Torre Glòries
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Torre Glòries is a distinctive, bullet-shaped skyscraper in Barcelona known for its colorful, illuminated façade and role as a modern architectural icon of the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Torre Glòries canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10742066 — 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: Torre Glòries Context triple: [Glòries, nearbyLandmark, Torre Glòries]
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A.
Montjuïc Communications Tower
The Montjuïc Communications Tower is a striking, futuristic white telecommunications tower in Barcelona designed by Santiago Calatrava, built for the 1992 Olympic Games and now a prominent city landmark.
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B.
Torre Sant Sebastià
Torre Sant Sebastià is a prominent steel tower in Barcelona that serves as the seaside terminal and support structure for the Port Vell Aerial Tramway overlooking Barceloneta beach.
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C.
Monumental de Barcelona
Monumental de Barcelona is the main football stadium of Barcelona Sporting Club in Guayaquil, Ecuador, known as one of the largest and most iconic arenas in South America.
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D.
Casa Milà
Casa Milà is a renowned modernist building in Barcelona designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, famous for its undulating stone façade and sculptural rooftop.
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E.
Palau Güell
Palau Güell is a modernist mansion in Barcelona designed by Antoni Gaudí, renowned for its innovative architecture and ornate rooftop chimneys.
- 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: Torre Glòries Target entity description: Torre Glòries is a distinctive, bullet-shaped skyscraper in Barcelona known for its colorful, illuminated façade and role as a modern architectural icon of the city.
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A.
Montjuïc Communications Tower
The Montjuïc Communications Tower is a striking, futuristic white telecommunications tower in Barcelona designed by Santiago Calatrava, built for the 1992 Olympic Games and now a prominent city landmark.
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B.
Torre Sant Sebastià
Torre Sant Sebastià is a prominent steel tower in Barcelona that serves as the seaside terminal and support structure for the Port Vell Aerial Tramway overlooking Barceloneta beach.
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C.
Monumental de Barcelona
Monumental de Barcelona is the main football stadium of Barcelona Sporting Club in Guayaquil, Ecuador, known as one of the largest and most iconic arenas in South America.
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D.
Casa Milà
Casa Milà is a renowned modernist building in Barcelona designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, famous for its undulating stone façade and sculptural rooftop.
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E.
Palau Güell
Palau Güell is a modernist mansion in Barcelona designed by Antoni Gaudí, renowned for its innovative architecture and ornate rooftop chimneys.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ |
| aboveGroundFloors | 34 ⓘ |
| architect | Jean Nouvel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
contemporary architecture
ⓘ
high-tech architecture ⓘ |
| city | Barcelona ⓘ |
| citySymbol | modern icon of Barcelona ⓘ |
| coArchitect | b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| façadeFeature |
LED-illuminated façade
ⓘ
colored night lighting ⓘ |
| façadeMaterial |
aluminum panels
ⓘ
concrete core ⓘ glass ⓘ |
| floorCount | 38 ⓘ |
| formerName | Torre Agbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerOwner | Aguas de Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | commercial offices ⓘ |
| hasAddress | Avinguda Diagonal 211, Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElevators | 18 ⓘ |
| hasFloorArea | approximately 50,000 square meters ⓘ |
| hasFormerLocalName | Torre Agbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLightingSystem | thousands of LED devices ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | Torre Glòries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObservationDeck | yes ⓘ |
| height |
144 meters
ⓘ
approximately 472 feet ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Montserrat mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
geysers ⓘ |
| lightingDesigner | Yann Kersalé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Catalonia ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | El Poblenou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Barcelona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nightIllumination | dynamic color patterns ⓘ |
| observationDeckOpening | 2022 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| owner | Merlin Properties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | office space ⓘ |
| rankInCityByHeight | one of the tallest buildings in Barcelona ⓘ |
| region | Catalonia ⓘ |
| shape |
bullet-shaped
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elliptical floor plan ⓘ |
| undergroundFloors | 4 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Torre Glòries Description of subject: Torre Glòries is a distinctive, bullet-shaped skyscraper in Barcelona known for its colorful, illuminated façade and role as a modern architectural icon of the city.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.