Faro del Comercio
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Faro del Comercio is a tall, modernist green-lit monument and landmark tower in Monterrey, Mexico, known for its striking nighttime laser beam.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faro del Comercio canonical | 4 |
| Faro del Comercio light tower | 1 |
| Lighthouse of Commerce | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2362627 — 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: Faro del Comercio Context triple: [Macroplaza, hasPart, Faro del Comercio]
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A.
Lemon Quay
Lemon Quay is a central public space and waterfront area in Truro, Cornwall, known for its markets, events, and role as a focal point of the city’s social and commercial life.
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B.
Faro de Martiño
Faro de Martiño is a coastal lighthouse situated on Lobos Island in the Canary Islands, Spain, serving as a navigational aid in the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Culebrita Lighthouse
Culebrita Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century Spanish-era lighthouse located on the small island of Culebrita off Puerto Rico, known for guiding ships through the Virgin Passage and for its scenic, now-ruined structure.
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D.
Forte dos Reis Magos
Forte dos Reis Magos is a 16th-century star-shaped coastal fortress in Natal, Brazil, built by the Portuguese to defend the region and considered the city’s founding landmark.
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E.
Puerto de la Estaca
Puerto de la Estaca is the main seaport of the island of El Hierro in Spain’s Canary Islands, serving as its primary maritime connection point.
- 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: Faro del Comercio Target entity description: Faro del Comercio is a tall, modernist green-lit monument and landmark tower in Monterrey, Mexico, known for its striking nighttime laser beam.
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A.
Lemon Quay
Lemon Quay is a central public space and waterfront area in Truro, Cornwall, known for its markets, events, and role as a focal point of the city’s social and commercial life.
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B.
Faro de Martiño
Faro de Martiño is a coastal lighthouse situated on Lobos Island in the Canary Islands, Spain, serving as a navigational aid in the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Culebrita Lighthouse
Culebrita Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century Spanish-era lighthouse located on the small island of Culebrita off Puerto Rico, known for guiding ships through the Virgin Passage and for its scenic, now-ruined structure.
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D.
Forte dos Reis Magos
Forte dos Reis Magos is a 16th-century star-shaped coastal fortress in Natal, Brazil, built by the Portuguese to defend the region and considered the city’s founding landmark.
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E.
Puerto de la Estaca
Puerto de la Estaca is the main seaport of the island of El Hierro in Spain’s Canary Islands, serving as its primary maritime connection point.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
monument ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Macroplaza urban renewal ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Monterrey
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Nuevo León ⓘ Towers in Mexico ⓘ |
| city | Monterrey ⓘ |
| color | green ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Monterrey Chamber of Commerce ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | commerce in Monterrey ⓘ |
| designer |
Luis Barragán
ⓘ
Raúl Ferrera ⓘ |
| function | urban landmark ⓘ |
| height | approximately 70 meters ⓘ |
| inauguratedIn | 1984 ⓘ |
| lightingType |
floodlighting
ⓘ
laser ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Macroplaza
ⓘ
Monterrey historic center ⓘ
surface form:
Monterrey city centre
|
| location | Monterrey ⓘ |
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Faro del Comercio
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lighthouse of Commerce
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| nighttimeUse | light and laser shows ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
green illumination at night
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laser beam projected at night ⓘ |
| owner | Municipality of Monterrey ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern Mexico ⓘ |
| state | Nuevo León ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
commercial activity in Monterrey
ⓘ
modern Monterrey ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | various points in downtown Monterrey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Faro del Comercio Description of subject: Faro del Comercio is a tall, modernist green-lit monument and landmark tower in Monterrey, Mexico, known for its striking nighttime laser beam.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lighthouse of Commerce
this entity surface form:
Faro del Comercio light tower