fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré
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The fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré are a major 17th-century coastal defensive complex on the Île de Ré in France, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of Vauban’s military architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré | 1 |
| Saint-Martin-de-Ré fortifications | 1 |
| Vauban fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré | 1 |
| fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2747036 — 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: fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré Context triple: [Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, notableWork, fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré]
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A.
Château de Brest
Château de Brest is a historic fortress in the French port city of Brest, long serving as a key military stronghold and one of the oldest castles in the world still in use.
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B.
Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel is a famous medieval island commune crowned by a Gothic abbey, located off the coast of Normandy in northwestern France.
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C.
Fort du Portalet
Fort du Portalet is a 19th-century French mountain fortress in the Pyrenees, later used as a prison during World War II, notably for detaining Marshal Philippe Pétain.
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D.
Citadel of Ajaccio
The Citadel of Ajaccio is a historic coastal fortress in Ajaccio, Corsica, built to defend the town and its harbor and now recognized as a prominent symbol of the city’s heritage.
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E.
Cap Diamant
Cap Diamant is the prominent rocky promontory overlooking the St. Lawrence River that forms the historic upper town of Quebec City and hosts landmarks such as the Château Frontenac.
- 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: fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré Target entity description: The fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré are a major 17th-century coastal defensive complex on the Île de Ré in France, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of Vauban’s military architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Château de Brest
Château de Brest is a historic fortress in the French port city of Brest, long serving as a key military stronghold and one of the oldest castles in the world still in use.
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B.
Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel is a famous medieval island commune crowned by a Gothic abbey, located off the coast of Normandy in northwestern France.
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C.
Fort du Portalet
Fort du Portalet is a 19th-century French mountain fortress in the Pyrenees, later used as a prison during World War II, notably for detaining Marshal Philippe Pétain.
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D.
Citadel of Ajaccio
The Citadel of Ajaccio is a historic coastal fortress in Ajaccio, Corsica, built to defend the town and its harbor and now recognized as a prominent symbol of the city’s heritage.
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E.
Cap Diamant
Cap Diamant is the prominent rocky promontory overlooking the St. Lawrence River that forms the historic upper town of Quebec City and hosts landmarks such as the Château Frontenac.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Vauban fortification ⓘ coastal fortification ⓘ fortified complex ⓘ |
| architect | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | star fort ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1685 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1681 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic monument
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| garrisonFunction | control of access to Île de Ré ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastioned enceinte
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citadel of Saint-Martin-de-Ré ⓘ city walls ⓘ gates ⓘ glacis ⓘ hornwork ⓘ moats ⓘ porte Thoiras ⓘ porte des Campani ⓘ ravelins ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument in France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charente-Maritime
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France ⓘ Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ Saint-Martin-de-Ré ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Île de Ré ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Atlantic Ocean
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Pertuis Breton ⓘ |
| notableFor |
example of Vauban’s military architecture
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state of preservation ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator |
Saint-Martin-de-Ré
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surface form:
Commune of Saint-Martin-de-Ré
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| partOf |
Fortifications of Vauban
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defensive system of the Atlantic coast of France ⓘ |
| purpose |
coastal defense
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defense against English and Dutch attacks ⓘ protection of the port of Saint-Martin-de-Ré ⓘ |
| style | bastion fort ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1283 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré Description of subject: The fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré are a major 17th-century coastal defensive complex on the Île de Ré in France, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of Vauban’s military architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré
this entity surface form:
Vauban fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré
this entity surface form:
Saint-Martin-de-Ré fortifications