Astronomical Clock of Olomouc Town Hall

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The Astronomical Clock of Olomouc Town Hall is a historic, ornately decorated clock on the town hall façade in Olomouc, Czech Republic, renowned for its intricate mechanical figures and unique socialist-era redesign.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Astronomical Clock of Olomouc Town Hall canonical	1
Olomouc astronomical clock	1
astronomical clock of Olomouc	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8183740 — 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: Astronomical Clock of Olomouc Town Hall
Context triple: [Olomouc, hasLandmark, Astronomical Clock of Olomouc Town Hall]

A. Old Town Hall with Astronomical Clock
Old Town Hall with Astronomical Clock is a historic Gothic town hall in Prague famous for its medieval astronomical clock that performs an hourly animated show.
B. Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc is a monumental Baroque Marian and Trinity column in the Czech Republic, renowned for its elaborate religious sculptures and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
C. Astronomical Clock
The Astronomical Clock in Prague is a medieval timepiece and astronomical instrument famous for its intricate mechanical design and hourly animated figures, making it one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
D. Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
The Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec is a prominent Gothic-Baroque church in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, renowned as part of the town’s UNESCO-listed historic religious complex.
E. Holy Trinity Column
The Holy Trinity Column is a Baroque plague monument in Veszprém, Hungary, erected as a religious and commemorative sculpture honoring the Holy Trinity and marking deliverance from past epidemics.
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: Astronomical Clock of Olomouc Town Hall
Target entity description: The Astronomical Clock of Olomouc Town Hall is a historic, ornately decorated clock on the town hall façade in Olomouc, Czech Republic, renowned for its intricate mechanical figures and unique socialist-era redesign.

A. Old Town Hall with Astronomical Clock
Old Town Hall with Astronomical Clock is a historic Gothic town hall in Prague famous for its medieval astronomical clock that performs an hourly animated show.
B. Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc is a monumental Baroque Marian and Trinity column in the Czech Republic, renowned for its elaborate religious sculptures and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
C. Astronomical Clock
The Astronomical Clock in Prague is a medieval timepiece and astronomical instrument famous for its intricate mechanical design and hourly animated figures, making it one of the city’s most iconic landmarks.
D. Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
The Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec is a prominent Gothic-Baroque church in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, renowned as part of the town’s UNESCO-listed historic religious complex.
E. Holy Trinity Column
The Holy Trinity Column is a Baroque plague monument in Veszprém, Hungary, erected as a religious and commemorative sculpture honoring the Holy Trinity and marking deliverance from past epidemics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical clock ⓘ mechanical clock ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic (original elements) ⓘ Renaissance (later elements) ⓘ socialist realism ⓘ
comparedWith	Prague Astronomical Clock ⓘ linked to: Astronomical Clock
country	Czech Republic ⓘ
function	performs daily mechanical show ⓘ shows astronomical data ⓘ shows date ⓘ shows time ⓘ
hasPart	astronomical dial ⓘ astronomical indicators ⓘ bells ⓘ calendar dial ⓘ calendar of name days ⓘ date indicators ⓘ figurines of mothers with children ⓘ figurines of scientists ⓘ figurines of sportspeople ⓘ figurines of workers ⓘ mechanical figures ⓘ mechanical rooster ⓘ mosaic decoration ⓘ niche in town hall façade ⓘ phases of the Moon indicator ⓘ position of the Sun indicator ⓘ procession of figures ⓘ time indicators ⓘ zodiac signs ⓘ
heritageDesignation	cultural monument of the Czech Republic ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions	Czech ⓘ
locatedIn	Moravia ⓘ Olomouc ⓘ Olomouc Region ⓘ Olomouc Town Hall ⓘ Upper Square, Olomouc ⓘ linked to: Upper Square in Olomouc façade of Olomouc Town Hall ⓘ
notableFor	complex astronomical indications ⓘ depiction of workers instead of saints ⓘ mechanical procession of figures ⓘ ornate mosaic decoration ⓘ socialist-era redesign ⓘ unique socialist realist iconography among astronomical clocks ⓘ
significantEvent	damaged during World War II ⓘ post-war reconstruction ⓘ redesigned in socialist realist style after World War II ⓘ
timePeriod	socialist era (for current design) ⓘ
touristAttraction	popular sightseeing point in Olomouc ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Olomouc → hasLandmark → Astronomical Clock of Olomouc Town Hall ⓘ

Olomouc Town Hall → hasPart → Olomouc astronomical clock ⓘ

linked to: Astronomical Clock of Olomouc Town Hall

Olomouc Town Hall → hasPart → astronomical clock of Olomouc ⓘ

subject linked to: Horní náměstí