Triple

T761941
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Norman Foster E16089 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object 30 St Mary Axe
30 St Mary Axe is a distinctive, energy-efficient commercial skyscraper in the City of London, popularly known as “The Gherkin” for its unique curved, tapering shape.
 E89996 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: 30 St Mary Axe | Statement: [Norman Foster, notableWork, 30 St Mary Axe]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: 30 St Mary Axe
Context triple: [Norman Foster, notableWork, 30 St Mary Axe]
  • A. The Shard
    The Shard is a landmark glass skyscraper in London known for its sharp, shard-like design and status as one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom.
  • B. Skylon Tower
    Skylon Tower is an observation tower in Niagara Falls, Ontario, known for its panoramic views of the falls and its revolving dining room.
  • C. Canary Wharf
    Canary Wharf is a major business and financial district in East London known for its cluster of modern skyscrapers and corporate headquarters.
  • D. Barbican
    The Barbican is Plymouth’s historic harbourside district, known for its cobbled streets, preserved Elizabethan architecture, and vibrant waterfront pubs and galleries.
  • E. Barbican
    The Barbican in Kraków is a well-preserved medieval fortified outpost and gateway that once formed part of the city’s defensive walls.
  • 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: 30 St Mary Axe
Triple: [Norman Foster, notableWork, 30 St Mary Axe]
Generated description
30 St Mary Axe is a distinctive, energy-efficient commercial skyscraper in the City of London, popularly known as “The Gherkin” for its unique curved, tapering shape.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: 30 St Mary Axe
Target entity description: 30 St Mary Axe is a distinctive, energy-efficient commercial skyscraper in the City of London, popularly known as “The Gherkin” for its unique curved, tapering shape.
  • A. The Shard
    The Shard is a landmark glass skyscraper in London known for its sharp, shard-like design and status as one of the tallest buildings in the United Kingdom.
  • B. Skylon Tower
    Skylon Tower is an observation tower in Niagara Falls, Ontario, known for its panoramic views of the falls and its revolving dining room.
  • C. Canary Wharf
    Canary Wharf is a major business and financial district in East London known for its cluster of modern skyscrapers and corporate headquarters.
  • D. Barbican
    The Barbican is Plymouth’s historic harbourside district, known for its cobbled streets, preserved Elizabethan architecture, and vibrant waterfront pubs and galleries.
  • E. Barbican
    The Barbican in Kraków is a well-preserved medieval fortified outpost and gateway that once formed part of the city’s defensive walls.
  • 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_69a493684ee48190bd43b7c78da4aec8 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a682e7d081909c9cd7839a49fb0b completed March 1, 2026, 8:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a65e46d86c81908bc0ea469ccb091d completed March 3, 2026, 4:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a65eeaa34481909b0deac860fbadfc completed March 3, 2026, 4:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a65f7b09b08190bf38f02a912b2276 completed March 3, 2026, 4:11 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.