Phoenicia Hotel
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The Phoenicia Hotel is a historic luxury hotel in Beirut, Lebanon, known both as a symbol of the city’s cosmopolitan past and as a prominent site of conflict during the Lebanese Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phoenicia Hotel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6468856 — 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: Phoenicia Hotel Context triple: [Battle of the Hotels, involvedBuilding, Phoenicia Hotel]
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A.
Anfa Hotel
Anfa Hotel is the historic Casablanca hotel in Morocco where the 1943 Casablanca Conference between Allied leaders, including Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, was held during World War II.
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B.
The Grand Babylon Hotel
The Grand Babylon Hotel is a 1902 novel by Arnold Bennett that blends mystery, satire, and high society intrigue in the setting of a luxurious European hotel.
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C.
Plaza Hotel
The Plaza Hotel is a historic luxury hotel located at the southeast corner of Central Park in Manhattan, renowned for its opulent architecture and frequent appearances in films and literature.
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D.
Flamingo Hotel
Flamingo Hotel is a historic Las Vegas resort and casino famously linked to mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and often regarded as one of the Strip’s earliest and most iconic properties.
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E.
Rosewater Room
Rosewater Room is an upscale event and banquet venue in Toronto known for hosting weddings, corporate functions, and private celebrations under the management of Liberty Entertainment Group.
- 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: Phoenicia Hotel Target entity description: The Phoenicia Hotel is a historic luxury hotel in Beirut, Lebanon, known both as a symbol of the city’s cosmopolitan past and as a prominent site of conflict during the Lebanese Civil War.
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A.
Anfa Hotel
Anfa Hotel is the historic Casablanca hotel in Morocco where the 1943 Casablanca Conference between Allied leaders, including Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, was held during World War II.
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B.
The Grand Babylon Hotel
The Grand Babylon Hotel is a 1902 novel by Arnold Bennett that blends mystery, satire, and high society intrigue in the setting of a luxurious European hotel.
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C.
Plaza Hotel
The Plaza Hotel is a historic luxury hotel located at the southeast corner of Central Park in Manhattan, renowned for its opulent architecture and frequent appearances in films and literature.
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D.
Flamingo Hotel
Flamingo Hotel is a historic Las Vegas resort and casino famously linked to mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and often regarded as one of the Strip’s earliest and most iconic properties.
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E.
Rosewater Room
Rosewater Room is an upscale event and banquet venue in Toronto known for hosting weddings, corporate functions, and private celebrations under the management of Liberty Entertainment Group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hotel
ⓘ
luxury hotel ⓘ |
| architect |
Edward Durell Stone
ⓘ
Fouad Kozah ⓘ |
| category |
skyscraper hotel in Lebanon
ⓘ
tourist attraction in Beirut ⓘ |
| cateringTo |
business travelers
ⓘ
diplomatic delegations ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| damagedIn | Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| developer | Najib Salha ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
bars
ⓘ
conference facilities ⓘ restaurants ⓘ spa ⓘ swimming pool ⓘ |
| hasStarRating | 5-star ⓘ |
| hasView |
Beirut skyline
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered a cultural landmark of Beirut ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beirut
ⓘ
Ras Beirut ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| near |
Ain El Mreisseh
ⓘ
Corniche Beirut ⓘ Downtown Beirut ⓘ
linked to:
Beirut Central District
|
| notableFor |
association with political and military events in Lebanon
ⓘ
hosting international celebrities and dignitaries ⓘ |
| numberOfRooms | over 400 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Beirut Marina
ⓘ
linked to:
Corniche Beirut
Zaitunay Bay ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Salha family ⓘ |
| partOf | Beirut’s hospitality industry ⓘ |
| renovation | extensively renovated after Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| reopening | early 2000s ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic Lebanese hotel
ⓘ
landmark of Beirut waterfront ⓘ site of major events during Lebanese Civil War ⓘ symbol of Beirut’s cosmopolitan past ⓘ |
| style |
Mediterranean resort style
ⓘ
modernist architecture ⓘ |
| usedAs | frontline position during Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phoenicia Hotel Description of subject: The Phoenicia Hotel is a historic luxury hotel in Beirut, Lebanon, known both as a symbol of the city’s cosmopolitan past and as a prominent site of conflict during the Lebanese Civil War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Hotel front