Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid

E494507

public square urban plaza

Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid is a famous monumental square centered around the iconic Cibeles Fountain and flanked by grand historic buildings, serving as a major city landmark and celebration site.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Plaza de Cibeles	10
Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5101928 — 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: Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid
Context triple: [Bank of Spain, buildingOverlooks, Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid]

A. Plaza de España, Madrid
Plaza de España in Madrid is a major central square known for its prominent skyscrapers, landscaped gardens, and monument to Miguel de Cervantes.
B. Plaza de España
Plaza de España is the main central square of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, known for its large artificial lake, historic surroundings, and role as a focal point of civic and cultural life in the city.
C. Plaza de España
Plaza de España is a historic colonial-era square and former Spanish governor’s palace complex located in Hagåtña, the capital of Guam.
D. Plaza de España
Plaza de España is a grand semi-circular Renaissance Revival and Moorish-style plaza and architectural complex in Seville, Spain, built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 and known for its canal, bridges, and tiled alcoves representing Spanish provinces.
E. Puerta del Sol
Puerta del Sol is a famous central square in Madrid, Spain, known as a major public gathering place and the symbolic “kilometer zero” of the country’s radial road network.
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: Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid
Target entity description: Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid is a famous monumental square centered around the iconic Cibeles Fountain and flanked by grand historic buildings, serving as a major city landmark and celebration site.

A. Plaza de España, Madrid
Plaza de España in Madrid is a major central square known for its prominent skyscrapers, landscaped gardens, and monument to Miguel de Cervantes.
B. Plaza de España
Plaza de España is the main central square of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, known for its large artificial lake, historic surroundings, and role as a focal point of civic and cultural life in the city.
C. Plaza de España
Plaza de España is a historic colonial-era square and former Spanish governor’s palace complex located in Hagåtña, the capital of Guam.
D. Plaza de España
Plaza de España is a grand semi-circular Renaissance Revival and Moorish-style plaza and architectural complex in Seville, Spain, built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 and known for its canal, bridges, and tiled alcoves representing Spanish provinces.
E. Puerta del Sol
Puerta del Sol is a famous central square in Madrid, Spain, known as a major public gathering place and the symbolic “kilometer zero” of the country’s radial road network.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public square ⓘ urban plaza ⓘ
architecturalStyle	eclectic monumental ensemble (surrounding buildings) ⓘ
border	Centro District of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ Retiro District of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ
celebrationType	Real Madrid football titles ⓘ
connectsTo	Paseo de la Castellana (via Paseo de Recoletos) NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaza de la Independencia NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaza de la Puerta del Sol (via Calle de Alcalá) NERFINISHED ⓘ
coordinateLocation	40.419°N 3.693°W ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
formerName	Plaza de Castelar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCentralFeature	Cibeles Fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	Banco de España building NERFINISHED ⓘ Cibeles Fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Fuente de Cibeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Palacio de Buenavista NERFINISHED ⓘ Palacio de Cibeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Palacio de Linares NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Bien de Interés Cultural (area buildings and fountain) NERFINISHED ⓘ
imageSubject	postcards of Madrid ⓘ
inception	late 18th century (as urban space around the fountain) ⓘ
isPartOf	Centro District of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ Retiro District of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Madrid ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Community of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time ⓘ
namedAfter	Cybele NERFINISHED ⓘ Fuente de Cibeles NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	Cibeles Fountain depicting goddess Cybele on a chariot ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ symbolic role for Real Madrid CF celebrations ⓘ
officialFunctionOfSurroundingBuilding	Madrid City Hall (Palacio de Cibeles) NERFINISHED ⓘ headquarters of Bank of Spain ⓘ
publicTransportConnection	Banco de España metro station NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous EMT Madrid bus lines ⓘ
role	iconic landmark of Madrid ⓘ
significantBuilding	Banco de España headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Palacio de Buenavista NERFINISHED ⓘ Palacio de Cibeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Palacio de Linares NERFINISHED ⓘ
sportsCultureAssociation	Real Madrid CF NERFINISHED ⓘ
streetJunctionWith	Calle de Alcalá ⓘ Calle de Alcalá–Gran Vía axis NERFINISHED ⓘ Paseo de Recoletos NERFINISHED ⓘ Paseo del Prado NERFINISHED ⓘ
touristRegion	Madrid city center NERFINISHED ⓘ
use	celebration site ⓘ ceremonial space ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ traffic roundabout ⓘ

How these facts were elicited