hall]
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A.
Iowa City Hall
Iowa City Hall is the central municipal government building of Iowa City, housing key administrative offices and serving as the primary venue for local governmental functions and public meetings.
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B.
Iowa Judicial Branch Building
The Iowa Judicial Branch Building is the courthouse complex in Des Moines that houses the Iowa Supreme Court and other key components of the state’s judicial system.
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C.
Iowa State Capitol
The Iowa State Capitol is the historic seat of Iowa’s state government, notable for its grand 19th-century architecture and distinctive central golden dome.
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D.
Nebraska State Capitol
The Nebraska State Capitol is a distinctive Art Deco-influenced skyscraper-style statehouse in Lincoln, renowned for its central tower crowned by the “Sower” statue and its innovative early 20th-century architectural design.
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E.
Wisconsin State Capitol
The Wisconsin State Capitol is the domed seat of Wisconsin's government, located in downtown Madison and known for its Beaux-Arts architecture and prominent position between two lakes.
- 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: Des Moines City Hall Target entity description: Des Moines City Hall is the primary municipal government building of Des Moines, Iowa, housing key city offices and serving as the center of local administration and civic affairs.
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A.
Iowa City Hall
Iowa City Hall is the central municipal government building of Iowa City, housing key administrative offices and serving as the primary venue for local governmental functions and public meetings.
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B.
Iowa Judicial Branch Building
The Iowa Judicial Branch Building is the courthouse complex in Des Moines that houses the Iowa Supreme Court and other key components of the state’s judicial system.
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C.
Iowa State Capitol
The Iowa State Capitol is the historic seat of Iowa’s state government, notable for its grand 19th-century architecture and distinctive central golden dome.
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D.
Nebraska State Capitol
The Nebraska State Capitol is a distinctive Art Deco-influenced skyscraper-style statehouse in Lincoln, renowned for its central tower crowned by the “Sower” statue and its innovative early 20th-century architectural design.
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E.
Wisconsin State Capitol
The Wisconsin State Capitol is the domed seat of Wisconsin's government, located in downtown Madison and known for its Beaux-Arts architecture and prominent position between two lakes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city hall ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Beaux-Arts
|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Des Moines, Iowa
ⓘ
City and town halls in Iowa ⓘ Government buildings in Iowa ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
hosts city council meetings
ⓘ
houses city government offices ⓘ |
| hasPart |
administrative offices
ⓘ
council chamber ⓘ mayor’s office ⓘ public meeting rooms ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places building
ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart | exterior ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Des Moines
ⓘ
linked to:
Des Moines, Iowa
Polk County, Iowa ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Iowa ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Des Moines River ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet |
East Locust Street
ⓘ
linked to:
Locust Street
|
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| occupant |
Des Moines City Council
ⓘ
Des Moines city government ⓘ
linked to:
Des Moines City Council
municipal departments of Des Moines ⓘ office of the mayor of Des Moines ⓘ |
| operator |
City of Des Moines
ⓘ
linked to:
Des Moines, Iowa
|
| ownedBy |
City of Des Moines
ⓘ
linked to:
Des Moines, Iowa
|
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
location of Des Moines City Council meetings
ⓘ
location of local civic ceremonies ⓘ location of municipal public hearings ⓘ |
| use |
civic affairs
ⓘ
local administration ⓘ seat of municipal government ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Des Moines City Hall Description of subject: Des Moines City Hall is the primary municipal government building of Des Moines, Iowa, housing key city offices and serving as the center of local administration and civic affairs.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.