Pei building
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The Pei building is a modern glass-and-steel extension of the German Historical Museum in Berlin, designed by renowned architect I. M. Pei.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pei building canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7803405 — 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: Pei building Context triple: [German Historical Museum, hasExtensionBuilding, Pei building]
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A.
The Rice Building
The Rice Building is a historic, architecturally distinctive commercial structure in downtown Troy, New York, noted for its narrow, triangular “flatiron” form.
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B.
Spirella Building
The Spirella Building is a historic former corset factory in Letchworth Garden City, England, noted for its distinctive early 20th-century architecture and role in the town’s industrial heritage.
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C.
Yuhua Hall
Yuhua Hall is a historic main building within Shanghai’s classical Yu Garden, known for its traditional Chinese architecture and role as a central reception and gathering space.
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D.
Sing Chong Building
Sing Chong Building is a historic, pagoda-topped commercial structure in San Francisco’s Chinatown that serves as one of the neighborhood’s most recognizable architectural landmarks.
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E.
Panmungak building
The Panmungak building is a North Korean structure in the Korean Demilitarized Zone that faces the South across the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom and is used for military and diplomatic purposes.
- 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: Pei building Target entity description: The Pei building is a modern glass-and-steel extension of the German Historical Museum in Berlin, designed by renowned architect I. M. Pei.
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A.
The Rice Building
The Rice Building is a historic, architecturally distinctive commercial structure in downtown Troy, New York, noted for its narrow, triangular “flatiron” form.
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B.
Spirella Building
The Spirella Building is a historic former corset factory in Letchworth Garden City, England, noted for its distinctive early 20th-century architecture and role in the town’s industrial heritage.
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C.
Yuhua Hall
Yuhua Hall is a historic main building within Shanghai’s classical Yu Garden, known for its traditional Chinese architecture and role as a central reception and gathering space.
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D.
Sing Chong Building
Sing Chong Building is a historic, pagoda-topped commercial structure in San Francisco’s Chinatown that serves as one of the neighborhood’s most recognizable architectural landmarks.
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E.
Panmungak building
The Panmungak building is a North Korean structure in the Korean Demilitarized Zone that faces the South across the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom and is used for military and diplomatic purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building extension
ⓘ
glass-and-steel structure ⓘ modern architectural work ⓘ museum building ⓘ |
| architect |
I. M. Pei
ⓘ
Ieoh Ming Pei ⓘ
linked to:
I. M. Pei
|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Berlin
ⓘ
I. M. Pei buildings ⓘ Museum buildings completed in 2003 ⓘ |
| city | Berlin ⓘ |
| client |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Germany
German Historical Museum ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Zeughaus building of the German Historical Museum
ⓘ
linked to:
German Historical Museum
|
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| floorCount | several levels ⓘ |
| function |
entrance building
ⓘ
museum exhibition space ⓘ |
| hasAtrium | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
foyer
ⓘ
glass atrium ⓘ staircase ⓘ |
| heritageContext | extension to a historic baroque arsenal building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin-Mitte
ⓘ
linked to:
Berlin-Mitte locality
Unter den Linden ⓘ |
| location |
Berlin
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| material |
glass
ⓘ
steel ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | I. M. Pei ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrast with baroque Zeughaus
ⓘ
dramatic interior staircase ⓘ glass façade ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| operator | German Historical Museum ⓘ |
| owner | German Historical Museum ⓘ |
| partOf | German Historical Museum ⓘ |
| primaryUse | history museum exhibitions ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| purpose | extension of exhibition space for the German Historical Museum ⓘ |
| startDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| style |
contemporary architecture
ⓘ
modern architecture ⓘ |
| use |
permanent exhibition space
ⓘ
temporary exhibition space ⓘ visitor services area ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 2003 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pei building Description of subject: The Pei building is a modern glass-and-steel extension of the German Historical Museum in Berlin, designed by renowned architect I. M. Pei.
Referenced by (1)
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