Main Building of the University of Notre Dame
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The Main Building of the University of Notre Dame is the iconic administrative centerpiece of the campus, best known for its landmark structure crowned by the famed Golden Dome.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3412265 — 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: Main Building of the University of Notre Dame Context triple: [Golden Dome, partOf, Main Building of the University of Notre Dame]
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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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O’Brien Hall
O’Brien Hall is a key academic and research building associated with the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
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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.
Nott Memorial
Nott Memorial is a distinctive 16-sided, domed stone building and architectural landmark located at the center of Union College’s campus in Schenectady, New York.
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MIT Simmons Hall
MIT Simmons Hall is a distinctive undergraduate residence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, known for its porous, sponge-like façade and innovative architectural design by Steven Holl.
- 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: Main Building of the University of Notre Dame Target entity description: The Main Building of the University of Notre Dame is the iconic administrative centerpiece of the campus, best known for its landmark structure crowned by the famed Golden Dome.
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A.
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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B.
O’Brien Hall
O’Brien Hall is a key academic and research building associated with the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
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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.
Nott Memorial
Nott Memorial is a distinctive 16-sided, domed stone building and architectural landmark located at the center of Union College’s campus in Schenectady, New York.
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E.
MIT Simmons Hall
MIT Simmons Hall is a distinctive undergraduate residence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, known for its porous, sponge-like façade and innovative architectural design by Steven Holl.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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landmark ⓘ university administration building ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| architecturalElement |
central dome
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corner pavilions ⓘ mansard‑influenced rooflines ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Second Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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surface form:
Fighting Irish
Notre Dame alumni culture ⓘ |
| campusRole |
administrative center
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visual focal point of campus ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in St. Joseph County, Indiana
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Main Building of the University of Notre Dame self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
University of Notre Dame buildings
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| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| function |
administrative offices
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office of the university president ⓘ symbolic centerpiece of campus ⓘ |
| hasColor |
gold (dome)
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light‑colored brick walls ⓘ |
| hasDome | Golden Dome ⓘ |
| hasFloorCount | multiple stories ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
Golden Dome
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Main Building ⓘ |
| hasPart | Golden Dome ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | iconic campus landmark ⓘ |
| imageMotif |
commonly used in university branding
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featured on university publications ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Notre Dame, Indiana
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University of Notre Dame campus ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Golden Dome
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statue of the Virgin Mary atop the dome ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Catholic
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Congregation of Holy Cross ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | gold‑leaf‑covered dome ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Catholic heritage of the university
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identity of the University of Notre Dame ⓘ |
| tourism |
frequent stop on campus tours
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popular photo spot for visitors ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration
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ceremonial functions ⓘ offices ⓘ |
| visibility | visible from many points on campus ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Main Building of the University of Notre Dame Description of subject: The Main Building of the University of Notre Dame is the iconic administrative centerpiece of the campus, best known for its landmark structure crowned by the famed Golden Dome.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Golden Dome (Main Building, University of Notre Dame)
Main Building of the University of Notre Dame
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category
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Main Building of the University of Notre Dame
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
University of Notre Dame buildings
subject surface form:
Statue of the Virgin Mary (University of Notre Dame)
this entity surface form:
Golden Dome (University of Notre Dame)
subject surface form:
Statue of the Virgin Mary (University of Notre Dame)
this entity surface form:
Main Building (University of Notre Dame)
subject surface form:
Statue of the Virgin Mary (University of Notre Dame)
this entity surface form:
Main Building (University of Notre Dame)
subject surface form:
Statue of the Virgin Mary (University of Notre Dame)
this entity surface form:
Golden Dome (University of Notre Dame)
this entity surface form:
University of Notre Dame campus skyline
this entity surface form:
University of Notre Dame campus buildings
this entity surface form:
Main Building (Golden Dome) of the University of Notre Dame
this entity surface form:
Main Building (University of Notre Dame)