Porta San Paolo
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Porta San Paolo is a well-preserved ancient city gate in Rome, historically serving as the starting point of the Via Ostiense and standing near the Pyramid of Cestius.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porta San Paolo canonical | 8 |
| Porta San Paolo and Museo della Via Ostiense | 1 |
| Porta San Paolo gate towers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5682909 — 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: Porta San Paolo Context triple: [Via Ostiense, near, Porta San Paolo]
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A.
Porta Pisana
Porta Pisana is a historic city gate in the coastal town of Porto Ercole, Italy, reflecting its former defensive fortifications.
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B.
Porta Torre
Porta Torre is a massive medieval stone gate and defensive tower that once formed part of the ancient city walls of Como, Italy.
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C.
Porta Leoni
Porta Leoni is an ancient Roman city gate and archaeological site in Verona, Italy, notable for its partially preserved remains and historical significance.
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D.
Porta d’Arci
Porta d’Arci is a historic city gate in Rieti, Italy, that once formed part of the town’s medieval defensive walls.
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E.
Porta Senese
Porta Senese is a historic city gate in the coastal town of Porto Ercole, Italy, marking one of the traditional entrances through its old defensive walls.
- 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: Porta San Paolo Target entity description: Porta San Paolo is a well-preserved ancient city gate in Rome, historically serving as the starting point of the Via Ostiense and standing near the Pyramid of Cestius.
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A.
Porta Pisana
Porta Pisana is a historic city gate in the coastal town of Porto Ercole, Italy, reflecting its former defensive fortifications.
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B.
Porta Torre
Porta Torre is a massive medieval stone gate and defensive tower that once formed part of the ancient city walls of Como, Italy.
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C.
Porta Leoni
Porta Leoni is an ancient Roman city gate and archaeological site in Verona, Italy, notable for its partially preserved remains and historical significance.
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D.
Porta d’Arci
Porta d’Arci is a historic city gate in Rieti, Italy, that once formed part of the town’s medieval defensive walls.
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E.
Porta Senese
Porta Senese is a historic city gate in the coastal town of Porto Ercole, Italy, marking one of the traditional entrances through its old defensive walls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman gate
ⓘ
city gate ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
defense of Rome in 549 AD
ⓘ
entry of Italian troops into Rome in 1870 vicinity ⓘ fighting during the defense of Rome in September 1943 ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
Emperor Aurelian
ⓘ
linked to:
Aurelian
|
| condition | well-preserved ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Piazzale Ostiense
ⓘ
Via Marmorata ⓘ Via Ostiense ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 41.876 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 12.482 ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| function |
city gate of Rome
ⓘ
starting point of the Via Ostiense ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Porta San Paolo (Porta Ostiensis)
ⓘ
linked to:
Porta Ostiensis
|
| hasFeature |
battlements
ⓘ
courtyard between inner and outer gates ⓘ double archway ⓘ two semi-cylindrical towers ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMonument | Pyramid of Cestius ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTransport |
Piramide metro station
ⓘ
Roma Porta San Paolo railway station ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage of Italy ⓘ |
| historicalName | Porta Ostiensis ⓘ |
| houses | Museo della Via Ostiense ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ Ostiense district ⓘ
linked to:
Ostiense
Rome ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
travertine ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ |
| near |
Porta Ostiense railway station
ⓘ
linked to:
Roma Ostiense railway station
Protestant Cemetery of Rome ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Cemetery, Rome
Pyramid of Cestius ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Comune di Roma ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aurelian Walls
ⓘ
linked to:
Aurelian Walls at Porta San Paolo
historic center of Rome ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs | museum building ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Porta San Paolo Description of subject: Porta San Paolo is a well-preserved ancient city gate in Rome, historically serving as the starting point of the Via Ostiense and standing near the Pyramid of Cestius.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.