Oude Delft canal
E449551
The Oude Delft canal is the oldest and most historic canal in the Dutch city of Delft, lined with monumental buildings and forming one of the city’s central waterways.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oude Delft canal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4522620 — 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: Oude Delft canal Context triple: [Old Church (Delft), proximityTo, Oude Delft canal]
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A.
Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal
The Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most iconic canals, running through the historic De Wallen red-light district in the city center.
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B.
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal is a waterway in Amsterdam associated with the Admiraal de Ruijterweg area, forming part of the city’s historic urban canal network.
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C.
Prinsengracht canal
The Prinsengracht canal is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its picturesque houseboats, waterside houses, and central role in the city’s canal belt.
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D.
Spuyten Duyvil Canal
Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.
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E.
Boerenwetering canal
The Boerenwetering canal is a waterway in Amsterdam that separates the De Pijp neighborhood from the Museumplein and Oud-Zuid areas.
- 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: Oude Delft canal Target entity description: The Oude Delft canal is the oldest and most historic canal in the Dutch city of Delft, lined with monumental buildings and forming one of the city’s central waterways.
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A.
Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal
The Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most iconic canals, running through the historic De Wallen red-light district in the city center.
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B.
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal is a waterway in Amsterdam associated with the Admiraal de Ruijterweg area, forming part of the city’s historic urban canal network.
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C.
Prinsengracht canal
The Prinsengracht canal is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its picturesque houseboats, waterside houses, and central role in the city’s canal belt.
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D.
Spuyten Duyvil Canal
Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.
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E.
Boerenwetering canal
The Boerenwetering canal is a waterway in Amsterdam that separates the De Pijp neighborhood from the Museumplein and Oud-Zuid areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
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waterway ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crossedBy | multiple bridges ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentLandUse |
cultural institutions
ⓘ
hospitality venues ⓘ public buildings ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
central waterway of Delft
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historic canal ⓘ lined with monumental buildings ⓘ oldest canal in Delft ⓘ picturesque urban canal ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | surrounded by rijksmonument buildings ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttractionType |
canal-side architecture
ⓘ
historic urban landscape ⓘ |
| hasTransportType |
small boats
ⓘ
tour boats ⓘ |
| hasUse |
recreation
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scenic route ⓘ tourism ⓘ urban drainage ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Delft City Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nieuwe Kerk (Delft) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oude Kerk (Delft) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | historic core of Delft ⓘ |
| isPopularFor |
canal-side walks
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historic sightseeing ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | urban heritage protection policies ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delft
NERFINISHED
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South Holland ⓘ historic city centre of Delft ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Old Delft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Delft railway station
NERFINISHED
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Museum Prinsenhof Delft NERFINISHED ⓘ Prinsenhof Delft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | canal network of Delft ⓘ |
| runsParallelTo | Nieuwe Delft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetNameSharedWith | Oude Delft street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oude Delft canal Description of subject: The Oude Delft canal is the oldest and most historic canal in the Dutch city of Delft, lined with monumental buildings and forming one of the city’s central waterways.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Old Church (Delft)