Old Post Office Tower
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The Old Post Office Tower is a historic clock and bell tower in Washington, D.C., known for its panoramic views of the city and its prominent location on Pennsylvania Avenue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Post Office Tower canonical | 1 |
| Old Post Office and Clock Tower | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8182698 — 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: Old Post Office Tower Context triple: [Old Post Office Building, Washington, D.C., hasPart, Old Post Office Tower]
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A.
Post Office Tower
The Post Office Tower, now known as the BT Tower, is a prominent telecommunications tower and London landmark that was once the tallest building in the city.
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B.
The Exchange Tower
The Exchange Tower is a prominent commercial skyscraper in Dubai’s Business Bay district, known for its modern office spaces and views of the city’s skyline.
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C.
Exchange Tower
Exchange Tower is a prominent office skyscraper in Toronto’s financial district that serves as the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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D.
Pierhead Building
The Pierhead Building is a historic red-brick landmark in Cardiff Bay, Wales, originally built as the headquarters of the Bute Dock Company and now used as a visitor and exhibition centre for the Senedd.
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E.
St Thomas’s Tower
St Thomas’s Tower is a historic riverside tower within the Tower of London complex, best known for housing the medieval royal watergate often called Traitors’ Gate.
- 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: Old Post Office Tower Target entity description: The Old Post Office Tower is a historic clock and bell tower in Washington, D.C., known for its panoramic views of the city and its prominent location on Pennsylvania Avenue.
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A.
Post Office Tower
The Post Office Tower, now known as the BT Tower, is a prominent telecommunications tower and London landmark that was once the tallest building in the city.
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B.
The Exchange Tower
The Exchange Tower is a prominent commercial skyscraper in Dubai’s Business Bay district, known for its modern office spaces and views of the city’s skyline.
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C.
Exchange Tower
Exchange Tower is a prominent office skyscraper in Toronto’s financial district that serves as the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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D.
Pierhead Building
The Pierhead Building is a historic red-brick landmark in Cardiff Bay, Wales, originally built as the headquarters of the Bute Dock Company and now used as a visitor and exhibition centre for the Senedd.
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E.
St Thomas’s Tower
St Thomas’s Tower is a historic riverside tower within the Tower of London complex, best known for housing the medieval royal watergate often called Traitors’ Gate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bell tower
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clock tower ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| accessType | free public admission (subject to security screening) ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Neo-Romanesque
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surface form:
Romanesque Revival
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| associatedWith |
Old Post Office Pavilion redevelopment
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Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. (in the surrounding building) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | United States Post Office Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1899 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1892 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToCity | one of the highest public viewpoints in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| floorCount | 12 ⓘ |
| hasElevator | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bells
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clock ⓘ observation deck ⓘ panoramic city views ⓘ |
| hasStairs | yes ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
National Mall
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height |
315 feet
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approximately 96 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
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| heritageDesignationDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| inception | 1899 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Downtown Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Pennsylvania Avenue NW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| near |
National Mall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ White House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| opened | 1899 ⓘ |
| operator | National Park Service ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| partOf |
Federal Triangle
NERFINISHED
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Old Post Office Pavilion NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicAccess | open to the public as an observation deck ⓘ |
| ranking | third-tallest building in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| significance |
example of late 19th-century federal architecture in Washington, D.C.
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landmark of Pennsylvania Avenue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Post Office Tower Description of subject: The Old Post Office Tower is a historic clock and bell tower in Washington, D.C., known for its panoramic views of the city and its prominent location on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old Post Office and Clock Tower