Three Rivers Stadium
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Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose sports venue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers and MLB’s Pittsburgh Pirates from 1970 until its demolition in 2001.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Three Rivers Stadium canonical | 14 |
| Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T513249 — 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)
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Target entity: Three Rivers Stadium Context triple: [Pittsburgh Steelers, formerStadium, Three Rivers Stadium]
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A.
Veterans Stadium
Veterans Stadium was a multi-purpose sports stadium in Philadelphia best known as the longtime home of the Phillies and Eagles before its demolition in 2004.
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B.
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium is the primary football stadium of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, known for hosting the Illinois Fighting Illini home games.
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C.
Highmark Stadium
Highmark Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Orchard Park, New York, best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.
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D.
Reser Stadium
Reser Stadium is the primary football stadium and home field of the Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Oregon.
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E.
Columbus Crew Stadium
Columbus Crew Stadium, later known as Historic Crew Stadium, is a soccer-specific stadium in Columbus, Ohio, recognized as the first of its kind in Major League Soccer and longtime home of the Columbus Crew.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Three Rivers Stadium Target entity description: Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose sports venue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers and MLB’s Pittsburgh Pirates from 1970 until its demolition in 2001.
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A.
Veterans Stadium
Veterans Stadium was a multi-purpose sports stadium in Philadelphia best known as the longtime home of the Phillies and Eagles before its demolition in 2004.
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B.
Memorial Stadium
Memorial Stadium is the primary football stadium of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, known for hosting the Illinois Fighting Illini home games.
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C.
Highmark Stadium
Highmark Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Orchard Park, New York, best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.
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D.
Reser Stadium
Reser Stadium is the primary football stadium and home field of the Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis, Oregon.
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E.
Columbus Crew Stadium
Columbus Crew Stadium, later known as Historic Crew Stadium, is a soccer-specific stadium in Columbus, Ohio, recognized as the first of its kind in Major League Soccer and longtime home of the Columbus Crew.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct stadium
ⓘ
multi-purpose stadium ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor |
college football games
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ soccer matches ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | multi-purpose circular bowl ⓘ |
| builtOn | North Shore of the Ohio River ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct Major League Baseball venues
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Defunct National Football League venues ⓘ Demolished sports venues in Pennsylvania ⓘ Sports venues in Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| city |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh
|
| constructionStart | late 1960s ⓘ |
| coordinates | 40.446°N 80.007°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 2001 ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | February 11, 2001 ⓘ |
| demolitionMethod | implosion ⓘ |
| era | cookie-cutter stadium era ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
Pittsburgh Pirates
ⓘ
Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ |
| hostedLeague |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
National Football League ⓘ USFL (United States Football League) ⓘ
surface form:
United States Football League
|
| hostedTeam | Pittsburgh Maulers ⓘ |
| hostedWorldSeriesGames |
1971 World Series
ⓘ
1979 World Series ⓘ |
| location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| namedAfter | confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1994 MLB All-Star Game
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Immaculate Reception ⓘ multiple AFC Championship Games ⓘ |
| opened | 1970 ⓘ |
| openingDate | July 16, 1970 ⓘ |
| operator | Stadium Authority of the City of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| owner |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
City of Pittsburgh
|
| precededBy |
Forbes Field
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Pitt Stadium ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
American football
ⓘ
baseball ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Acrisure Stadium
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surface form:
Heinz Field
PNC Park ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
approximately 47,000 for baseball
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approximately 59,000 for football ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| surface |
AstroTurf
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artificial turf ⓘ |
| tenant |
Pittsburgh Pirates
ⓘ
Pittsburgh Steelers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Three Rivers Stadium Description of subject: Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose sports venue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers and MLB’s Pittsburgh Pirates from 1970 until its demolition in 2001.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh
this entity surface form:
Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh
this entity surface form:
Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh