Astor Hall
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Astor Hall is the grand marble entrance hall of the New York Public Library’s main Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, known for its sweeping staircases and Beaux-Arts architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Astor Hall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T915952 — 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: Astor Hall Context triple: [Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, hasPart, Astor Hall]
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A.
Metropolitan Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera House is the grand opera theater at New York City's Lincoln Center, renowned for its large seating capacity, advanced stage technology, and role as the home venue of the Metropolitan Opera.
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B.
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a world-renowned concert venue in New York City celebrated for its exceptional acoustics and historic role in classical and popular music performance.
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C.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a major cultural complex in New York City that hosts world-renowned music, dance, opera, and theater institutions and performances.
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D.
American Museum of Natural History (original buildings)
The American Museum of Natural History’s original buildings are a landmark complex in New York City designed in the late 19th century in a grand, Victorian Gothic–influenced style that helped define the museum’s historic architectural character.
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E.
New York City Center
New York City Center is a historic performing arts venue in Midtown Manhattan known for its dance, theater, and music programming, including the renowned Encores! series.
- 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: Astor Hall Target entity description: Astor Hall is the grand marble entrance hall of the New York Public Library’s main Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, known for its sweeping staircases and Beaux-Arts architecture.
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A.
Metropolitan Opera House
The Metropolitan Opera House is the grand opera theater at New York City's Lincoln Center, renowned for its large seating capacity, advanced stage technology, and role as the home venue of the Metropolitan Opera.
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B.
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a world-renowned concert venue in New York City celebrated for its exceptional acoustics and historic role in classical and popular music performance.
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C.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a major cultural complex in New York City that hosts world-renowned music, dance, opera, and theater institutions and performances.
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D.
American Museum of Natural History (original buildings)
The American Museum of Natural History’s original buildings are a landmark complex in New York City designed in the late 19th century in a grand, Victorian Gothic–influenced style that helped define the museum’s historic architectural character.
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E.
New York City Center
New York City Center is a historic performing arts venue in Midtown Manhattan known for its dance, theater, and music programming, including the renowned Encores! series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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entrance hall ⓘ interior architectural space ⓘ |
| accessPoint |
New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance
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surface form:
Fifth Avenue main entrance of the New York Public Library
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| architect |
Carrère and Hastings
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surface form:
Carrère and Hastings (as part of the building design)
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| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fifth Avenue facade entrance sequence
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New York Public Library ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
McGraw Rotunda
ⓘ
Rose Main Reading Room ⓘ
surface form:
Rose Main Reading Room (via upper levels and corridors)
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| constructionPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| floorLevel | first floor ⓘ |
| function |
circulation space leading to reading rooms and exhibition areas
ⓘ
main public entrance hall of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arches
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coffered ceiling elements ⓘ decorative moldings ⓘ grand marble entrance space ⓘ large arched windows and doorways ⓘ ornamental balustrades ⓘ sweeping staircases ⓘ symmetrical staircases ⓘ vaulted ceilings ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
contributing interior to a designated New York City Landmark building
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part of a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| lightingType | natural light from large openings and supplemental interior lighting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
476 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City
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Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York Public Library ⓘ
surface form:
New York Public Library Main Branch
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building ⓘ |
| material | marble ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Astor family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic axial views into the library’s interior
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grand marble staircases ⓘ monumental Beaux-Arts interior design ⓘ |
| openedWith | main New York Public Library building opening in 1911 ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York Public Library
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surface form:
New York Public Library system
interior landmark spaces of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building ⓘ |
| publicAccess | open to the general public during library hours ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
orientation space for visitors
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public entry ⓘ receptions and special events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Astor Hall Description of subject: Astor Hall is the grand marble entrance hall of the New York Public Library’s main Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, known for its sweeping staircases and Beaux-Arts architecture.
Referenced by (1)
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