Elevador do Lavra
E469887
Elevador do Lavra is Lisbon’s oldest funicular railway, linking the city’s lower and upper streets on a steep hillside and operating as both historic transport and tourist attraction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elevador do Lavra canonical | 9 |
| funicular line Elevador do Lavra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4691340 — 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: Elevador do Lavra Context triple: [Carris, hasNotableInfrastructure, Elevador do Lavra]
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A.
Elevador da Bica
Elevador da Bica is a historic funicular railway in Lisbon, Portugal, that connects the Rua de São Paulo with the Largo do Calhariz through one of the city’s steepest streets.
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B.
Elevador Lacerda
Elevador Lacerda is a historic public urban elevator in Salvador, Brazil, that connects the city’s upper and lower districts and serves as an iconic symbol of the city.
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C.
Elevador de Santa Justa
Elevador de Santa Justa is a historic cast-iron elevator in Lisbon, Portugal, that connects the lower Baixa district with the higher Largo do Carmo and is a notable example of early 20th-century urban transport architecture.
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D.
Elevador da Glória
Elevador da Glória is a historic funicular railway in Lisbon, Portugal, that connects the downtown Restauradores square with the Bairro Alto district and is a popular tourist attraction.
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E.
Lisbon funiculars
The Lisbon funiculars are historic cable-operated hillside railways that help passengers navigate the steep slopes of Portugal’s capital, serving both as practical public transport and popular tourist attractions.
- 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: Elevador do Lavra Target entity description: Elevador do Lavra is Lisbon’s oldest funicular railway, linking the city’s lower and upper streets on a steep hillside and operating as both historic transport and tourist attraction.
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A.
Elevador da Bica
Elevador da Bica is a historic funicular railway in Lisbon, Portugal, that connects the Rua de São Paulo with the Largo do Calhariz through one of the city’s steepest streets.
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B.
Elevador Lacerda
Elevador Lacerda is a historic public urban elevator in Salvador, Brazil, that connects the city’s upper and lower districts and serves as an iconic symbol of the city.
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C.
Elevador de Santa Justa
Elevador de Santa Justa is a historic cast-iron elevator in Lisbon, Portugal, that connects the lower Baixa district with the higher Largo do Carmo and is a notable example of early 20th-century urban transport architecture.
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D.
Elevador da Glória
Elevador da Glória is a historic funicular railway in Lisbon, Portugal, that connects the downtown Restauradores square with the Bairro Alto district and is a popular tourist attraction.
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E.
Lisbon funiculars
The Lisbon funiculars are historic cable-operated hillside railways that help passengers navigate the steep slopes of Portugal’s capital, serving both as practical public transport and popular tourist attractions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
public transport infrastructure ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| connects |
Largo da Anunciada
ⓘ
Rua Câmara Pestana ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| designer | Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard ⓘ |
| fareSystem | integrated in Lisbon public transport network ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType | wooden tram-like cars ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Imóvel de Interesse Público ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Portugal ⓘ |
| isOldestFunicularIn | Lisbon ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialSignage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Santo António parish
ⓘ
linked to:
São Vicente (Lisbon) parish
|
| locatedOn | Calçada do Lavra ⓘ |
| location | Lisbon ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1884-04-19 ⓘ |
| operator | Carris ⓘ |
| owner | Carris ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lisbon funicular system
ⓘ
linked to:
Lisbon funiculars
|
| primaryUse | urban transport ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | cable-hauled ⓘ |
| region | Lisbon District ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | tourism ⓘ |
| slopeType | steep incline ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType | historic transport ⓘ |
| trackGauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elevador do Lavra Description of subject: Elevador do Lavra is Lisbon’s oldest funicular railway, linking the city’s lower and upper streets on a steep hillside and operating as both historic transport and tourist attraction.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Elevador do Lavra