government building

C204
concept

A government building is a structure owned or used by a public authority to house offices, services, and functions related to the administration and governance of a city, region, or country.

All labels observed (129)

Label Occurrences
government building canonical 1,603
city hall 579
municipal building 534

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: government building
Generated description
A government building is a structure owned or used by a public authority to house offices, services, and functions related to the administration and governance of a city, region, or country.

Instances (4,037)

Instance Via concept surface
Frisco City Hall city hall
Seoul Metropolitan Council building
Tucson City Hall city hall
Office of Cabinet Affairs White House office
Old Hill Street Police Station
Protectorate court at Whitehall seat of government
Cultural Building, Augusta
Basel Town Hall town hall
John M. Roll U.S. Courthouse federal courthouse
The High Block government office building
U.S. Custom House, Norfolk, Virginia
U.S. Custom House, San Francisco
Tijuana city hall city hall
Seppo Valjus
surface form: Toronto City Hall
city hall building
Chicago Department of Buildings building department
Altmeyer Building government office building
Parliament House, Singapore parliament building
U.S. Custom House, Charleston, South Carolina federal government building
Boston Custom House
No. 1 Capitol District Building
Liberty Crossing, McLean, Virginia
surface form: Liberty Crossing
government facility
Old Town Hall
surface form: Old Town Hall (Sandown, New Hampshire)
municipal building
Gary City Hall city hall
Geneva City Hall city hall
Old Town Hall Ingolstadt municipal building
Blue Room of the White House room in the White House
Palacio de San Carlos
Palazzo Comunale of Cremona town hall
Henry B. González Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse federal building
ATF National Laboratory Center federal government facility
Palazzo Ducezio town hall
Tuynhuys, Cape Town
Cape Town Civic Centre
Supreme Court of Justice building in Tegucigalpa
Parliament House of Åland parliament building
George J. Dietel
surface form: Buffalo City Hall
city hall
Province House legislative building
Palazzo di Giustizia
surface form: Palazzo di Giustizia (Rome)
statehouse at Jamestown, Virginia
surface form: Statehouse at Jamestown, Virginia
Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City
Whittier Civic Center civic center
U.S. Custom House, Savannah, Georgia federal government building
Al-Qudaibiya Palace government complex
Lancaster House (adjacent complex association)
surface form: Lancaster House
government venue
Hachiōji City Hall city hall
Town Hall of Wernigerode town hall
Government Center area civic center
Batasang Pambansa Complex government complex
Provinciehuis Noord-Brabant provincial government building
Sleman City Hall