Marco Polo Tower
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Marco Polo Tower is a distinctive modern residential high-rise in Hamburg, Germany, known for its sculptural, rotating balconies and prominent waterfront location.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marco Polo Tower canonical | 2 |
| Marco Polo Terraces | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9630637 — 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: Marco Polo Tower Context triple: [HafenCity development area, hasLandmark, Marco Polo Tower]
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A.
Hrelyo Tower
Hrelyo Tower is a medieval defensive and residential tower within Bulgaria’s Rila Monastery complex, notable for its fortified architecture and historical significance.
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B.
Piast Tower
Piast Tower is a historic medieval defensive tower in Opole, Poland, and one of the city’s most recognizable architectural symbols.
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C.
Uli Biaho Tower
Uli Biaho Tower is a dramatic granite spire in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, renowned among elite climbers for its extreme technical difficulty and sheer rock walls.
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D.
Eurasia Tower
Eurasia Tower is a prominent mixed-use skyscraper in Moscow known for its distinctive design and significant height within the city’s modern business district skyline.
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E.
Renaissance Tower
Renaissance Tower is a prominent modernist office skyscraper and one of the most recognizable landmarks in the Dallas, Texas skyline.
- 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: Marco Polo Tower Target entity description: Marco Polo Tower is a distinctive modern residential high-rise in Hamburg, Germany, known for its sculptural, rotating balconies and prominent waterfront location.
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A.
Hrelyo Tower
Hrelyo Tower is a medieval defensive and residential tower within Bulgaria’s Rila Monastery complex, notable for its fortified architecture and historical significance.
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B.
Piast Tower
Piast Tower is a historic medieval defensive tower in Opole, Poland, and one of the city’s most recognizable architectural symbols.
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C.
Uli Biaho Tower
Uli Biaho Tower is a dramatic granite spire in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, renowned among elite climbers for its extreme technical difficulty and sheer rock walls.
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D.
Eurasia Tower
Eurasia Tower is a prominent mixed-use skyscraper in Moscow known for its distinctive design and significant height within the city’s modern business district skyline.
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E.
Renaissance Tower
Renaissance Tower is a prominent modernist office skyscraper and one of the most recognizable landmarks in the Dallas, Texas skyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
residential high-rise building
ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect |
Behnisch Architekten
ⓘ
linked to:
Behnisch & Partner
Stefan Behnisch ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
contemporary architecture
ⓘ
deconstructivism-inspired ⓘ |
| awarded |
International Highrise Award nomination
ⓘ
linked to:
International Highrise Award
|
| cityDistrict | Hamburg-Mitte ⓘ |
| completionDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| developer | Hochtief ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
private balconies
ⓘ
roof terraces ⓘ underground parking ⓘ |
| hasBalconiesOn | all residential floors ⓘ |
| hasEnergyConcept | high energy-efficiency standards ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large terraces
ⓘ
rotating balconies ⓘ sculptural façade ⓘ waterfront views ⓘ |
| hasFunction | luxury apartments ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 20457 ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | central core with cantilevered slabs ⓘ |
| hasUse | residential ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
ⓘ
linked to:
Elbphilharmonie concert hall
|
| height | 55 m ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive rotating floor plates
ⓘ
iconic silhouette in Hamburg skyline ⓘ prominent waterfront location ⓘ |
| locatedAtStreet | Am Strandkai ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
HafenCity
ⓘ
linked to:
HafenCity, Hamburg
Hamburg ⓘ Überseequartier ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Elbphilharmonie
ⓘ
linked to:
Elbphilharmonie concert hall
Hamburg Cruise Center HafenCity ⓘ
linked to:
HafenCity, Hamburg
Unilever-Haus ⓘ
linked to:
Unilever House Hamburg
|
| locatedOnWaterfront |
Elbe River
ⓘ
linked to:
Elbe
|
| material |
glass
ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Marco Polo ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 17 ⓘ |
| numberOfResidentialUnits | 58 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| partOfUrbanDevelopment | HafenCity Hamburg redevelopment ⓘ |
| startDateOfConstruction | 2007 ⓘ |
| viewOverlooks |
Elbe River
ⓘ
linked to:
Elbe
Port of Hamburg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marco Polo Tower Description of subject: Marco Polo Tower is a distinctive modern residential high-rise in Hamburg, Germany, known for its sculptural, rotating balconies and prominent waterfront location.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Marco Polo Tower