Vieux Lyon
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Vieux Lyon is the historic Renaissance district of Lyon, France, known for its narrow cobbled streets, traboules (hidden passageways), and well-preserved medieval and Renaissance architecture.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vieux Lyon canonical | 9 |
| Renaissance quarter of Vieux Lyon | 1 |
| Vieux Lyon Renaissance quarter | 1 |
| historical centre of Lyon | 1 |
| old town of Lyon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13187775 — 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: Vieux Lyon Context triple: [Funicular railway of Lyon, connects, Vieux Lyon]
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Traboules of Lyon
The Traboules of Lyon are a network of hidden passageways and courtyards running through buildings and connecting streets, historically used by silk workers and later by Resistance fighters, and now a distinctive architectural feature of the city.
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B.
Lyonnet
Lyonnet is a French surname most notably associated with professional dancer Grégoire Lyonnet.
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Lyons
Lyons is a sports team or athletic program associated with Wheaton College, commonly referred to by this shortened name.
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Lyons
Lyons is a common English and Irish surname borne by numerous notable individuals across sports, politics, arts, and other fields.
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E.
Lyons
Lyons is a small city in southeastern Georgia, United States, known as the administrative and commercial hub of Toombs County.
- 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: Vieux Lyon Target entity description: Vieux Lyon is the historic Renaissance district of Lyon, France, known for its narrow cobbled streets, traboules (hidden passageways), and well-preserved medieval and Renaissance architecture.
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Traboules of Lyon
The Traboules of Lyon are a network of hidden passageways and courtyards running through buildings and connecting streets, historically used by silk workers and later by Resistance fighters, and now a distinctive architectural feature of the city.
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B.
Lyonnet
Lyonnet is a French surname most notably associated with professional dancer Grégoire Lyonnet.
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C.
Lyons
Lyons is a sports team or athletic program associated with Wheaton College, commonly referred to by this shortened name.
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D.
Lyons
Lyons is a common English and Irish surname borne by numerous notable individuals across sports, politics, arts, and other fields.
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E.
Lyons
Lyons is a small city in southeastern Georgia, United States, known as the administrative and commercial hub of Toombs County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
neighbourhood ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected historic area ⓘ |
| contains |
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quartier Saint-Georges NERFINISHED ⓘ Quartier Saint-Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ Quartier Saint-Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Gothic
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Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanesque ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arcades
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colorful facades ⓘ hidden passageways ⓘ inner courtyards ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fourvière hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | UNESCO cultural site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
merchant quarter
ⓘ
religious centre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Renaissance architecture
NERFINISHED
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medieval architecture ⓘ narrow cobbled streets ⓘ traboules ⓘ well-preserved urban fabric ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | French ⓘ |
| literalMeaningOfName | Old Lyon ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Metropolis of Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Rhône-Alpes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| locatedOnRiver | Saône NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPeriodOfDevelopment |
15th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| oppositeBankFrom | Presqu’île de Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lyon city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicTransportLine | Lyon Metro line D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetLayoutCharacteristic | narrow streets ⓘ |
| streetSurface | cobblestones ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major tourist destination in Lyon ⓘ |
| transportConnection | Vieux Lyon–Cathédrale Saint-Jean metro station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalBuildingHeight | 3–4 storeys ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| urbanMorphology | dense, compact fabric ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vieux Lyon Description of subject: Vieux Lyon is the historic Renaissance district of Lyon, France, known for its narrow cobbled streets, traboules (hidden passageways), and well-preserved medieval and Renaissance architecture.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
historical centre of Lyon
subject surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
subject surface form:
Historic Site of Lyon
this entity surface form:
Renaissance quarter of Vieux Lyon
subject surface form:
Montée Nicolas de Lange
subject surface form:
Montée Nicolas de Lange
this entity surface form:
old town of Lyon
this entity surface form:
Vieux Lyon Renaissance quarter