Ericsson Stadium
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Ericsson Stadium was the original name of the NFL stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, now known as Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ericsson Stadium canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8603867 — 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: Ericsson Stadium Context triple: [Bank of America Stadium, formerName, Ericsson Stadium]
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A.
Ericsson Stadium
Ericsson Stadium was the former sponsored name of Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium, a multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in New Zealand.
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U.S. Bank Stadium
U.S. Bank Stadium is a large, modern indoor football stadium in downtown Minneapolis that serves as the home of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings and a major venue for sports and entertainment events.
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C.
Kingdome
The Kingdome was a multi-purpose domed stadium in Seattle, Washington, that hosted professional baseball, football, and other major events from the 1970s until its demolition in 2000.
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D.
Lumen Field
Lumen Field is a major multi-purpose stadium in Seattle best known as the home of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and MLS’s Seattle Sounders FC.
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Metropolitan Stadium
Metropolitan Stadium was a former outdoor sports venue in Bloomington, Minnesota, best known as the longtime home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins and the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings before its demolition in the 1980s.
- 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: Ericsson Stadium Target entity description: Ericsson Stadium was the original name of the NFL stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, now known as Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers.
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A.
Ericsson Stadium
Ericsson Stadium was the former sponsored name of Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium, a multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in New Zealand.
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B.
U.S. Bank Stadium
U.S. Bank Stadium is a large, modern indoor football stadium in downtown Minneapolis that serves as the home of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings and a major venue for sports and entertainment events.
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C.
Kingdome
The Kingdome was a multi-purpose domed stadium in Seattle, Washington, that hosted professional baseball, football, and other major events from the 1970s until its demolition in 2000.
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D.
Lumen Field
Lumen Field is a major multi-purpose stadium in Seattle best known as the home of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and MLS’s Seattle Sounders FC.
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Metropolitan Stadium
Metropolitan Stadium was a former outdoor sports venue in Bloomington, Minnesota, best known as the longtime home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins and the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings before its demolition in the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football stadium
ⓘ
NFL team ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | open-air bowl ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 1994 ⓘ |
| city | Charlotte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| formerName |
Carolinas Stadium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ericsson Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Bank of America Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFieldOrientation | north–south ⓘ |
| hasNickname | The Vault (later era of same facility) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLevels | three main seating decks ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransitAccess | bus services in Charlotte ⓘ |
| hasScoreboardType | video boards ⓘ |
| hasUse |
large-scale events
ⓘ
professional American football ⓘ |
| homeStadiumOf | Carolina Panthers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueUsedFor | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charlotte, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlotte, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Charlotte metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namingRightsHolder | LM Ericsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1996 ⓘ |
| operator | Carolina Panthers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Panthers Stadium, LLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTenantSince | 1996 ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
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| renamedTo | Bank of America Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | about 73000 ⓘ |
| sponsor | LM Ericsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| tenant | Carolina Panthers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NFL games
ⓘ
college football games ⓘ concerts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ericsson Stadium Description of subject: Ericsson Stadium was the original name of the NFL stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, now known as Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.