West Block
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West Block is one of the main historic parliamentary buildings in Ottawa, Canada, housing offices and legislative functions for the federal government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Block canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1119165 — 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: West Block Context triple: [Parliament Hill, hasPart, West Block]
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A.
British sector of Berlin
The British sector of Berlin was the portion of post–World War II Berlin administered by the United Kingdom as part of the Allied occupation, later forming one of the three Western sectors that made up West Berlin.
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B.
Spandau
Spandau is a western borough of Berlin, Germany, known for its historic old town, fortress, and role as an important residential and industrial district.
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C.
Kresy
Kresy refers to the former eastern borderlands of the Second Polish Republic, historically multicultural regions that were annexed by the Soviet Union during and after World War II.
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D.
Innere Stadt
Innere Stadt is the historic first district and city center of Vienna, Austria, known for its medieval street layout, grand boulevards, and concentration of major cultural and political landmarks.
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E.
West Berlin
West Berlin was the Western-aligned, enclave-like portion of Berlin surrounded by East Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing resistance to Soviet pressure and the division of Germany.
- 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: West Block Target entity description: West Block is one of the main historic parliamentary buildings in Ottawa, Canada, housing offices and legislative functions for the federal government.
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A.
British sector of Berlin
The British sector of Berlin was the portion of post–World War II Berlin administered by the United Kingdom as part of the Allied occupation, later forming one of the three Western sectors that made up West Berlin.
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B.
Spandau
Spandau is a western borough of Berlin, Germany, known for its historic old town, fortress, and role as an important residential and industrial district.
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C.
Kresy
Kresy refers to the former eastern borderlands of the Second Polish Republic, historically multicultural regions that were annexed by the Soviet Union during and after World War II.
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D.
Innere Stadt
Innere Stadt is the historic first district and city center of Vienna, Austria, known for its medieval street layout, grand boulevards, and concentration of major cultural and political landmarks.
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E.
West Berlin
West Berlin was the Western-aligned, enclave-like portion of Berlin surrounded by East Germany during the Cold War, symbolizing resistance to Soviet pressure and the division of Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal government building
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ parliamentary building ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Centre Block (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Centre Block
Parliament Hill ⓘ
surface form:
Peace Tower
Wellington Street ⓘ |
| architect |
Augustus Laver
ⓘ
Thomas Stent ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Federal government buildings in Ottawa
ⓘ
Gothic Revival architecture in Canada ⓘ Parliament Hill ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament Hill buildings
|
| completionDate | 1865 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1859 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 45.424°N 75.701°W ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
government administration
ⓘ
legislative building ⓘ office building ⓘ |
| hasParliamentaryChamber |
House of Commons chamber
ⓘ
surface form:
interim House of Commons chamber
|
| hasPart |
central courtyard
ⓘ
glass-enclosed courtyard chamber ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Classified Federal Heritage Building
ⓘ
Recognized Federal Heritage Building ⓘ |
| inception | 1859 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ottawa ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Ontario ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Parliament Hill ⓘ |
| managedBy | Public Services and Procurement Canada ⓘ |
| materialUsed | Nepean sandstone ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 4 ⓘ |
| occupant |
House of Commons of Canada
ⓘ
Parliament of Canada ⓘ |
| officialLanguageUsed |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| opened | 1865 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| partOf |
Parliament Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament Hill complex
Parliament Hill ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of Canada precinct
|
| renovationEnd | 2018 ⓘ |
| renovationStart | 2011 ⓘ |
| reopened | 2019 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | served as temporary House of Commons chamber during Centre Block rehabilitation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
committee rooms
ⓘ
members of Parliament offices ⓘ support services for the House of Commons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Block Description of subject: West Block is one of the main historic parliamentary buildings in Ottawa, Canada, housing offices and legislative functions for the federal government.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.