St. Paul Civic Center
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St. Paul Civic Center was a former multi-purpose arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that hosted sports events and concerts before being demolished to make way for the Xcel Energy Center.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Paul Civic Center canonical | 2 |
| St. Paul Civic Center Arena | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1451698 — 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: St. Paul Civic Center Context triple: [Xcel Energy Center, replaced, St. Paul Civic Center]
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A.
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome was a domed multi-purpose stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, best known as the former home of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings.
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B.
Mayo Civic Center
Mayo Civic Center is a major convention, entertainment, and sports arena complex located in downtown Rochester, Minnesota.
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C.
Uline Arena
Uline Arena is a historic indoor venue in Washington, D.C., best known for hosting early professional basketball games and notable cultural events, including The Beatles’ first U.S. concert.
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D.
McCormick Place
McCormick Place is a massive convention center complex in Chicago and one of the largest and most prominent exhibition facilities in North America.
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E.
Bessemer Civic Center
The Bessemer Civic Center is a multi-purpose event and convention venue serving as a hub for community, cultural, and entertainment activities in Bessemer, Alabama.
- 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: St. Paul Civic Center Target entity description: St. Paul Civic Center was a former multi-purpose arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that hosted sports events and concerts before being demolished to make way for the Xcel Energy Center.
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A.
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome was a domed multi-purpose stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, best known as the former home of the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Vikings.
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B.
Mayo Civic Center
Mayo Civic Center is a major convention, entertainment, and sports arena complex located in downtown Rochester, Minnesota.
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C.
Uline Arena
Uline Arena is a historic indoor venue in Washington, D.C., best known for hosting early professional basketball games and notable cultural events, including The Beatles’ first U.S. concert.
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D.
McCormick Place
McCormick Place is a massive convention center complex in Chicago and one of the largest and most prominent exhibition facilities in North America.
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E.
Bessemer Civic Center
The Bessemer Civic Center is a multi-purpose event and convention venue serving as a hub for community, cultural, and entertainment activities in Bessemer, Alabama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indoor arena
ⓘ
multi-purpose arena ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
St. Paul Civic Center
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surface form:
St. Paul Civic Center Arena
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| builtFor |
concerts
ⓘ
sports events ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct indoor arenas in the United States
ⓘ
Music venues in Minnesota ⓘ Sports venues in Saint Paul, Minnesota ⓘ |
| city | Saint Paul ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 1998 ⓘ |
| demolitionReason | to make way for Xcel Energy Center ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century sports venue ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
basketball games
ⓘ
college hockey games ⓘ concert tours ⓘ conventions ⓘ figure skating events ⓘ professional ice hockey games ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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surface form:
Saint Paul, Minnesota
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFeature | clear dasher boards around the hockey rink ⓘ |
| opened | 1973 ⓘ |
| operator | City of Saint Paul ⓘ |
| owner | City of Saint Paul ⓘ |
| primarySport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| primaryUsePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| region | Downtown Saint Paul ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Xcel Energy Center ⓘ |
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| successorVenue | Xcel Energy Center ⓘ |
| surface | multi-surface ⓘ |
| tenant |
Minnesota Fighting Saints
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Minnesota Moose ⓘ Minnesota North Stars (partial use) ⓘ Minnesota Fighting Saints ⓘ
surface form:
St. Paul Civic Center Fighting Saints (WHA)
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| use |
basketball
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Paul Civic Center Description of subject: St. Paul Civic Center was a former multi-purpose arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that hosted sports events and concerts before being demolished to make way for the Xcel Energy Center.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
St. Paul Civic Center Arena