Beijing National Stadium
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Beijing National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest," is a landmark sports arena in Beijing famous for hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics and major international events.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T114420 — 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: Beijing National Stadium Context triple: [Beijing, contains, Beijing National Stadium]
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A.
Stade de France
Stade de France is France’s national stadium in Saint-Denis, renowned for hosting major international sporting events and concerts, including Olympic and World Cup competitions.
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B.
Power Hall
Power Hall is a major gallery at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum showcasing historic steam engines and other industrial power machinery that illustrate the city’s engineering and industrial heritage.
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C.
Capital One Arena
Capital One Arena is a major indoor sports and entertainment venue in Washington, D.C., best known as the home of the NHL’s Washington Capitals.
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D.
Vélodrome de Vincennes
Vélodrome de Vincennes is a historic cycling stadium in Paris that served as one of the main venues for the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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E.
Zhongnanhai, Beijing
Zhongnanhai, Beijing is a heavily guarded political compound adjacent to the Forbidden City that serves as the central headquarters and leadership residence of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council.
- 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: Beijing National Stadium Target entity description: Beijing National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest," is a landmark sports arena in Beijing famous for hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics and major international events.
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A.
Stade de France
Stade de France is France’s national stadium in Saint-Denis, renowned for hosting major international sporting events and concerts, including Olympic and World Cup competitions.
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B.
Power Hall
Power Hall is a major gallery at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum showcasing historic steam engines and other industrial power machinery that illustrate the city’s engineering and industrial heritage.
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C.
Capital One Arena
Capital One Arena is a major indoor sports and entertainment venue in Washington, D.C., best known as the home of the NHL’s Washington Capitals.
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D.
Vélodrome de Vincennes
Vélodrome de Vincennes is a historic cycling stadium in Paris that served as one of the main venues for the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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E.
Zhongnanhai, Beijing
Zhongnanhai, Beijing is a heavily guarded political compound adjacent to the Forbidden City that serves as the central headquarters and leadership residence of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic stadium
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ sports venue ⓘ stadium ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bird's Nest
ⓘ
Beijing National Stadium ⓘ
surface form:
National Stadium
|
| architect |
Ai Weiwei
ⓘ
Herzog & de Meuron ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 2003 ⓘ |
| capacity | 91000 ⓘ |
| citySymbol | iconic symbol of modern Beijing ⓘ |
| completedIn | 2008 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 39.9917°N 116.3906°E ⓘ |
| cost | US$423 million ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| designedForEvent | 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 258000 square metres ⓘ |
| height | about 69.2 metres ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
2008 Summer Olympics athletics events
ⓘ
2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony ⓘ 2008 Summer Olympics football final ⓘ 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ
surface form:
2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
2008 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony ⓘ 2008 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony ⓘ 2022 Winter Olympics ⓘ
surface form:
2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony ⓘ 2022 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony ⓘ 2022 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Beijing ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Chaoyang District ⓘ |
| locatedInSportsComplex | Olympic Green ⓘ |
| materialUsed | steel ⓘ |
| notableFeature | steel lattice exterior resembling a bird's nest ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2008-06-28 ⓘ |
| owner | Beijing State-owned Assets Management Co., Ltd. ⓘ |
| postOlympicsCapacity | 80000 ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
athletics venue
ⓘ
football venue ⓘ multi-purpose stadium ⓘ |
| roofType | open roof ⓘ |
| seatingCapacityDuring2008Olympics | 91000 ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer |
Ove Arup & Partners
ⓘ
surface form:
Arup
|
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major tourist attraction in Beijing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
concerts
ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ sports events ⓘ |
| website | http://www.n-s.cn/ ⓘ |
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: Beijing National Stadium Description of subject: Beijing National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest," is a landmark sports arena in Beijing famous for hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics and major international events.
Referenced by (62)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Stadium (Bird's Nest)
this entity surface form:
National Stadium (Bird's Nest)
this entity surface form:
National Stadium (Bird's Nest)
this entity surface form:
National Stadium (Bird’s Nest)