Waag (weigh house)
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Waag (weigh house) is a historic weighing house in Alkmaar, Netherlands, best known today for hosting the city’s famous traditional cheese market.
All labels observed (1)
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| Waag (weigh house) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17846452 — 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: Waag (weigh house) Context triple: [Alkmaar, hasLandmark, Waag (weigh house)]
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Waag (weigh house)
Waag is a historic former weigh house in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, known for its distinctive Renaissance architecture and role in the city’s trading past.
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Waag (Deventer weigh house)
Waag (Deventer weigh house) is a late-medieval weighing house and one of the oldest and most iconic civic buildings in the Dutch city of Deventer, historically used for trade and now serving cultural and museum functions.
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De Waag (Weigh House), Haarlem
De Waag (Weigh House) in Haarlem is a historic 17th-century weighing house designed by Dutch Golden Age architect Pieter Post, emblematic of the city's mercantile past.
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Waag (Amsterdam weighing house)
Waag (Amsterdam weighing house) is a historic 15th-century city gate turned weighing house on Nieuwmarkt square in Amsterdam, notable for its later use as a guildhall and its distinctive medieval architecture.
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Waag (Weighing House) on Grote Markt
The Waag (Weighing House) on the Grote Markt is a historic Renaissance weighing house and former trade building in Nijmegen, notable for its ornate façade and role in the city’s commercial past.
- 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: Waag (weigh house) Target entity description: Waag (weigh house) is a historic weighing house in Alkmaar, Netherlands, best known today for hosting the city’s famous traditional cheese market.
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A.
Waag (weigh house)
Waag is a historic former weigh house in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, known for its distinctive Renaissance architecture and role in the city’s trading past.
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B.
Waag (Deventer weigh house)
Waag (Deventer weigh house) is a late-medieval weighing house and one of the oldest and most iconic civic buildings in the Dutch city of Deventer, historically used for trade and now serving cultural and museum functions.
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C.
De Waag (Weigh House), Haarlem
De Waag (Weigh House) in Haarlem is a historic 17th-century weighing house designed by Dutch Golden Age architect Pieter Post, emblematic of the city's mercantile past.
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D.
Waag (Amsterdam weighing house)
Waag (Amsterdam weighing house) is a historic 15th-century city gate turned weighing house on Nieuwmarkt square in Amsterdam, notable for its later use as a guildhall and its distinctive medieval architecture.
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E.
Waag (Weighing House) on Grote Markt
The Waag (Weighing House) on the Grote Markt is a historic Renaissance weighing house and former trade building in Nijmegen, notable for its ornate façade and role in the city’s commercial past.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.