Banco de México building (Mexico City)
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The Banco de México building in Mexico City is a prominent early 20th-century institutional structure renowned for its Art Deco architecture and sculptural ornamentation, designed by Mexican architect Carlos Obregón Santacilia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Banco de México building (Mexico City) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10659359 — 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: Banco de México building (Mexico City) Context triple: [Carlos Obregón Santacilia, notableWork, Banco de México building (Mexico City)]
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A.
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores building
The Bolsa Mexicana de Valores building is the distinctive headquarters of Mexico’s main stock exchange, located on Mexico City’s Paseo de la Reforma and known for its modern, dome-like glass architecture.
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B.
Mexico City Hall
Mexico City Hall is the main municipal government building of Mexico City, housing the offices and chambers where the city’s executive and legislative functions are administered.
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C.
Torre BBVA México
Torre BBVA México is a prominent modern office skyscraper in Mexico City that serves as the headquarters of BBVA in the country and a landmark on Paseo de la Reforma.
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D.
Monterrey City Hall
Monterrey City Hall is the main government building and administrative center of the city of Monterrey, Mexico.
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E.
Senate of the Republic building, Mexico City
The Senate of the Republic building in Mexico City is the modern legislative complex that houses Mexico’s upper congressional chamber and serves as a central site for national lawmaking and political deliberation.
- 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: Banco de México building (Mexico City) Target entity description: The Banco de México building in Mexico City is a prominent early 20th-century institutional structure renowned for its Art Deco architecture and sculptural ornamentation, designed by Mexican architect Carlos Obregón Santacilia.
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A.
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores building
The Bolsa Mexicana de Valores building is the distinctive headquarters of Mexico’s main stock exchange, located on Mexico City’s Paseo de la Reforma and known for its modern, dome-like glass architecture.
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B.
Mexico City Hall
Mexico City Hall is the main municipal government building of Mexico City, housing the offices and chambers where the city’s executive and legislative functions are administered.
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C.
Torre BBVA México
Torre BBVA México is a prominent modern office skyscraper in Mexico City that serves as the headquarters of BBVA in the country and a landmark on Paseo de la Reforma.
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D.
Monterrey City Hall
Monterrey City Hall is the main government building and administrative center of the city of Monterrey, Mexico.
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E.
Senate of the Republic building, Mexico City
The Senate of the Republic building in Mexico City is the modern legislative complex that houses Mexico’s upper congressional chamber and serves as a central site for national lawmaking and political deliberation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bank headquarters
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building ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| architect |
Alfredo Zayas
NERFINISHED
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Carlos Obregón Santacilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
large arched openings
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ornamental friezes ⓘ sculpted allegorical figures ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ vertical pilasters ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Art Deco
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Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
Art Deco architecture in Mexico
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Bank buildings in Mexico ⓘ Office buildings in Mexico City ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1930s ⓘ |
| context | modernization of Mexico’s financial institutions after the Mexican Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 2240 metres ⓘ |
| function | houses offices of the central bank ⓘ |
| hasPart |
banking hall
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bronze doors ⓘ corner tower volume ⓘ main façade ⓘ rooftop level ⓘ sculptural reliefs ⓘ vaults ⓘ |
| hasSculpturalDecorationBy | Mexican sculptors of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed building in the Historic Center of Mexico City ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
NERFINISHED
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Historic Center of Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Alameda Central
NERFINISHED
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Palacio de Bellas Artes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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stone ⓘ |
| occupant | Banco de México NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Banco de México NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Center of Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | iconic example of institutional Art Deco in Mexico ⓘ |
| significantProjectOf | Carlos Obregón Santacilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetAddress |
Avenida 5 de Mayo
NERFINISHED
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Avenida Hidalgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | post-revolutionary Mexican architecture ⓘ |
| use |
central bank headquarters
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office building ⓘ |
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Subject: Banco de México building (Mexico City) Description of subject: The Banco de México building in Mexico City is a prominent early 20th-century institutional structure renowned for its Art Deco architecture and sculptural ornamentation, designed by Mexican architect Carlos Obregón Santacilia.
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