Porta Praetoria
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Porta Praetoria is an ancient Roman city gate in Regensburg, Germany, and one of the oldest surviving stone structures of its kind north of the Alps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Porta Praetoria canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6406612 — 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 Praetoria Context triple: [Regensburg, hasLandmark, Porta Praetoria]
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Porta Praetoria
Porta Praetoria is an ancient Roman city gate in Aosta, Italy, notable for its well-preserved arches and role as a principal entrance to the Roman settlement.
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B.
Porta Romana
Porta Romana is a historic city gate in Viterbo, Italy, serving as one of the traditional entrances through the town’s medieval walls.
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Gate of Charisius
The Gate of Charisius is a historic northern entrance in the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, traditionally associated with imperial triumphal processions and the site where the last Byzantine emperor made his final stand in 1453.
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D.
Hadrian's Gate
Hadrian's Gate is a well-preserved Roman triumphal arch in Antalya, Turkey, built in honor of Emperor Hadrian and serving as a historic entrance to the ancient city.
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E.
Porta Fontinalis
Porta Fontinalis was an ancient gate in the Servian Wall of Rome, located near the Capitoline Hill and serving as an important northern exit from the city.
- 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 Praetoria Target entity description: Porta Praetoria is an ancient Roman city gate in Regensburg, Germany, and one of the oldest surviving stone structures of its kind north of the Alps.
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A.
Porta Praetoria
Porta Praetoria is an ancient Roman city gate in Aosta, Italy, notable for its well-preserved arches and role as a principal entrance to the Roman settlement.
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B.
Porta Romana
Porta Romana is a historic city gate in Viterbo, Italy, serving as one of the traditional entrances through the town’s medieval walls.
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C.
Gate of Charisius
The Gate of Charisius is a historic northern entrance in the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, traditionally associated with imperial triumphal processions and the site where the last Byzantine emperor made his final stand in 1453.
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D.
Hadrian's Gate
Hadrian's Gate is a well-preserved Roman triumphal arch in Antalya, Turkey, built in honor of Emperor Hadrian and serving as a historic entrance to the ancient city.
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E.
Porta Fontinalis
Porta Fontinalis was an ancient gate in the Servian Wall of Rome, located near the Capitoline Hill and serving as an important northern exit from the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman architectural structure
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ancient Roman city gate ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ city gate ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor |
control of access to Castra Regina
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defensive purposes ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 49.020°N 12.097°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| currentUse | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| directionFaced | north ⓘ |
| discovered | 19th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Legio III Italica ⓘ |
| hasGermanName | Porta Praetoria ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Porta Praetoria ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Roman masonry wall
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arched passageway ⓘ tower remains ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 179 AD ⓘ |
| integratedInto | later medieval and early modern buildings ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Bavaria
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Upper Palatinate ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Danube River
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linked to:
Danube
Regensburg Cathedral ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf |
Regensburg Cathedral
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Regensburg city center main square ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Unter den Schwibbögen ⓘ |
| location | Regensburg ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| municipality |
City of Regensburg
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linked to:
Imperial City of Regensburg
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| nearbyCityCenter |
Regensburg Old Town
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linked to:
Imperial City of Regensburg
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| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
entrance to Roman legionary fortress
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northern gate of Castra Regina ⓘ |
| partOf |
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
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Roman military camp Castra Regina ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | listed monument in Bavaria ⓘ |
| region |
Upper Bavaria (historical Roman province area Raetia vicinity)
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linked to:
Administrative region of Upper Bavaria
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| significance |
important example of Roman military architecture in Germany
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one of the oldest surviving stone Roman gates north of the Alps ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Roman military
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linked to:
Roman army
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Input
Subject: Porta Praetoria Description of subject: Porta Praetoria is an ancient Roman city gate in Regensburg, Germany, and one of the oldest surviving stone structures of its kind north of the Alps.
Referenced by (3)
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