purposeOfConstruction
P40127
predicate
Indicates that one entity was constructed or built in order to serve, enable, or fulfill the function, goal, or intended use represented by another entity.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| constructionReason | 8 |
| purposeOfConstruction canonical | 5 |
| hasConstructionPurpose | 4 |
| primaryFunctionAtConstruction | 3 |
| plannedFixedLinkPurpose | 2 |
| 築城目的 | 2 |
| hasArchitecturePurpose | 1 |
| pumpingStationPurpose | 1 |
| purposeAtOpening | 1 |
| reasonForConstructionOf | 1 |
| wasPurposeBuiltFor | 1 |
| 修建用途 | 1 |
| 整備目的 | 1 |
| 築城の目的 | 1 |
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: purposeOfConstruction
Generated description
Indicates that one entity was constructed or built in order to serve, enable, or fulfill the function, goal, or intended use represented by another entity.
Sample triples (32)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Umaid Bhawan Palace | employment generation during famine ⓘ |
| Passo dello Stelvio | link Lombardy with Austrian Empire ⓘ |
| Trans-Alaska Pipeline System | development of Prudhoe Bay oil discovery via predicate surface "constructionReason" ⓘ |
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Ijinkan (foreigners’ houses)
surface form:
Ijinkan
|
residential building via predicate surface "primaryFunctionAtConstruction" ⓘ |
|
Ijinkan (foreigners’ houses)
surface form:
Ijinkan
|
diplomatic residence via predicate surface "primaryFunctionAtConstruction" ⓘ |
|
Ijinkan (foreigners’ houses)
surface form:
Ijinkan
|
merchant residence via predicate surface "primaryFunctionAtConstruction" ⓘ |
| Richmond Olympic Oval | 2010 Winter Olympics via predicate surface "wasPurposeBuiltFor" ⓘ |
| Grande Mosquée de Paris | to honor Muslim soldiers who died for France in World War I ⓘ |
| Fehmarn Belt | road transport via predicate surface "plannedFixedLinkPurpose" ⓘ |
| Fehmarn Belt | rail transport via predicate surface "plannedFixedLinkPurpose" ⓘ |
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Church of the Resurrection of Christ
surface form:
Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Foros)
|
commemoration of the survival of Tsar Alexander III in the 1888 Borki train disaster ⓘ |
| Line 10 (Beijing Subway) | serve the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games via predicate surface "purposeAtOpening" ⓘ |
| Stott Hall cutting | geological instability of surrounding land via predicate surface "constructionReason" ⓘ |
| Stott Hall cutting | need to avoid landslip-prone ground via predicate surface "constructionReason" ⓘ |
| 北の丸公園 | 都市公園としての整備 via predicate surface "整備目的" ⓘ |
| 圜丘坛 | 祭天 via predicate surface "修建用途" ⓘ |
| Emperor Fountain | to impress a possible royal visitor via predicate surface "constructionReason" ⓘ |
| Pangue Reservoir | increase hydroelectric capacity in Chile via predicate surface "constructionReason" ⓘ |
| 大阪城 | 天下統一の拠点とするため via predicate surface "築城の目的" ⓘ |
| Irganai Reservoir | development of hydroelectric potential of Sulak River via predicate surface "constructionReason" ⓘ |
|
Independence class
surface form:
Independence-class aircraft carrier
|
carrier shortage early in World War II via predicate surface "constructionReason" ⓘ |
| Pepeʻopae Bog Trail | keep visitors off sensitive bog surface via predicate surface "hasConstructionPurpose" ⓘ |
| Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad | development of gold and silver mining camps in south‑central Nevada via predicate surface "constructionReason" ⓘ |
| Wenpingling | imperial burial of Emperor Ling of Han via predicate surface "hasConstructionPurpose" ⓘ |
| Abbot Elias of Bari | to enshrine the relics of Saint Nicholas ⓘ |
| Via Popilia | improve communication between northern Italian cities via predicate surface "hasConstructionPurpose" ⓘ |
| Church of the Apostles | Christian liturgy via predicate surface "hasArchitecturePurpose" ⓘ |
| Sudbrook | drainage of Severn Tunnel via predicate surface "pumpingStationPurpose" ⓘ |
| Bryn Eglwys slate quarry | Talyllyn Railway via predicate surface "reasonForConstructionOf" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 佐賀城 | 肥前佐賀藩政庁の設置 via predicate surface "築城目的" ⓘ |
| 佐賀城 | 軍事拠点の確保 via predicate surface "築城目的" ⓘ |
| SS Empress of Britain (2024) | showcase of British shipbuilding craftsmanship via predicate surface "hasConstructionPurpose" ⓘ |