The Bow (skyscraper)
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The Bow is a prominent crescent-shaped office skyscraper in Calgary, Alberta, known for its distinctive curved design and status as one of the city's tallest and most recognizable buildings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bow (skyscraper) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6078005 — 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: The Bow (skyscraper) Context triple: [Downtown Calgary, hasSkylineFeature, The Bow (skyscraper)]
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A.
Pan Peninsula East Tower
Pan Peninsula East Tower is a prominent residential skyscraper in London’s Docklands, forming one half of the twin-tower Pan Peninsula development near Canary Wharf.
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B.
Pan Peninsula West Tower
Pan Peninsula West Tower is one of the twin luxury residential skyscrapers in the Pan Peninsula development in London’s Docklands.
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C.
Eureka Tower
Eureka Tower is a prominent residential skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia, known for its striking gold-plated crown and once being one of the tallest residential buildings in the world.
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D.
Rivergate Tower
Rivergate Tower is a distinctive cylindrical office skyscraper on Tampa’s downtown waterfront, often nicknamed the “Beer Can Building” and noted for its postmodern design.
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E.
Landmark Tower
Landmark Tower is a prominent skyscraper in Yokohama, Japan, known for its height, observation deck, and role as a major commercial and office complex.
- 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: The Bow (skyscraper) Target entity description: The Bow is a prominent crescent-shaped office skyscraper in Calgary, Alberta, known for its distinctive curved design and status as one of the city's tallest and most recognizable buildings.
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A.
Pan Peninsula East Tower
Pan Peninsula East Tower is a prominent residential skyscraper in London’s Docklands, forming one half of the twin-tower Pan Peninsula development near Canary Wharf.
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B.
Pan Peninsula West Tower
Pan Peninsula West Tower is one of the twin luxury residential skyscrapers in the Pan Peninsula development in London’s Docklands.
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C.
Eureka Tower
Eureka Tower is a prominent residential skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia, known for its striking gold-plated crown and once being one of the tallest residential buildings in the world.
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D.
Rivergate Tower
Rivergate Tower is a distinctive cylindrical office skyscraper on Tampa’s downtown waterfront, often nicknamed the “Beer Can Building” and noted for its postmodern design.
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E.
Landmark Tower
Landmark Tower is a prominent skyscraper in Yokohama, Japan, known for its height, observation deck, and role as a major commercial and office complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | skyscraper ⓘ |
| address | 500 Centre Street SE, Calgary ⓘ |
| architect |
Foster + Partners
ⓘ
Zeidler Partnership Architects ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | office skyscraper ⓘ |
| city | Calgary ⓘ |
| completionDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| developer | H&R Real Estate Investment Trust ⓘ |
| energyDesignFeature |
diagrid structure reducing steel usage
ⓘ
south-facing curved facade for solar gain ⓘ |
| floorArea |
approximately 1.7 million sq ft
ⓘ
approximately 158000 m² ⓘ |
| floorCount | 58 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
atrium facing the Bow River
ⓘ
indoor sky gardens ⓘ |
| hasPublicArt |
Wonderland sculpture
ⓘ
linked to:
Alice in Wonderland Statue
|
| hasView |
Bow River
ⓘ
Calgary city centre ⓘ
linked to:
Downtown Calgary
|
| height |
236 m
ⓘ
774 ft ⓘ |
| location |
Alberta
ⓘ
Calgary ⓘ Canada ⓘ |
| mainContractor | Ledcor Construction ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bow River ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
curved facade
ⓘ
diagrid structural system ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| owner | H&R Real Estate Investment Trust ⓘ |
| provinceOrState | Alberta ⓘ |
| publicArtArtist | Jaume Plensa ⓘ |
| rank |
one of the tallest buildings in Calgary
ⓘ
one of the tallest office towers in Canada ⓘ |
| region | Downtown Calgary ⓘ |
| shape | crescent-shaped ⓘ |
| skylineStatus | landmark of the Calgary skyline ⓘ |
| startDateOfConstruction | 2007 ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer |
Halcrow Yolles
ⓘ
linked to:
Halcrow Group
|
| uses |
office
ⓘ
retail ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Bow (skyscraper) Description of subject: The Bow is a prominent crescent-shaped office skyscraper in Calgary, Alberta, known for its distinctive curved design and status as one of the city's tallest and most recognizable buildings.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.