Dundas House, Edinburgh
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Dundas House, Edinburgh is an 18th-century neoclassical mansion in Scotland’s capital, renowned for its grand Palladian design by architect Sir William Chambers and its later role as the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dundas House, Edinburgh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6512838 — 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: Dundas House, Edinburgh Context triple: [Sir William Chambers, notableWork, Dundas House, Edinburgh]
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A.
New Register House, Edinburgh
New Register House in Edinburgh is a historic government building that houses Scotland’s national archives and key offices such as the Court of the Lord Lyon.
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B.
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
St Andrew's House in Edinburgh is a prominent Art Deco government building that serves as the main administrative base of Scotland's devolved government.
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C.
Milton House, Edinburgh
Milton House in Edinburgh is a historic building designed by the 18th-century Scottish architect John Adam.
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D.
Hume House
Hume House is a historic residence in Muskegon, Michigan, preserved as part of the Hackley and Hume Historic Site that showcases the opulent Victorian-era homes of prominent local lumber barons.
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E.
Bute House
Bute House is the official residence and main working headquarters of Scotland’s First Minister, located in Edinburgh’s New Town.
- 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: Dundas House, Edinburgh Target entity description: Dundas House, Edinburgh is an 18th-century neoclassical mansion in Scotland’s capital, renowned for its grand Palladian design by architect Sir William Chambers and its later role as the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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A.
New Register House, Edinburgh
New Register House in Edinburgh is a historic government building that houses Scotland’s national archives and key offices such as the Court of the Lord Lyon.
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B.
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
St Andrew's House in Edinburgh is a prominent Art Deco government building that serves as the main administrative base of Scotland's devolved government.
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C.
Milton House, Edinburgh
Milton House in Edinburgh is a historic building designed by the 18th-century Scottish architect John Adam.
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D.
Hume House
Hume House is a historic residence in Muskegon, Michigan, preserved as part of the Hackley and Hume Historic Site that showcases the opulent Victorian-era homes of prominent local lumber barons.
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E.
Bute House
Bute House is the official residence and main working headquarters of Scotland’s First Minister, located in Edinburgh’s New Town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palladian building
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building ⓘ listed building ⓘ neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| architect | Sir William Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Neoclassical
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Palladian ⓘ |
| city | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1774 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1771 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
bank headquarters
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office building ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| function | financial services administration ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | 55.953°N 3.191°W ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard | internal courtyard ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Corinthian columns
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banking hall ⓘ central dome ⓘ classical portico ⓘ grand entrance hall ⓘ ornamental plasterwork ⓘ stone balustrade ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ |
| hasGarden | rear garden ⓘ |
| hasPortico | yes ⓘ |
| headquartersOf | Royal Bank of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
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New Town, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | St Andrew Square, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir Lawrence Dundas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grand Palladian design
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role as Royal Bank of Scotland headquarters ⓘ |
| occupant | Royal Bank of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Sir Lawrence Dundas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Edinburgh New Town World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | EH2 2YB ⓘ |
| region | Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dundas House, Edinburgh Description of subject: Dundas House, Edinburgh is an 18th-century neoclassical mansion in Scotland’s capital, renowned for its grand Palladian design by architect Sir William Chambers and its later role as the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.