St Mark's Basin
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St Mark's Basin is the broad, central waterway in Venice where the Grand Canal and other major canals converge in front of St Mark's Square and the Doge's Palace.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Mark’s Basin | 8 |
| St Mark's Basin canonical | 4 |
| St. Mark's Basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5448380 — 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: St Mark's Basin Context triple: [Giudecca Canal, hasViewOf, St Mark's Basin]
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A.
Castlefield Basin
Castlefield Basin is a historic canal basin in Manchester, England, known for its preserved industrial heritage, waterways, and converted warehouses forming a popular leisure and residential area.
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B.
Victoria Quay
Victoria Quay is a historic waterfront precinct in Fremantle, Western Australia, known for its working port facilities, maritime heritage, and public spaces along the harbour.
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C.
Paddington Basin
Paddington Basin is a redeveloped canal-side area in central London featuring modern offices, apartments, and waterside public spaces.
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D.
South Bank
South Bank is a vibrant riverside precinct in Brisbane, Australia, known for its cultural institutions, parklands, dining, and entertainment venues.
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E.
Shadwell Basin
Shadwell Basin is a former dock in East London that has been transformed into a residential and leisure area centered around a large body of water used for recreation and watersports.
- 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: St Mark's Basin Target entity description: St Mark's Basin is the broad, central waterway in Venice where the Grand Canal and other major canals converge in front of St Mark's Square and the Doge's Palace.
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A.
Castlefield Basin
Castlefield Basin is a historic canal basin in Manchester, England, known for its preserved industrial heritage, waterways, and converted warehouses forming a popular leisure and residential area.
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B.
Victoria Quay
Victoria Quay is a historic waterfront precinct in Fremantle, Western Australia, known for its working port facilities, maritime heritage, and public spaces along the harbour.
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C.
Paddington Basin
Paddington Basin is a redeveloped canal-side area in central London featuring modern offices, apartments, and waterside public spaces.
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D.
South Bank
South Bank is a vibrant riverside precinct in Brisbane, Australia, known for its cultural institutions, parklands, dining, and entertainment venues.
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E.
Shadwell Basin
Shadwell Basin is a former dock in East London that has been transformed into a residential and leisure area centered around a large body of water used for recreation and watersports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
lagoon basin ⓘ water basin ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Canale della Giudecca
ⓘ
linked to:
Giudecca Canal
Canale di San Marco ⓘ
linked to:
Bacino di San Marco
Giudecca Canal ⓘ Grand Canal ⓘ Piazzetta San Marco ⓘ
linked to:
St Mark's Square
Riva degli Schiavoni ⓘ San Giorgio Maggiore island ⓘ San Marco sestiere ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Giudecca Canal
ⓘ
Grand Canal ⓘ San Marco waterways ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
boat traffic
ⓘ
cruise ship passage (historically) ⓘ |
| hasItalianName | Bacino di San Marco ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Giudecca
ⓘ
San Giorgio Maggiore ⓘ
linked to:
San Giorgio Maggiore island
|
| hasViewOf |
Basilica di San Marco
ⓘ
linked to:
St Mark's Basilica
Doge's Palace ⓘ San Giorgio Maggiore Church ⓘ
linked to:
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore
St Mark's Campanile ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Metropolitan City of Venice
ⓘ
Venetian Lagoon ⓘ Veneto ⓘ Venice ⓘ |
| locatedInFrontOf |
Doge's Palace
ⓘ
St Mark's Square ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Adriatic Sea (via Venetian Lagoon)
ⓘ
linked to:
Adriatic Sea
|
| near |
Arsenale of Venice
ⓘ
linked to:
Arsenale di Venezia
Bacino Orseolo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
convergence of major canals
ⓘ
panoramic views of Venice monuments ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site Venice and its Lagoon
ⓘ
linked to:
historic centre of Venice
historic center of Venice ⓘ |
| role |
central waterway of Venice
ⓘ
main maritime entrance to Venice ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
gondola traffic
ⓘ
maritime access to Venice ⓘ tourist navigation ⓘ vaporetti routes ⓘ water transport ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | tidal basin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Mark's Basin Description of subject: St Mark's Basin is the broad, central waterway in Venice where the Grand Canal and other major canals converge in front of St Mark's Square and the Doge's Palace.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
church of Santa Maria della Pietà
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