McGraw Tower
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McGraw Tower is the iconic clock and chimes tower on Cornell University's campus, known for its daily chimes concerts and prominent presence in the university skyline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McGraw Tower canonical | 5 |
| Cornell Clocktower | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1923207 — 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.
Target entity: McGraw Tower Context triple: [Uris Library, hasPart, McGraw Tower]
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A.
McGraw Hall
McGraw Hall is one of Cornell University's historic academic buildings, prominently located on the Arts Quad and housing various humanities and social science departments.
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B.
Cathedral of Learning
The Cathedral of Learning is a 42-story Gothic Revival skyscraper on the University of Pittsburgh campus, renowned as one of the tallest educational buildings in the world.
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C.
McGraw Rotunda
McGraw Rotunda is an ornate, mural-lined ceremonial hall in the New York Public Library’s main Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture and historic artwork.
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D.
Tanenbaum Hall
Tanenbaum Hall is a primary academic and administrative building of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, housing classrooms, offices, and legal research facilities.
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E.
John A. Wilson Building
The John A. Wilson Building is a historic government office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the city’s primary municipal and legislative offices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: McGraw Tower Target entity description: McGraw Tower is the iconic clock and chimes tower on Cornell University's campus, known for its daily chimes concerts and prominent presence in the university skyline.
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A.
McGraw Hall
McGraw Hall is one of Cornell University's historic academic buildings, prominently located on the Arts Quad and housing various humanities and social science departments.
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B.
Cathedral of Learning
The Cathedral of Learning is a 42-story Gothic Revival skyscraper on the University of Pittsburgh campus, renowned as one of the tallest educational buildings in the world.
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C.
McGraw Rotunda
McGraw Rotunda is an ornate, mural-lined ceremonial hall in the New York Public Library’s main Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, known for its grand Beaux-Arts architecture and historic artwork.
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D.
Tanenbaum Hall
Tanenbaum Hall is a primary academic and administrative building of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, housing classrooms, offices, and legal research facilities.
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E.
John A. Wilson Building
The John A. Wilson Building is a historic government office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the city’s primary municipal and legislative offices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bell tower
ⓘ
campus landmark ⓘ clock tower ⓘ |
| affiliation | Cornell University ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Collegiate Gothic ⓘ |
| campus |
Cornell University
ⓘ
surface form:
Cornell University main campus
|
| category |
Clock towers in the United States
ⓘ
Cornell University buildings ⓘ Towers in New York (state) ⓘ |
| contains | Cornell Chimes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasChimesSchedule | daily chimes concerts ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | iconic landmark for Cornell students and alumni ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chimes
ⓘ
clock face ⓘ observation level ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
chimes tower
ⓘ
clock tower ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfBells | 21 ⓘ |
| hasOperator |
Cornell Chimesmasters
ⓘ
surface form:
Cornell chimesmasters
|
| hasViewOf |
Cayuga Lake
ⓘ
Cornell University ⓘ
surface form:
Cornell University campus
Ithaca cityscape ⓘ |
| height | approximately 173 feet ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Cornell University Arts Quad
ⓘ
surface form:
Cornell University historic core
|
| locatedIn |
Cornell University
ⓘ
Ithaca, New York, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Ithaca, New York
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John McGraw ⓘ |
| nearbyArea | Ho Plaza ⓘ |
| nearbyBuilding | Uris Library ⓘ |
| notableFor |
daily chimes concerts
ⓘ
prominent presence in Cornell University skyline ⓘ student chimesmasters tradition ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Cornell University ⓘ |
| partOf | Cornell University Arts Quad ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Cornell University ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
musical performances
ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Cornell University
ⓘ
surface form:
Cornell University campus
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Subject: McGraw Tower Description of subject: McGraw Tower is the iconic clock and chimes tower on Cornell University's campus, known for its daily chimes concerts and prominent presence in the university skyline.
Referenced by (6)
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