Thiers wall
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The Thiers wall was a 19th-century ring of fortifications encircling Paris, built under Adolphe Thiers to defend the city before later systems of modern forts replaced it.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thiers wall of Paris | 3 |
| Thiers fortifications | 1 |
| Thiers wall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18071688 — 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: Thiers wall Context triple: [Séré de Rivières system, follows, Thiers wall]
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A.
Barrière de Sèvres
Barrière de Sèvres was one of the former tax-collecting gates of Paris’s Wall of the Farmers-General, located on the road to Sèvres.
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B.
Barrière de Vincennes
Barrière de Vincennes was one of the former tax-collecting gatehouses on the eastern edge of Paris, associated with the historical Wall of the Farmers-General.
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C.
Barrière de Montreuil
Barrière de Montreuil was one of the former tax-collection gates of Paris’s 18th-century Wall of the Farmers-General, located near the present-day Porte de Montreuil.
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D.
Barrière de Clichy
Barrière de Clichy was a former tax-collecting gate on the outskirts of Paris, historically notable as a defensive strongpoint during the 1814 Battle of Paris.
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E.
Colline Gate
Colline Gate was a northern entrance to ancient Rome that became historically significant as the site of the decisive Battle of the Colline Gate in 82 BC.
- 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: Thiers wall Target entity description: The Thiers wall was a 19th-century ring of fortifications encircling Paris, built under Adolphe Thiers to defend the city before later systems of modern forts replaced it.
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A.
Barrière de Sèvres
Barrière de Sèvres was one of the former tax-collecting gates of Paris’s Wall of the Farmers-General, located on the road to Sèvres.
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B.
Barrière de Vincennes
Barrière de Vincennes was one of the former tax-collecting gatehouses on the eastern edge of Paris, associated with the historical Wall of the Farmers-General.
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C.
Barrière de Montreuil
Barrière de Montreuil was one of the former tax-collection gates of Paris’s 18th-century Wall of the Farmers-General, located near the present-day Porte de Montreuil.
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D.
Barrière de Clichy
Barrière de Clichy was a former tax-collecting gate on the outskirts of Paris, historically notable as a defensive strongpoint during the 1814 Battle of Paris.
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E.
Colline Gate
Colline Gate was a northern entrance to ancient Rome that became historically significant as the site of the decisive Battle of the Colline Gate in 82 BC.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Porte d’Orléans city gate
linked to: Thiers wall
linked to: Thiers wall
subject linked to:
Porte d’Italie, Paris
linked to: Thiers wall
linked to: Thiers wall