U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh
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The U.S. Steel Tower in Pittsburgh is a prominent steel-framed skyscraper and city landmark known for its distinctive triangular footprint and role as a major office hub.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. Steel Building | 2 |
| U.S. Steel Tower | 1 |
| U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh canonical | 1 |
| US Steel Tower | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2687128 — 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: U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh Context triple: [Leslie E. Robertson, designed, U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh]
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A.
U.S. Bank Tower
U.S. Bank Tower is a prominent skyscraper in Los Angeles known for its distinctive silhouette and status as one of the tallest buildings on the West Coast of the United States.
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B.
Starrett-Lehigh Building
The Starrett-Lehigh Building is a massive, historic industrial and office complex in Manhattan known for its distinctive horizontal bands of windows and status as a prominent architectural landmark.
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C.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower is a historic early 20th-century skyscraper in Manhattan, modeled after the Campanile in Venice and once the tallest building in the world.
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D.
Wainwright Building
The Wainwright Building is a pioneering early skyscraper in St. Louis, Missouri, celebrated as a landmark of the Chicago School and modern architectural design.
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E.
U.S. Steel Yard
U.S. Steel Yard is a minor league baseball stadium in Gary, Indiana, primarily known as the home field of the Gary SouthShore RailCats.
- 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: U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh Target entity description: The U.S. Steel Tower in Pittsburgh is a prominent steel-framed skyscraper and city landmark known for its distinctive triangular footprint and role as a major office hub.
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A.
U.S. Bank Tower
U.S. Bank Tower is a prominent skyscraper in Los Angeles known for its distinctive silhouette and status as one of the tallest buildings on the West Coast of the United States.
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B.
Starrett-Lehigh Building
The Starrett-Lehigh Building is a massive, historic industrial and office complex in Manhattan known for its distinctive horizontal bands of windows and status as a prominent architectural landmark.
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C.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower is a historic early 20th-century skyscraper in Manhattan, modeled after the Campanile in Venice and once the tallest building in the world.
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D.
Wainwright Building
The Wainwright Building is a pioneering early skyscraper in St. Louis, Missouri, celebrated as a landmark of the Chicago School and modern architectural design.
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E.
U.S. Steel Yard
U.S. Steel Yard is a minor league baseball stadium in Gary, Indiana, primarily known as the home field of the Gary SouthShore RailCats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-rise building
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landmark ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh
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surface form:
U.S. Steel Building
U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh ⓘ
surface form:
US Steel Tower
|
| architect |
Harrison & Abramovitz
ⓘ
Harrison, Abramovitz & Abbe ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| citySkylineRole | dominant feature of Pittsburgh skyline ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer | United States Steel Corporation ⓘ |
| engineer | Structural engineering firms associated with Harrison & Abramovitz ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 2,300,000 square feet ⓘ |
| floorCount | 64 ⓘ |
| formerName |
U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
U.S. Steel Building
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| hasFeature |
central core design
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three chamfered corners ⓘ triangular footprint ⓘ |
| hasHelipad | yes ⓘ |
| height |
256 meters
ⓘ
841 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Allegheny County
ⓘ
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Downtown Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| location |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh
|
| material |
COR-TEN steel
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | United States Steel Corporation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
triangular plan with three massive corner columns
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use of COR-TEN weathering steel on exterior ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| owner | U.S. Steel Real Estate or successors ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | corporate offices ⓘ |
| ranking |
one of the tallest buildings in Pennsylvania
ⓘ
tallest building in Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| region | Western Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| roofSignage | UPMC logo ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 600 Grant Street ⓘ |
| structuralSystem | steel frame ⓘ |
| tenant |
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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surface form:
UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)
United States Steel Corporation ⓘ |
| toppedOut | 1969 ⓘ |
| uses |
commercial space
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office space ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1970 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh Description of subject: The U.S. Steel Tower in Pittsburgh is a prominent steel-framed skyscraper and city landmark known for its distinctive triangular footprint and role as a major office hub.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Steel Tower
subject surface form:
U.S. Steel Tower
this entity surface form:
U.S. Steel Building
subject surface form:
U.S. Steel Tower
this entity surface form:
US Steel Tower
subject surface form:
U.S. Steel Tower
this entity surface form:
U.S. Steel Building