Lavra Funicular
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The Lavra Funicular is a historic hillside cable railway in Lisbon, Portugal, known as one of the city’s oldest funiculars connecting lower and upper neighborhoods.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lavra Funicular canonical | 1 |
| Lavra Funicular upper station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6014421 — 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: Lavra Funicular Context triple: [Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard, designed, Lavra Funicular]
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A.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
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B.
Metro Alpin funicular
The Metro Alpin funicular is an underground alpine railway in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, known as one of the world’s highest funiculars and a key link to high-altitude ski and mountaineering areas.
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C.
Merkurbergbahn funicular
The Merkurbergbahn funicular is a historic cable railway that transports passengers up Mount Merkur, offering scenic views over the spa town of Baden-Baden in Germany.
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D.
Funivia Pecetto–Belvedere
Funivia Pecetto–Belvedere is an aerial cable car in Macugnaga, Italy, that transports visitors from the Pecetto area up to the Belvedere slopes and viewpoints on Monte Rosa.
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E.
Brévent cable car
The Brévent cable car is a mountain lift in the Chamonix valley that carries visitors to panoramic viewpoints facing Mont Blanc and the Aiguilles Rouges.
- 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: Lavra Funicular Target entity description: The Lavra Funicular is a historic hillside cable railway in Lisbon, Portugal, known as one of the city’s oldest funiculars connecting lower and upper neighborhoods.
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A.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
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B.
Metro Alpin funicular
The Metro Alpin funicular is an underground alpine railway in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, known as one of the world’s highest funiculars and a key link to high-altitude ski and mountaineering areas.
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C.
Merkurbergbahn funicular
The Merkurbergbahn funicular is a historic cable railway that transports passengers up Mount Merkur, offering scenic views over the spa town of Baden-Baden in Germany.
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D.
Funivia Pecetto–Belvedere
Funivia Pecetto–Belvedere is an aerial cable car in Macugnaga, Italy, that transports visitors from the Pecetto area up to the Belvedere slopes and viewpoints on Monte Rosa.
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E.
Brévent cable car
The Brévent cable car is a mountain lift in the Chamonix valley that carries visitors to panoramic viewpoints facing Mont Blanc and the Aiguilles Rouges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| city | Lisbon ⓘ |
| cityTransportNetwork | Lisbon public transport network ⓘ |
| connects |
Largo da Anunciada
ⓘ
Rua Câmara Pestana ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| currentTraction | electric ⓘ |
| designer | Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard ⓘ |
| electrificationDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| fareSystem | integrated in Lisbon public transport fares ⓘ |
| hasPassingLoop | yes ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType | wooden-bodied funicular cars ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Lavra Funicular lower station
ⓘ
Lavra Funicular upper station ⓘ
linked to:
Lavra Funicular
|
| hasType | inclined plane railway ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument of Portugal ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest funiculars in Lisbon ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| laterTraction | steam ⓘ |
| lineLength | about 188 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lisbon
ⓘ
Santo António (Lisbon parish) ⓘ
linked to:
Santo António (Lisbon)
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| locatedOn | Calçada do Lavra ⓘ |
| maximumGradient | about 22.9% ⓘ |
| notableFor |
connecting lower and upper neighborhoods in Lisbon
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historic hillside cable railway ⓘ |
| numberOfCars | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 1 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1884-04-19 ⓘ |
| operator | Carris ⓘ |
| originalTraction | water counterbalancing ⓘ |
| owner | Carris ⓘ |
| primaryUse | public transport ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| region | Lisbon District ⓘ |
| safetyRecord | generally safe operation ⓘ |
| safetySystem | cable haulage with braking system ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | tourism ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| touristPopularity | high ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 900 mm ⓘ |
| traction | cable ⓘ |
| urbanContext |
historic center of Lisbon
ⓘ
linked to:
Lisbon historic centre
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lavra Funicular Description of subject: The Lavra Funicular is a historic hillside cable railway in Lisbon, Portugal, known as one of the city’s oldest funiculars connecting lower and upper neighborhoods.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lavra Funicular