New York City Building from 1939 World’s Fair
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The New York City Building from the 1939 World’s Fair is a historic exhibition structure in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park that later served as the temporary home of the United Nations and now houses the Queens Museum.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York City Building from 1939 World’s Fair canonical | 1 |
| New York City Building from 1964–1965 World’s Fair | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11439087 — 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)
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Target entity: New York City Building from 1939 World’s Fair Context triple: [Queens Museum, occupiesFormer, New York City Building from 1939 World’s Fair]
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A.
Time-Life Building at Rockefeller Center
The Time-Life Building at Rockefeller Center is a prominent mid-20th-century modernist office skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that once housed the headquarters of Time Inc.
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B.
New York State Pavilion
The New York State Pavilion is a modernist architectural complex in Queens, New York, best known for its striking “Tent of Tomorrow” and observation towers designed by Philip Johnson for the 1964–65 World's Fair.
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C.
New York World Building
The New York World Building was a historic late-19th-century skyscraper in Manhattan that once housed the offices of the New York World newspaper and was among the tallest buildings of its time.
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D.
UN Plaza Hotel and office complex, New York
The UN Plaza Hotel and office complex in New York is a modernist high-rise development adjacent to the United Nations Headquarters, known for its sleek glass-and-steel design and mixed hotel–office use.
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E.
World’s Fair Pavilion
The World’s Fair Pavilion is a historic open-air event venue in St. Louis’s Forest Park, originally built on the site of the 1904 World’s Fair and now used for public gatherings and celebrations.
- 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: New York City Building from 1939 World’s Fair Target entity description: The New York City Building from the 1939 World’s Fair is a historic exhibition structure in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park that later served as the temporary home of the United Nations and now houses the Queens Museum.
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A.
Time-Life Building at Rockefeller Center
The Time-Life Building at Rockefeller Center is a prominent mid-20th-century modernist office skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that once housed the headquarters of Time Inc.
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B.
New York State Pavilion
The New York State Pavilion is a modernist architectural complex in Queens, New York, best known for its striking “Tent of Tomorrow” and observation towers designed by Philip Johnson for the 1964–65 World's Fair.
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C.
New York World Building
The New York World Building was a historic late-19th-century skyscraper in Manhattan that once housed the offices of the New York World newspaper and was among the tallest buildings of its time.
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D.
UN Plaza Hotel and office complex, New York
The UN Plaza Hotel and office complex in New York is a modernist high-rise development adjacent to the United Nations Headquarters, known for its sleek glass-and-steel design and mixed hotel–office use.
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E.
World’s Fair Pavilion
The World’s Fair Pavilion is a historic open-air event venue in St. Louis’s Forest Park, originally built on the site of the 1904 World’s Fair and now used for public gatherings and celebrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World’s Fair pavilion
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exhibition building ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
New York City Pavilion
NERFINISHED
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Queens Museum building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| borough | Queens ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Queens, New York
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Former United Nations headquarters ⓘ World’s fair architecture ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| constructedFor | 1939 New York World’s Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentTenant | Queens Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExhibit | Panorama of the City of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
exhibition space
ⓘ
international organization headquarters ⓘ museum building ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
cultural life of Queens
ⓘ
history of the United Nations ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic structure ⓘ |
| houses | Queens Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ Queens ⓘ |
| locatedInPark | Flushing Meadows–Corona Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuous use since the 1939 World’s Fair
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housing the Panorama of the City of New York ⓘ role as temporary home of the United Nations ⓘ |
| openedIn | 1939 ⓘ |
| operator | Queens Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| partOf | Flushing Meadows–Corona Park historic fairgrounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Queens, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subsequentUse |
art museum
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municipal exhibition space ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century architecture in New York City ⓘ |
| usedAs | temporary headquarters of the United Nations ⓘ |
| usedBy | United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | 1939–1940 New York World’s Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
art displays
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community programs ⓘ public exhibitions ⓘ |
| useEndDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| useStartDate | 1946 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York City Building from 1939 World’s Fair Description of subject: The New York City Building from the 1939 World’s Fair is a historic exhibition structure in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park that later served as the temporary home of the United Nations and now houses the Queens Museum.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New York City Building from 1964–1965 World’s Fair