Rotunda, Birmingham
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Rotunda, Birmingham is a landmark cylindrical high-rise building in Birmingham, England, known for its distinctive modernist architecture and prominent position in the city centre skyline.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rotunda, Birmingham canonical | 2 |
| Rotunda Birmingham | 1 |
| Rotunda refurbishment, Birmingham | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5366058 — 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: Rotunda, Birmingham Context triple: [Mulberry Bush, adjacentTo, Rotunda, Birmingham]
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A.
Birmingham City Hall
Birmingham City Hall is the main municipal building in Birmingham, England, serving as the central venue for the city’s governmental and civic functions.
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B.
Central House, Birmingham
Central House in Birmingham is a former major television production facility that served as the primary studio complex for Central Independent Television, the ITV franchise for the Midlands.
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C.
Centenary Square, Birmingham
Centenary Square in Birmingham is a major public square and cultural hub in the city center, surrounded by prominent landmarks such as the Library of Birmingham and Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
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D.
Council House, Birmingham
Council House, Birmingham is a grand Victorian-era municipal building in Birmingham, England, serving as the seat and ceremonial headquarters of Birmingham City Council.
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E.
The Alexandra, Birmingham
The Alexandra, Birmingham is a historic theatre and live entertainment venue in Birmingham, England, known for hosting touring West End productions, musicals, and other major stage shows.
- 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: Rotunda, Birmingham Target entity description: Rotunda, Birmingham is a landmark cylindrical high-rise building in Birmingham, England, known for its distinctive modernist architecture and prominent position in the city centre skyline.
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A.
Birmingham City Hall
Birmingham City Hall is the main municipal building in Birmingham, England, serving as the central venue for the city’s governmental and civic functions.
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B.
Central House, Birmingham
Central House in Birmingham is a former major television production facility that served as the primary studio complex for Central Independent Television, the ITV franchise for the Midlands.
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C.
Centenary Square, Birmingham
Centenary Square in Birmingham is a major public square and cultural hub in the city center, surrounded by prominent landmarks such as the Library of Birmingham and Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
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D.
Council House, Birmingham
Council House, Birmingham is a grand Victorian-era municipal building in Birmingham, England, serving as the seat and ceremonial headquarters of Birmingham City Council.
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E.
The Alexandra, Birmingham
The Alexandra, Birmingham is a historic theatre and live entertainment venue in Birmingham, England, known for hosting touring West End productions, musicals, and other major stage shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect | James A. Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 52.477°N 1.895°W ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developer | Birmingham City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorAreaType | mixed-use ⓘ |
| hasConstructionType | reinforced concrete frame ⓘ |
| hasLandmarkStatus | iconic Birmingham building ⓘ |
| hasLocalNickname | The Rotunda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
glass ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | B2 ⓘ |
| hasRefurbishmentUse | city-centre apartments ⓘ |
| hasRetailBrandPresence | ground-floor shops ⓘ |
| hasTopFloorUse | penthouse apartments ⓘ |
| hasUse |
residential apartments
ⓘ
retail units ⓘ |
| hasView | Birmingham city skyline ⓘ |
| height |
266 feet
ⓘ
81 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| inception | 1965 ⓘ |
| isPartOfUrbanArea | West Midlands conurbation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom | many parts of Birmingham city centre ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Birmingham city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | New Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby | Birmingham New Street railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive cylindrical form
ⓘ
modernist façade ⓘ prominent position in Birmingham skyline ⓘ |
| numberOfFloorsAboveGround | 25 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Bullring Limited Partnership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bullring complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovationArchitect | Urban Splash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical ⓘ |
| underwentRenovation | 2004–2008 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rotunda, Birmingham Description of subject: Rotunda, Birmingham is a landmark cylindrical high-rise building in Birmingham, England, known for its distinctive modernist architecture and prominent position in the city centre skyline.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rotunda refurbishment, Birmingham
this entity surface form:
Rotunda Birmingham