Chillon Castle
E178021
Chillon Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, renowned for its picturesque setting and rich historical significance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chillon Castle canonical | 7 |
| Château de Chillon | 2 |
| medieval fortress of Chillon Castle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1560335 — 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: Chillon Castle Context triple: [Clarens, Switzerland, hasNearbyAttraction, Chillon Castle]
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A.
Belvédère Castle
Belvédère Castle is a royal residence in Laeken, Brussels, best known as the longtime home of King Albert II of Belgium and Queen Paola.
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B.
Château de Chambéry
Château de Chambéry is a historic Savoyard castle in Chambéry, France, that served as the principal residence and political center of the Counts and Dukes of Savoy.
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C.
Château de Tarascon
The Château de Tarascon is a well-preserved medieval fortress in southern France, renowned for its imposing riverside architecture and historical role as a royal stronghold and later a prison.
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D.
Valère Castle
Valère Castle is a historic fortified complex overlooking the town of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais, notable for its medieval architecture and hilltop basilica.
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E.
Château de Boncourt
Château de Boncourt was a French estate best known as the birthplace of the German Romantic poet and botanist Adelbert von Chamisso.
- 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: Chillon Castle Target entity description: Chillon Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, renowned for its picturesque setting and rich historical significance.
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A.
Belvédère Castle
Belvédère Castle is a royal residence in Laeken, Brussels, best known as the longtime home of King Albert II of Belgium and Queen Paola.
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B.
Château de Chambéry
Château de Chambéry is a historic Savoyard castle in Chambéry, France, that served as the principal residence and political center of the Counts and Dukes of Savoy.
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C.
Château de Tarascon
The Château de Tarascon is a well-preserved medieval fortress in southern France, renowned for its imposing riverside architecture and historical role as a royal stronghold and later a prison.
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D.
Valère Castle
Valère Castle is a historic fortified complex overlooking the town of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais, notable for its medieval architecture and hilltop basilica.
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E.
Château de Boncourt
Château de Boncourt was a French estate best known as the birthplace of the German Romantic poet and botanist Adelbert von Chamisso.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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historic monument ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval architecture ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
canton of Bern
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surface form:
Canton of Bern
Canton of Vaud ⓘ House of Savoy ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 380 metres ⓘ |
| firstMentioned | 1150 ⓘ |
| hasExhibitions | historical exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasGuidedTours | yes ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Byron’s name carved in dungeon pillar ⓘ |
| hasPart |
banqueting hall
ⓘ
cellars ⓘ chapel ⓘ courtyards ⓘ dungeons ⓘ keep ⓘ ramparts ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Alps
ⓘ
Lake Geneva ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Swiss cultural property of national significance ⓘ |
| inspiredByAuthor | Lord Byron ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | The Prisoner of Chillon ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Veytaux ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Canton of Vaud ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Montreux ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Lake Geneva
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rocky islet ⓘ |
| managedBy | Fondation du Château de Chillon ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearTransportRoute |
lake navigation routes on Lake Geneva
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railway line along Lake Geneva ⓘ road between Montreux and Villeneuve ⓘ |
| numberOfVisitorsPerYear | over 400000 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Canton of Vaud ⓘ |
| restoration | major restorations in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| significantEvent | imprisonment of François Bonivard ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | cultural tourism site ⓘ |
| touristAttractionStatus | one of the most visited historic buildings in Switzerland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fortress
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museum ⓘ residence ⓘ state prison ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| website | https://www.chillon.ch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chillon Castle Description of subject: Chillon Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, renowned for its picturesque setting and rich historical significance.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Château de Chillon
this entity surface form:
Château de Chillon
this entity surface form:
medieval fortress of Chillon Castle