Maillart’s Bridges
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Maillart’s Bridges is a documentary film by Heinz Emigholz that visually explores the innovative concrete bridge designs of Swiss engineer Robert Maillart.
All labels observed (1)
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| Maillart’s Bridges canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maillart’s Bridges Context triple: [Heinz Emigholz, notableWork, Maillart’s Bridges]
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Millau Viaduct
The Millau Viaduct is a record-breaking cable-stayed road bridge in southern France, renowned as one of the tallest bridges in the world and an iconic feat of modern engineering.
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B.
Garabit Viaduct
The Garabit Viaduct is a 19th-century wrought-iron railway arch bridge in southern France, renowned as an engineering landmark and one of the most impressive early large-scale works of Gustave Eiffel.
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C.
Triple Bridge
Triple Bridge is a distinctive group of three pedestrian bridges spanning the Ljubljanica River in central Ljubljana, Slovenia, and is one of the city's most recognizable architectural landmarks.
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D.
Seventeen-Arch Bridge
The Seventeen-Arch Bridge is a long, elegant Qing-dynasty stone bridge famed for its seventeen arches and decorative lion statues, spanning Kunming Lake within Beijing’s Summer Palace.
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E.
La Salve Bridge
La Salve Bridge is a prominent road bridge in Bilbao, Spain, best known for its striking integration into the design of the nearby Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and its distinctive red architectural arch.
- 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: Maillart’s Bridges Target entity description: Maillart’s Bridges is a documentary film by Heinz Emigholz that visually explores the innovative concrete bridge designs of Swiss engineer Robert Maillart.
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A.
Millau Viaduct
The Millau Viaduct is a record-breaking cable-stayed road bridge in southern France, renowned as one of the tallest bridges in the world and an iconic feat of modern engineering.
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B.
Garabit Viaduct
The Garabit Viaduct is a 19th-century wrought-iron railway arch bridge in southern France, renowned as an engineering landmark and one of the most impressive early large-scale works of Gustave Eiffel.
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C.
Triple Bridge
Triple Bridge is a distinctive group of three pedestrian bridges spanning the Ljubljanica River in central Ljubljana, Slovenia, and is one of the city's most recognizable architectural landmarks.
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D.
Seventeen-Arch Bridge
The Seventeen-Arch Bridge is a long, elegant Qing-dynasty stone bridge famed for its seventeen arches and decorative lion statues, spanning Kunming Lake within Beijing’s Summer Palace.
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E.
La Salve Bridge
La Salve Bridge is a prominent road bridge in Bilbao, Spain, best known for its striking integration into the design of the nearby Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and its distinctive red architectural arch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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experimental film ⓘ |
| about |
modernist bridge architecture
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the work of Swiss engineer Robert Maillart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Heinz Emigholz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
innovative concrete bridges in Switzerland
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structural engineering of reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| director | Heinz Emigholz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| examines |
engineering aesthetics of concrete
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interaction of light and form on bridge surfaces ⓘ |
| features | visual study of bridge forms ⓘ |
| focusesOn | bridges designed by Robert Maillart ⓘ |
| genre |
architecture documentary
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art film ⓘ |
| hasArtisticMovement |
avant-garde cinema
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structuralist film ⓘ |
| hasCast | no traditional actors ⓘ |
| hasFormat | feature-length documentary ⓘ |
| hasMedium | film ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Swiss civil engineering ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
innovation in civil engineering
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modernism in infrastructure design ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
architecture enthusiasts
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film and art audiences ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Robert Maillart
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concrete bridge design ⓘ |
| partOf | Heinz Emigholz’s architecture film series ⓘ |
| portrays |
bridge structures without voice-over commentary
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relationship between landscape and infrastructure ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Pym Films ⓘ |
| subjectNationality |
Robert Maillart
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surface form:
Robert Maillart – Swiss
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| subjectOccupation |
Robert Maillart
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surface form:
Robert Maillart – structural engineer
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| usesCinematicStyle |
on-location architectural photography
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static camera compositions ⓘ |
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Subject: Maillart’s Bridges Description of subject: Maillart’s Bridges is a documentary film by Heinz Emigholz that visually explores the innovative concrete bridge designs of Swiss engineer Robert Maillart.
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