Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
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The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a historic multipurpose venue in Santa Monica, California, known for hosting concerts, cultural events, and notable award ceremonies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Santa Monica Civic Auditorium canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7047886 — 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: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Context triple: [Santa Monica, hasLandmark, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium]
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A.
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is a prominent performing arts venue in downtown Los Angeles, best known as a longtime home of the Los Angeles Opera and former primary site of the Academy Awards ceremonies.
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B.
Ahmanson Theatre
Ahmanson Theatre is a major performing arts venue in Los Angeles, California, known for hosting large-scale Broadway productions and other prominent theatrical performances.
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C.
Pasadena Civic Center
Pasadena Civic Center is a historic civic complex in Pasadena, California, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture and its role as the city's governmental and cultural hub.
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D.
Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles
Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles is a historic multi-purpose venue known for hosting major concerts, award shows, and cultural events.
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E.
Los Angeles Civic Center
The Los Angeles Civic Center is a major governmental and administrative district in downtown Los Angeles that houses key city, county, state, and federal offices and courthouses.
- 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: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Target entity description: The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a historic multipurpose venue in Santa Monica, California, known for hosting concerts, cultural events, and notable award ceremonies.
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A.
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is a prominent performing arts venue in downtown Los Angeles, best known as a longtime home of the Los Angeles Opera and former primary site of the Academy Awards ceremonies.
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B.
Ahmanson Theatre
Ahmanson Theatre is a major performing arts venue in Los Angeles, California, known for hosting large-scale Broadway productions and other prominent theatrical performances.
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C.
Pasadena Civic Center
Pasadena Civic Center is a historic civic complex in Pasadena, California, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture and its role as the city's governmental and cultural hub.
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D.
Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles
Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles is a historic multi-purpose venue known for hosting major concerts, award shows, and cultural events.
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E.
Los Angeles Civic Center
The Los Angeles Civic Center is a major governmental and administrative district in downtown Los Angeles that houses key city, county, state, and federal offices and courthouses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auditorium
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event venue ⓘ |
| architect | Welton Becket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mid-century modern
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Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Santa Monica, California
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Convention centers in California ⓘ Music venues in California ⓘ Tourist attractions in Santa Monica, California ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| designedFor |
flexible seating configurations
ⓘ
rapid conversion between events ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 main performance level ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
exhibition hall
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lobby and foyer areas ⓘ main auditorium ⓘ meeting rooms ⓘ |
| hasParking | on-site parking lot ⓘ |
| hasType | multipurpose venue ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local landmark (City of Santa Monica) ⓘ |
| hosted | Academy Awards from 1961 to 1968 ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| location | Santa Monica, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| near |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Santa Monica Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventHosted |
Academy Awards ceremony
NERFINISHED
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Grammy Awards ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ civic and political events ⓘ jazz concerts ⓘ rock concerts in the 1960s ⓘ |
| opened | 1958 ⓘ |
| operator | City of Santa Monica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Santa Monica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess | served by Santa Monica bus routes ⓘ |
| roofType | suspended roof system ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 3,000 ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| usedFor |
award ceremonies
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community events ⓘ concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ trade shows ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Description of subject: The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium is a historic multipurpose venue in Santa Monica, California, known for hosting concerts, cultural events, and notable award ceremonies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.