hasBuildingFunction

P16394
predicate

Indicates that a building is used for or serves a particular function or purpose.

All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
hasBuildingFunction canonical 199
hasMainBuildingFunction 21
buildingFunctionContext 5

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: hasBuildingFunction
Generated description
Indicates that a building is used for or serves a particular function or purpose.

Sample triples (251)

Subject Object
Sapporo High Court courthouse
First Baptist Church of Littleton religious building
Long Gallery
surface form: Long Gallery (Independence Hall)
government-related activities via predicate surface "buildingFunctionContext"
Norman Rockwell Museum art exhibition via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction"
Norman Rockwell Museum collection storage via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction"
Norman Rockwell Museum research and scholarship via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction"
St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church place of worship
St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church parish center
Reuben Hoar Library library
Lancaster former prison via predicate surface "hasCastleFunction"
Lancaster former law courts via predicate surface "hasCastleFunction"
Washington Supreme Court courthouse
Chatham Docks industrial via predicate surface "hasBuildingUsage"
Chatham Docks commercial via predicate surface "hasBuildingUsage"
Chatham Docks logistics via predicate surface "hasBuildingUsage"
Friends of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Cincinnati) museum via predicate surface "usesBuildingAs"
Friends of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Cincinnati) educational site via predicate surface "usesBuildingAs"
Court of Appeal of Versailles courthouse
Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération museum exhibition space via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction"
Musée de l’Ordre de la Libération memorial space via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction"
Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism during Soviet era
surface form: Museum of the History of Religion and Atheism
place of worship via predicate surface "buildingFunctionBefore"
Great Hall ceremonial space
Great Hall reception room
Great Hall tourist attraction
Walreddon Manor, near Tavistock, Devon, England
surface form: Walreddon Manor
domestic
Luddenden Foot United Reformed Church parish church
Librarian’s Conference Room administrative and programmatic activities of the Library of Congress via predicate surface "buildingFunctionContext"
Librarian’s Suite national library headquarters via predicate surface "buildingFunctionContext"
National Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe seat of the legislature via predicate surface "currentBuildingFunction"
Gaziantep Archaeology Museum public museum
Nevada Supreme Court courthouse
Rolle former defensive fortress via predicate surface "hasCastleFunction"
Librarian’s Salon ceremonial space in the Thomas Jefferson Building via predicate surface "buildingFunctionContext"
Old Westbury Gardens mansion via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction"
Bangor Public Library reading rooms
Bangor Public Library stack areas
Bangor Public Library meeting rooms
Bangor Public Library exhibit space
Bangor Public Library children’s area
Bangor Public Library computer lab
Cary Memorial Library community center
Iowa State Historical Museum museum
Lynnfield Public Library community space
Lynnfield Public Library educational facility
Podlaskie Museum museum via predicate surface "hasMainBuildingFunction"
Romanian National Opera opera house
Romanian National Opera theatre building
Coppell Public Library educational facility
Coppell Public Library community center
Lymm Methodist Church place of worship