Usher Hall
E237096
Usher Hall is a renowned concert venue in Edinburgh, Scotland, celebrated for its excellent acoustics and hosting major orchestral and cultural performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Usher Hall canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2117817 — 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: Usher Hall Context triple: [Royal Scottish National Orchestra, performsAt, Usher Hall]
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A.
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is a major performing arts venue in Glasgow, Scotland, known for hosting classical concerts, popular music events, and serving as a principal home for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
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B.
General Assembly Hall, Edinburgh
The General Assembly Hall in Edinburgh is a historic ecclesiastical and civic building that serves as the principal meeting place of the Church of Scotland’s highest governing body.
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C.
Barrowland Ballroom
Barrowland Ballroom is a famous Glasgow music venue and dance hall renowned for its distinctive neon signage and historic role in the city's live music scene.
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D.
Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline is a historic performing arts venue and community theatre in Dunfermline, Scotland, known for hosting a wide range of music, drama, and cultural events.
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E.
St David’s Hall
St David’s Hall is a major performing arts and concert venue in Cardiff, Wales, renowned for hosting classical music, opera, and cultural events.
- 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: Usher Hall Target entity description: Usher Hall is a renowned concert venue in Edinburgh, Scotland, celebrated for its excellent acoustics and hosting major orchestral and cultural performances.
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A.
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is a major performing arts venue in Glasgow, Scotland, known for hosting classical concerts, popular music events, and serving as a principal home for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
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B.
General Assembly Hall, Edinburgh
The General Assembly Hall in Edinburgh is a historic ecclesiastical and civic building that serves as the principal meeting place of the Church of Scotland’s highest governing body.
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C.
Barrowland Ballroom
Barrowland Ballroom is a famous Glasgow music venue and dance hall renowned for its distinctive neon signage and historic role in the city's live music scene.
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D.
Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline is a historic performing arts venue and community theatre in Dunfermline, Scotland, known for hosting a wide range of music, drama, and cultural events.
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E.
St David’s Hall
St David’s Hall is a major performing arts and concert venue in Cardiff, Wales, renowned for hosting classical music, opera, and cultural events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert hall
ⓘ
cultural venue ⓘ music venue ⓘ |
| architect |
Howard H. Thomson
ⓘ
Stockdale Harrison and Sons ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts architecture ⓘ |
| benefactor | Andrew Usher ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Edinburgh
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Concert halls in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasCapacity | approximately 2,200 ⓘ |
| hasCity | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
backstage facilities
ⓘ
bar and café facilities ⓘ foyer spaces ⓘ main auditorium ⓘ organ ⓘ rehearsal spaces ⓘ |
| hasNeighbour |
Edinburgh Filmhouse
ⓘ
Royal Lyceum Theatre ⓘ Traverse Theatre ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| hosts |
Edinburgh International Festival concerts
ⓘ
classical music series ⓘ popular music tours ⓘ |
| inception | 1914 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lothian Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Andrew Usher ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classical music concerts
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cultural events ⓘ excellent acoustics ⓘ orchestral performances ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1914-03-16 ⓘ |
| operator | City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ |
| owner | City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ |
| partOf | Edinburgh International Festival ⓘ |
| renovationCompleted | 2010 ⓘ |
| underwentRenovation | 2007–2010 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial events
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ festivals ⓘ orchestral performances ⓘ popular music concerts ⓘ recitals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Usher Hall Description of subject: Usher Hall is a renowned concert venue in Edinburgh, Scotland, celebrated for its excellent acoustics and hosting major orchestral and cultural performances.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Edinburgh International Festival