Roman aqueduct of Tarraco

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Roman aqueduct ancient monument arch bridge cultural heritage site

The Roman aqueduct of Tarraco is an ancient Roman water-supply structure near modern Tarragona, Spain, renowned for its well-preserved arches and role in supplying water to the former provincial capital of Hispania Tarraconensis.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Roman aqueduct of Tarraco canonical	2
Roman aqueduct line to Tarraco	1
Roman water supply system of Tarraco	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13325676 — 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: Roman aqueduct of Tarraco
Context triple: [Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco, hasPart, Roman aqueduct of Tarraco]

A. Roman aqueduct of Almuñécar
The Roman aqueduct of Almuñécar is an ancient hydraulic engineering structure in southern Spain, built during the Roman period to supply water to the settlement of Sexi Firmum Iulium (modern Almuñécar) and now preserved as a significant archaeological monument.
B. Roman aqueduct
A Roman aqueduct is an ancient engineering structure designed to transport water over long distances using gravity-fed channels, bridges, and tunnels.
C. Appian Aqueduct
The Appian Aqueduct, or Aqua Appia, was ancient Rome’s earliest major aqueduct, built in the 4th century BCE to supply the city with fresh water.
D. Segovia Aqueduct
The Segovia Aqueduct is an ancient Roman stone aqueduct in the Spanish city of Segovia, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved arches and engineering.
E. Amoreira Aqueduct
The Amoreira Aqueduct is a historic 16th–17th century aqueduct in Elvas, Portugal, renowned for its monumental multi-tiered arches that once supplied water to the fortified city and now form part of its UNESCO World Heritage landscape.
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: Roman aqueduct of Tarraco
Target entity description: The Roman aqueduct of Tarraco is an ancient Roman water-supply structure near modern Tarragona, Spain, renowned for its well-preserved arches and role in supplying water to the former provincial capital of Hispania Tarraconensis.

A. Roman aqueduct of Almuñécar
The Roman aqueduct of Almuñécar is an ancient hydraulic engineering structure in southern Spain, built during the Roman period to supply water to the settlement of Sexi Firmum Iulium (modern Almuñécar) and now preserved as a significant archaeological monument.
B. Roman aqueduct
A Roman aqueduct is an ancient engineering structure designed to transport water over long distances using gravity-fed channels, bridges, and tunnels.
C. Appian Aqueduct
The Appian Aqueduct, or Aqua Appia, was ancient Rome’s earliest major aqueduct, built in the 4th century BCE to supply the city with fresh water.
D. Segovia Aqueduct
The Segovia Aqueduct is an ancient Roman stone aqueduct in the Spanish city of Segovia, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved arches and engineering.
E. Amoreira Aqueduct
The Amoreira Aqueduct is a historic 16th–17th century aqueduct in Elvas, Portugal, renowned for its monumental multi-tiered arches that once supplied water to the fortified city and now form part of its UNESCO World Heritage landscape.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman aqueduct ⓘ ancient monument ⓘ arch bridge ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Roman engineering ⓘ
associatedWith	Roman city of Tarraco ⓘ province of Hispania Tarraconensis ⓘ linked to: Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis
connectsWith	ancient water sources near Tarragona ⓘ urban distribution network of Tarraco ⓘ linked to: Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco
country	Spain ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	well preserved ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	example of Roman provincial infrastructure ⓘ symbol of Roman presence in Catalonia ⓘ
hasFunction	to carry water across a valley ⓘ
hasHeritageValue	archaeological ⓘ architectural ⓘ historical ⓘ
hasPart	series of arches ⓘ two-tier arcade ⓘ water channel ⓘ
hasType	gravity-fed aqueduct ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn	Catalonia ⓘ Hispania Tarraconensis ⓘ linked to: Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Spain ⓘ Tarragona ⓘ province of Tarragona ⓘ linked to: Province of Tarragona
locatedInProtectedArea	archaeological zone of Tarraco ⓘ linked to: Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco
locatedInTimePeriod	High Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
locatedNear	Tarragona ⓘ
locatedOnTerrainFeature	valley ⓘ
materialUsed	ashlar masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco ⓘ Roman architectural heritage in Spain ⓘ Roman water supply system of Tarraco ⓘ linked to: Roman aqueduct of Tarraco
serves	Tarraco ⓘ
significantFor	Roman hydraulic engineering ⓘ state of preservation ⓘ urban water management in Tarraco ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
transportMedium	fresh water ⓘ
usedFor	transport of potable water ⓘ water supply ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco → hasPart → Roman aqueduct of Tarraco ⓘ

Tarraco → hasStructure → Roman aqueduct of Tarraco ⓘ

Roman aqueduct of Tarraco → partOf → Roman water supply system of Tarraco ⓘ

linked to: Roman aqueduct of Tarraco

Devil’s Bridge → locatedOn → Roman aqueduct line to Tarraco ⓘ