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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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
- 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
ⓘ
historical work ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Justinianic era ⓘ |
| author | Procopius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 6th century ⓘ |
| describes |
Emperor Justinian I
ⓘ
linked to:
Justinian I
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
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Balkans ⓘ Constantinople ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
Near East ⓘ
linked to:
Middle East
North Africa ⓘ |
| genre |
historical prose
ⓘ
panegyric ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
ⓘ
Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ Book V ⓘ Book VI ⓘ |
| historicalContext | reign of Justinian I ⓘ |
| influenced | later studies of Byzantine architecture ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
architecture in the Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
building projects of Justinian I ⓘ public works of Justinian I ⓘ |
| mentions |
Hagia Sophia
ⓘ
church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople ⓘ
linked to:
Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople
fortifications along the eastern frontier ⓘ fortifications of Dara ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
De Aedificiis
ⓘ
Περὶ κτισμάτων ⓘ |
| portrays |
Justinian I as ideal Christian emperor
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linked to:
Justinian I as cruel and demonic
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| purpose |
imperial propaganda
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to praise Justinian I ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Secret History
ⓘ
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.
Referenced by (1)
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