Shaw Centre
E29063
The Shaw Centre is a major convention and event facility in downtown Ottawa, Canada, known for hosting conferences, trade shows, and large public events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shaw Centre canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T224896 — 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: Shaw Centre Context triple: [Ottawa, hasLandmark, Shaw Centre]
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A.
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts is a multidisciplinary arts venue and cultural hub associated with Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, featuring performance spaces, studios, and facilities for music, theatre, film, and visual arts.
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B.
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is a major opera and ballet house in downtown Toronto, serving as the home of the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada.
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C.
Festival Hall
Festival Hall is a large indoor exhibition and event venue located on Chicago’s Navy Pier, used for trade shows, conventions, and public events.
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D.
National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre is a major performing arts venue and cultural institution in downtown Ottawa, Canada, known for hosting theatre, music, and dance productions.
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E.
Winspear Opera House
Winspear Opera House is a major performing arts venue in downtown Dallas, Texas, renowned for hosting opera, theater, and other cultural events in a modern, architecturally striking building.
- 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: Shaw Centre Target entity description: The Shaw Centre is a major convention and event facility in downtown Ottawa, Canada, known for hosting conferences, trade shows, and large public events.
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A.
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts is a multidisciplinary arts venue and cultural hub associated with Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, featuring performance spaces, studios, and facilities for music, theatre, film, and visual arts.
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B.
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is a major opera and ballet house in downtown Toronto, serving as the home of the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada.
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C.
Festival Hall
Festival Hall is a large indoor exhibition and event venue located on Chicago’s Navy Pier, used for trade shows, conventions, and public events.
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D.
National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre is a major performing arts venue and cultural institution in downtown Ottawa, Canada, known for hosting theatre, music, and dance productions.
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E.
Winspear Opera House
Winspear Opera House is a major performing arts venue in downtown Dallas, Texas, renowned for hosting opera, theater, and other cultural events in a modern, architecturally striking building.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convention centre
ⓘ
event venue ⓘ |
| city | Ottawa ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| formerName | Ottawa Convention Centre ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ballroom
ⓘ
catering services ⓘ exhibit hall ⓘ meeting rooms ⓘ pre-function space ⓘ underground parking ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
banquet facility
ⓘ
exhibition space ⓘ meeting facility ⓘ |
| hasOperator | Shaw Centre management ⓘ |
| hasOwner |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
Government of Ontario ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Parliament Buildings
ⓘ
Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| hosts |
banquets
ⓘ
corporate events ⓘ international conferences ⓘ national conferences ⓘ public exhibitions ⓘ trade shows ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
Ottawa ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Ottawa
|
| locatedNear |
ByWard Market
ⓘ
Parliament Hill ⓘ Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shaw Communications ⓘ |
| nearPublicTransit |
O-Train
ⓘ
surface form:
O-Train Confederation Line
Rideau station ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
conferences
ⓘ
conventions ⓘ large public events ⓘ trade shows ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Ontario ⓘ |
| reopenedAs | Shaw Centre self-link ⓘ |
| servesCity | Ottawa ⓘ |
| servesRegion | National Capital Region ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shaw Centre Description of subject: The Shaw Centre is a major convention and event facility in downtown Ottawa, Canada, known for hosting conferences, trade shows, and large public events.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.