Y-blokka (demolished)
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Y-blokka (demolished) was a distinctive modernist government office building in Oslo, Norway, known for its Y-shaped design and integrated Pablo Picasso murals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Y-blokka (demolished) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1057528 — 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: Y-blokka (demolished) Context triple: [Regjeringskvartalet, containsBuilding, Y-blokka (demolished)]
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A.
Bompai industrial estate
Bompai industrial estate is a major industrial hub in Kano, Nigeria, hosting numerous manufacturing and commercial enterprises.
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B.
Wallberg Building
The Wallberg Building is an academic facility at the University of Toronto, primarily associated with engineering and related disciplines.
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C.
Genbaku Dome
Genbaku Dome, also known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, is the preserved ruin of a building near the hypocenter of the 1945 atomic blast and now serves as a UNESCO World Heritage Site symbolizing the horrors of nuclear war and the hope for peace.
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D.
Borovitskaya Tower
Borovitskaya Tower is one of the historic defensive and ceremonial towers of the Moscow Kremlin, located near the Kremlin’s southwestern corner by the Moskva River.
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E.
Yeysk
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- 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: Y-blokka (demolished) Target entity description: Y-blokka (demolished) was a distinctive modernist government office building in Oslo, Norway, known for its Y-shaped design and integrated Pablo Picasso murals.
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A.
YREB
YREB is a major Chinese economic development region centered along the Yangtze River, encompassing multiple provinces and key cities to promote coordinated growth and integration.
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B.
Bompai industrial estate
Bompai industrial estate is a major industrial hub in Kano, Nigeria, hosting numerous manufacturing and commercial enterprises.
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C.
YEO
YEO is the IATA airport code for RNAS Yeovilton, a major Royal Navy air station in Somerset, England.
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D.
Wallberg Building
The Wallberg Building is an academic facility at the University of Toronto, primarily associated with engineering and related disciplines.
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E.
Genbaku Dome
Genbaku Dome, also known as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, is the preserved ruin of a building near the hypocenter of the 1945 atomic blast and now serves as a UNESCO World Heritage Site symbolizing the horrors of nuclear war and the hope for peace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished building
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government office building ⓘ modernist building ⓘ |
| architect | Erling Viksjø ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism ⓘ |
| associatedArtist | Carl Nesjar ⓘ |
| city | Oslo ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | naturbetong (exposed concrete with stones) ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| countryCapitalContext |
Oslo
ⓘ
surface form:
Oslo is the capital of Norway
|
| demolished | true ⓘ |
| demolitionEndDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| demolitionStartDate | 2020 ⓘ |
| function | office building ⓘ |
| governmentOwner | Government of Norway ⓘ |
| hasArtIntegration | integrated concrete murals ⓘ |
| hasMural |
The Fishermen
ⓘ
The Seagull ⓘ |
| hasMuralsBy | Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| heritageDebate | subject of preservation vs. redevelopment debate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial demolition
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distinctive Y-shaped design ⓘ integrated Picasso murals ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oslo
ⓘ
Regjeringskvartalet ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| partOf |
Regjeringskvartalet
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian government quarter
|
| region | Oslo County ⓘ |
| shape | Y-shaped plan ⓘ |
| usedFor | government offices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Y-blokka (demolished) Description of subject: Y-blokka (demolished) was a distinctive modernist government office building in Oslo, Norway, known for its Y-shaped design and integrated Pablo Picasso murals.
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