Triple

T1075738
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Herbert Baker E23833 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Union buildings, Pretoria
The Union Buildings in Pretoria are a grand sandstone government complex that serves as the official seat of the South African government and the offices of the President.
E123397 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Union buildings, Pretoria | Statement: [Herbert Baker, notableWork, Union buildings, Pretoria]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union buildings, Pretoria
Context triple: [Herbert Baker, notableWork, Union buildings, Pretoria]
  • A. Kruger House, Pretoria
    Kruger House in Pretoria is the former residence of South African president Paul Kruger, now preserved as a museum dedicated to his life and the history of the late 19th-century South African Republic.
  • B. Church Square, Pretoria
    Church Square, Pretoria is a historic public square in the heart of South Africa’s administrative capital, renowned for its surrounding landmark buildings and role as a focal point of civic and political life.
  • C. Pretoria, South Africa
    Pretoria, South Africa is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the administrative capital and a major center for government, education, and culture.
  • D. Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
    Houghton Estate, Johannesburg is an affluent, historically significant suburb best known as one of the primary residential areas of Nelson Mandela.
  • E. Soweto
    Soweto is a historically significant township in Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its central role in the struggle against apartheid and its rich urban culture.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Union buildings, Pretoria
Triple: [Herbert Baker, notableWork, Union buildings, Pretoria]
Generated description
The Union Buildings in Pretoria are a grand sandstone government complex that serves as the official seat of the South African government and the offices of the President.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union buildings, Pretoria
Target entity description: The Union Buildings in Pretoria are a grand sandstone government complex that serves as the official seat of the South African government and the offices of the President.
  • A. Kruger House, Pretoria
    Kruger House in Pretoria is the former residence of South African president Paul Kruger, now preserved as a museum dedicated to his life and the history of the late 19th-century South African Republic.
  • B. Church Square, Pretoria
    Church Square, Pretoria is a historic public square in the heart of South Africa’s administrative capital, renowned for its surrounding landmark buildings and role as a focal point of civic and political life.
  • C. Pretoria, South Africa
    Pretoria, South Africa is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the administrative capital and a major center for government, education, and culture.
  • D. Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
    Houghton Estate, Johannesburg is an affluent, historically significant suburb best known as one of the primary residential areas of Nelson Mandela.
  • E. Soweto
    Soweto is a historically significant township in Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its central role in the struggle against apartheid and its rich urban culture.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a493f1ddf48190a99d54b00e99f8ce completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b92e480c81909a848b48c196a293 completed March 1, 2026, 10:09 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac42abc7a08190a34f5b2d393db30e completed March 7, 2026, 3:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac4336328481908aba0260c6504a1a completed March 7, 2026, 3:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac43b393748190a5fa81b7ab7fa911 completed March 7, 2026, 3:26 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.