Buildings
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"Buildings" is a historical work by the 6th-century Byzantine scholar Procopius that details the construction projects and architectural achievements of Emperor Justinian I’s reign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Buildings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9403240 — 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: Buildings Context triple: [Procopius, notableWork, Buildings]
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Edifice
Edifice is a line of Casio wristwatches known for their sporty, sophisticated designs and advanced chronograph and technology features.
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B.
Building A
Building A is a major warehouse and industrial structure within the historic Brooklyn Army Terminal complex in Brooklyn, New York.
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C.
Building A
Building A is one of the main exhibition and convention halls within the Georgia World Congress Center complex in Atlanta, Georgia.
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D.
Building B
Building B is one of the main exhibition and convention halls within the Georgia World Congress Center complex in Atlanta, Georgia.
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E.
Building B
Building B is one of the massive former military warehouse structures within the Brooklyn Army Terminal complex, now repurposed for commercial and industrial use.
- 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: Buildings Target entity description: "Buildings" is a historical work by the 6th-century Byzantine scholar Procopius that details the construction projects and architectural achievements of Emperor Justinian I’s reign.
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A.
Edifice
Edifice is a line of Casio wristwatches known for their sporty, sophisticated designs and advanced chronograph and technology features.
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B.
Building A
Building A is a major warehouse and industrial structure within the historic Brooklyn Army Terminal complex in Brooklyn, New York.
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C.
Building A
Building A is one of the main exhibition and convention halls within the Georgia World Congress Center complex in Atlanta, Georgia.
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D.
Building B
Building B is one of the main exhibition and convention halls within the Georgia World Congress Center complex in Atlanta, Georgia.
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E.
Building B
Building B is one of the massive former military warehouse structures within the Brooklyn Army Terminal complex, now repurposed for commercial and industrial use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine literature
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historical work ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Justinianic era ⓘ |
| author | Procopius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 6th century ⓘ |
| describes |
Emperor Justinian I
NERFINISHED
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bridges built under Justinian I ⓘ churches built under Justinian I ⓘ fortifications built under Justinian I ⓘ hospitals and charitable institutions built under Justinian I ⓘ monasteries built under Justinian I ⓘ |
| field | Byzantine historiography ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion |
Asia Minor
NERFINISHED
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Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical prose
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panegyric ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
NERFINISHED
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Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ Book V NERFINISHED ⓘ Book VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | reign of Justinian I ⓘ |
| influenced | later studies of Byzantine architecture ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
architecture in the Byzantine Empire
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building projects of Justinian I ⓘ public works of Justinian I ⓘ |
| mentions |
Hagia Sophia
NERFINISHED
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church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ fortifications along the eastern frontier ⓘ fortifications of Dara ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
De Aedificiis
NERFINISHED
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Περὶ κτισμάτων ⓘ |
| portrays | Justinian I as ideal Christian emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
imperial propaganda
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to praise Justinian I ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Secret History
NERFINISHED
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Wars ⓘ |
| structure | six books ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | after major building campaigns of Justinian I ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of Late Antiquity ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buildings Description of subject: "Buildings" is a historical work by the 6th-century Byzantine scholar Procopius that details the construction projects and architectural achievements of Emperor Justinian I’s reign.
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