Tour de la Lanterne
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Tour de la Lanterne is a historic medieval lighthouse and defensive tower in La Rochelle, France, known for its distinctive spire and role in guiding ships into the harbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tour de la Lanterne canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12750379 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tour de la Lanterne Context triple: [Tour de la Chaîne, hasNearby, Tour de la Lanterne]
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A.
Tour de la Chaîne
Tour de la Chaîne is a historic medieval defensive tower guarding the entrance to the old harbor of La Rochelle on France’s Atlantic coast.
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B.
Paris–Brest
Paris–Brest is a long-distance French railway service connecting Paris with the city of Brest in Brittany.
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C.
Tour de l’Horloge
Tour de l’Horloge is a historic clock tower on Paris’s Île de la Cité, famed for housing one of the oldest public clocks in the city and forming part of the medieval Conciergerie complex.
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D.
Tour de l’Horloge
Tour de l’Horloge is a historic clock tower and emblematic monument in the town of Riom in central France.
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E.
L’Étape du Tour
L’Étape du Tour is an annual mass-participation cyclosportive that lets amateur cyclists ride a full mountain stage of the Tour de France under race conditions.
- 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: Tour de la Lanterne Target entity description: Tour de la Lanterne is a historic medieval lighthouse and defensive tower in La Rochelle, France, known for its distinctive spire and role in guiding ships into the harbor.
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A.
Tour de la Chaîne
Tour de la Chaîne is a historic medieval defensive tower guarding the entrance to the old harbor of La Rochelle on France’s Atlantic coast.
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B.
Paris–Brest
Paris–Brest is a long-distance French railway service connecting Paris with the city of Brest in Brittany.
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C.
Tour de l’Horloge
Tour de l’Horloge is a historic clock tower on Paris’s Île de la Cité, famed for housing one of the oldest public clocks in the city and forming part of the medieval Conciergerie complex.
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D.
Tour de l’Horloge
Tour de l’Horloge is a historic clock tower and emblematic monument in the town of Riom in central France.
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E.
L’Étape du Tour
L’Étape du Tour is an annual mass-participation cyclosportive that lets amateur cyclists ride a full mountain stage of the Tour de France under race conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive tower
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historic monument ⓘ medieval lighthouse ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in La Rochelle
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Lighthouses in France ⓘ Towers in France ⓘ |
| city | La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
harbor defense
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lighthouse ⓘ navigation aid ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fortified base
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spire ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| hasView |
Atlantic coast near La Rochelle
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La Rochelle harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charente-Maritime
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ La Rochelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOn | French Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive spire
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medieval military architecture ⓘ role in maritime navigation ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | fortifications of La Rochelle ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal surveillance
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defense of La Rochelle harbor ⓘ guiding ships into the harbor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tour de la Lanterne Description of subject: Tour de la Lanterne is a historic medieval lighthouse and defensive tower in La Rochelle, France, known for its distinctive spire and role in guiding ships into the harbor.
Referenced by (2)
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