Parliament Building, Colombo
E194986
Parliament Building, Colombo is a historic colonial-era legislative complex in Sri Lanka that long served as the seat of the country’s national parliament.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Parliament Building, Colombo | 3 |
| Parliament Building, Colombo canonical | 3 |
| Old Parliament of Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Parliament Building, Galle Face | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1730573 — 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: Parliament Building, Colombo Context triple: [Senate of Ceylon, meetingPlace, Parliament Building, Colombo]
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A.
Galle Face Green
Galle Face Green is a prominent oceanfront urban park and promenade in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its open lawns, coastal views, and role as a popular public gathering place.
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B.
Colombo Fort
Colombo Fort is the historic commercial and administrative district of Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as the city’s financial hub.
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C.
National Assembly Building
The National Assembly Building is the iconic domed legislative complex in Seoul that houses South Korea’s unicameral parliament.
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D.
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
The Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications is a historic coastal city in southern Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved 16th–18th century European colonial fort, blending Portuguese, Dutch, and British architectural influences with South Asian traditions.
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E.
Supreme Court Building, Singapore
The Supreme Court Building in Singapore is a modern judicial complex in the civic district that houses the nation’s highest courts and symbolizes the country’s legal authority.
- 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: Parliament Building, Colombo Target entity description: Parliament Building, Colombo is a historic colonial-era legislative complex in Sri Lanka that long served as the seat of the country’s national parliament.
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A.
Galle Face Green
Galle Face Green is a prominent oceanfront urban park and promenade in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its open lawns, coastal views, and role as a popular public gathering place.
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B.
Colombo Fort
Colombo Fort is the historic commercial and administrative district of Colombo, Sri Lanka, known for its colonial-era architecture and role as the city’s financial hub.
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C.
National Assembly Building
The National Assembly Building is the iconic domed legislative complex in Seoul that houses South Korea’s unicameral parliament.
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D.
Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications
The Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications is a historic coastal city in southern Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved 16th–18th century European colonial fort, blending Portuguese, Dutch, and British architectural influences with South Asian traditions.
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E.
Supreme Court Building, Singapore
The Supreme Court Building in Singapore is a modern judicial complex in the civic district that houses the nation’s highest courts and symbolizes the country’s legal authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government building
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ parliament building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial period in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Colombo
ⓘ
Government buildings in Sri Lanka ⓘ Legislative buildings ⓘ unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of Sri Lanka
|
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| formerRole | seat of the national parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| function |
host legislative sessions
ⓘ
host parliamentary debates ⓘ house offices of parliamentary staff ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Parliament Building, Colombo
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surface form:
Old Parliament Building, Colombo
Parliament Building, Colombo ⓘ
surface form:
Old Parliament of Sri Lanka
|
| hasFeature |
committee rooms
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grand colonnaded façade ⓘ large assembly chamber ⓘ offices for legislators ⓘ portico with columns ⓘ public galleries ⓘ |
| heritage | colonial-era architecture ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colombo
ⓘ
Colombo District ⓘ Western Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Galle Face Green vicinity ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Galle Road vicinity ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Colombo Fort
ⓘ
surface form:
Colombo Harbour area
Galle Face Green ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| significance |
important colonial-era landmark in Colombo
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symbol of legislative authority in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| usedAs |
legislative complex
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seat of the House of Representatives of Ceylon ⓘ seat of the National State Assembly of Sri Lanka ⓘ seat of the Parliament of Sri Lanka ⓘ seat of the State Council of Ceylon ⓘ |
| usedBy |
unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Members of Parliament of Sri Lanka
State Council of Ceylon ⓘ
surface form:
State Council members of Ceylon
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parliament Building, Colombo Description of subject: Parliament Building, Colombo is a historic colonial-era legislative complex in Sri Lanka that long served as the seat of the country’s national parliament.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Parliament Building, Galle Face
this entity surface form:
Old Parliament Building, Colombo
this entity surface form:
Old Parliament Building, Colombo
this entity surface form:
Old Parliament Building, Colombo
this entity surface form:
Old Parliament of Sri Lanka