Salt Palace
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The Salt Palace was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, that hosted professional basketball, concerts, and other major events before its demolition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salt Palace canonical | 2 |
| Salt Palace (historic pavilion) | 1 |
| Salt Palace Convention Center | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T919279 — 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: Salt Palace Context triple: [Utah Stars, homeArena, Salt Palace]
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A.
Khwabgah
Khwabgah is a historic residential complex within the Mughal imperial city of Fatehpur Sikri, traditionally regarded as the private sleeping quarters of Emperor Akbar.
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B.
Grand Staircase
The Grand Staircase is an ornate central staircase within the Massachusetts State House, known for its impressive architecture and ceremonial significance.
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C.
Sheen Palace
Sheen Palace was a medieval royal residence on the River Thames in Surrey that served as a favored home of English monarchs, including Edward III, before later being rebuilt as Richmond Palace.
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D.
Marble Palace
Marble Palace is an 18th-century neoclassical palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned for its richly decorated marble interiors and now used as a branch of the Russian Museum.
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E.
Walter Pyramid
Walter Pyramid is a distinctive blue, pyramid-shaped indoor arena on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, best known as a venue for college basketball and volleyball.
- 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: Salt Palace Target entity description: The Salt Palace was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, that hosted professional basketball, concerts, and other major events before its demolition.
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A.
Khwabgah
Khwabgah is a historic residential complex within the Mughal imperial city of Fatehpur Sikri, traditionally regarded as the private sleeping quarters of Emperor Akbar.
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B.
Grand Staircase
The Grand Staircase is an ornate central staircase within the Massachusetts State House, known for its impressive architecture and ceremonial significance.
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C.
Sheen Palace
Sheen Palace was a medieval royal residence on the River Thames in Surrey that served as a favored home of English monarchs, including Edward III, before later being rebuilt as Richmond Palace.
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D.
Marble Palace
Marble Palace is an 18th-century neoclassical palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned for its richly decorated marble interiors and now used as a branch of the Russian Museum.
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E.
Walter Pyramid
Walter Pyramid is a distinctive blue, pyramid-shaped indoor arena on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, best known as a venue for college basketball and volleyball.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished building
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indoor arena ⓘ multi-purpose arena ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Salt Palace Arena ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| capacity |
approximately 12,000 for basketball
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approximately 13,000 for concerts ⓘ |
| city | Salt Lake City ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1969 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| demolished | 1994 ⓘ |
| demolitionReason | structural and functional obsolescence ⓘ |
| homeVenueOf |
Salt Lake Golden Eagles
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Utah Jazz ⓘ Utah Stars ⓘ |
| indoor | true ⓘ |
| leagueAssociation |
American Basketball Association
ⓘ
Central Hockey League ⓘ National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| location |
Salt Lake City
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surface form:
Salt Lake City, Utah
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| multiPurpose | true ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Salt Palace
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Salt Palace (historic pavilion)
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| notableEventHosted |
Utah Jazz NBA home games (1979–1991)
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Utah Stars ABA home games (early 1970s) ⓘ major touring concerts ⓘ |
| opened | 1969 ⓘ |
| operator | Salt Lake County ⓘ |
| owner | Salt Lake County ⓘ |
| primarySport | basketball ⓘ |
| region |
western United States
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surface form:
Western United States
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| replacedBy | Delta Center ⓘ |
| secondarySport |
ice hockey
ⓘ
indoor soccer ⓘ |
| siteSubsequentUse | Salt Palace Convention Center expansion ⓘ |
| state | Utah ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| structureType | enclosed arena ⓘ |
| surfaceType | multi-surface ⓘ |
| usedFor |
concerts
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conventions and events ⓘ ice hockey games ⓘ indoor soccer matches ⓘ professional basketball games ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salt Palace Description of subject: The Salt Palace was a multi-purpose indoor arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, that hosted professional basketball, concerts, and other major events before its demolition.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salt Palace Convention Center
this entity surface form:
Salt Palace (historic pavilion)