Daming Palace site
E141951
The Daming Palace site is the archaeological remains of the grand imperial palace complex of the Tang dynasty, located in present-day Xi'an, China.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daming Palace | 1 |
| Daming Palace National Heritage Park | 1 |
| Daming Palace site canonical | 1 |
| Mingde Gate of ancient Chang'an | 1 |
| Tang Daming Palace site | 1 |
| Tang Dynasty palace complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1207232 — 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: Daming Palace site Context triple: [Xi'an, contains, Daming Palace site]
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A.
Drum Tower of Xi'an
The Drum Tower of Xi'an is a historic Ming dynasty landmark in central Xi'an, China, originally used for timekeeping and now a popular cultural and tourist attraction.
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B.
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is a historic Buddhist pagoda in Xi'an, China, originally built in the Tang dynasty to house sacred scriptures brought from India by the monk Xuanzang.
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C.
Qinzheng Hall
Qinzheng Hall is a key government building within Beijing’s Zhongnanhai leadership compound, used for important official meetings and state affairs of China’s central leadership.
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D.
Palace of Heavenly Purity
The Palace of Heavenly Purity is a principal imperial hall within Beijing’s Forbidden City that historically served as the residence and audience chamber of Ming and early Qing dynasty emperors.
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E.
Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven is a historic imperial religious complex in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors performed annual ceremonies to pray for good harvests.
- 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: Daming Palace site Target entity description: The Daming Palace site is the archaeological remains of the grand imperial palace complex of the Tang dynasty, located in present-day Xi'an, China.
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A.
Drum Tower of Xi'an
The Drum Tower of Xi'an is a historic Ming dynasty landmark in central Xi'an, China, originally used for timekeeping and now a popular cultural and tourist attraction.
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B.
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is a historic Buddhist pagoda in Xi'an, China, originally built in the Tang dynasty to house sacred scriptures brought from India by the monk Xuanzang.
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C.
Qinzheng Hall
Qinzheng Hall is a key government building within Beijing’s Zhongnanhai leadership compound, used for important official meetings and state affairs of China’s central leadership.
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D.
Palace of Heavenly Purity
The Palace of Heavenly Purity is a principal imperial hall within Beijing’s Forbidden City that historically served as the residence and audience chamber of Ming and early Qing dynasty emperors.
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E.
Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven is a historic imperial religious complex in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors performed annual ceremonies to pray for good harvests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ palace ruins ⓘ |
| abandonmentPeriod |
Tang dynasty
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surface form:
late Tang dynasty
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| alternativeName |
Daminggong site
ⓘ
Daming Palace site ⓘ
surface form:
Tang Daming Palace site
|
| area | approximately 3.2 square kilometers ⓘ |
| city |
X’ian, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Xi'an
|
| coordinateLocation | 34.275°N 108.959°E ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important for study of Tang palace architecture
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important for study of ancient Chinese urban planning ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological park
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| excavation |
20th century archaeological investigations
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21st century archaeological investigations ⓘ |
| governingBody |
State Administration of Cultural Heritage
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surface form:
State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China
Xi'an municipal cultural heritage authorities ⓘ
surface form:
Xi'an municipal government
|
| hasPart |
Danfeng Gate site
ⓘ
Hanyuan Hall site ⓘ Linde Hall site ⓘ Sanqing Hall site ⓘ Taiye Pool site ⓘ archaeological museum ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
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Daming Palace site self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Daming Palace National Heritage Park
Shaanxi Province ⓘ X’ian, China ⓘ
surface form:
Xi'an
|
| locatedOn | Longshou Plateau ⓘ |
| majorExpansion | reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang ⓘ |
| near |
Daming Palace site
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mingde Gate of ancient Chang'an
Weiyang Palace site ⓘ former city of Chang'an ⓘ |
| partOf | Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
7th century
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8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| significance |
political center of the Tang empire
ⓘ
principal imperial palace complex of the Tang dynasty ⓘ symbol of Tang urban planning and architecture ⓘ |
| startOfConstruction |
7th century
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reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang ⓘ |
| touristAttractionStatus | key cultural tourism site in Xi'an ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| usedAs | imperial palace complex ⓘ |
| usedBy | emperors of the Tang dynasty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daming Palace site Description of subject: The Daming Palace site is the archaeological remains of the grand imperial palace complex of the Tang dynasty, located in present-day Xi'an, China.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Xi'an
this entity surface form:
Daming Palace National Heritage Park
this entity surface form:
Tang Daming Palace site
this entity surface form:
Mingde Gate of ancient Chang'an
this entity surface form:
Tang Dynasty palace complex
this entity surface form:
Daming Palace