Temple of Diana (Nîmes)

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Roman temple ancient monument archaeological site

The Temple of Diana in Nîmes is a well-preserved Roman-era monument, likely a sanctuary or library, situated within the ancient Gardens of the Fountain in southern France.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Temple of Diana (Nîmes) canonical	2
Nîmes Roman baths (site of the spring)	1
Temple de Diane (Nîmes)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6483411 — 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: Temple of Diana (Nîmes)
Context triple: [Nîmes, hasLandmark, Temple of Diana (Nîmes)]

A. Arènes de Nîmes
Arènes de Nîmes is a well-preserved Roman amphitheatre in the French city of Nîmes, renowned for its ancient architecture and continued use for cultural events.
B. Maison Carrée in Nîmes
The Maison Carrée in Nîmes is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman temple in southern France, renowned for its classical architecture and historical significance.
C. Temple of Diana
The Temple of Diana was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Diana, traditionally located on the Aventine Hill and associated with the early religious and political life of Rome.
D. Temple of Diana
The Temple of Diana is a classical-style garden pavilion in Warsaw’s Łazienki Park, known for its picturesque architecture and role as an ornamental focal point within the historic landscape.
E. Valère Basilica
Valère Basilica is a historic fortified church and pilgrimage site perched on a hill above Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais.
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: Temple of Diana (Nîmes)
Target entity description: The Temple of Diana in Nîmes is a well-preserved Roman-era monument, likely a sanctuary or library, situated within the ancient Gardens of the Fountain in southern France.

A. Arènes de Nîmes
Arènes de Nîmes is a well-preserved Roman amphitheatre in the French city of Nîmes, renowned for its ancient architecture and continued use for cultural events.
B. Maison Carrée in Nîmes
The Maison Carrée in Nîmes is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman temple in southern France, renowned for its classical architecture and historical significance.
C. Temple of Diana
The Temple of Diana is a classical-style garden pavilion in Warsaw’s Łazienki Park, known for its picturesque architecture and role as an ornamental focal point within the historic landscape.
D. Temple of Diana
The Temple of Diana was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Diana, traditionally located on the Aventine Hill and associated with the early religious and political life of Rome.
E. Valère Basilica
Valère Basilica is a historic fortified church and pilgrimage site perched on a hill above Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman temple ⓘ ancient monument ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Roman architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Gardens of the Fountain development in the 18th century ⓘ Roman sanctuary of the spring at Nîmes ⓘ
category	Ancient Roman temples in France ⓘ Monuments historiques of Gard ⓘ Roman sites in Nîmes ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
culture	Ancient Roman culture ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Diana (traditional attribution) ⓘ linked to: Diana the Huntress
department	Gard ⓘ
era	Classical antiquity ⓘ
hasAccess	within public park (Jardins de la Fontaine) ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalInterest	Roman religious architecture ⓘ Roman urban planning in Nîmes ⓘ
hasConstructionPeriod	Roman Imperial period ⓘ
hasFeature	Roman masonry ⓘ interior niches ⓘ remains of decorative elements ⓘ vaulted hall ⓘ
hasNameInFrench	Temple de Diane (Nîmes) ⓘ linked to: Temple of Diana (Nîmes)
hasOrientation	rectangular plan (approximate) ⓘ
hasPreservationStatus	protected historic monument ⓘ
hasTourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique (France) ⓘ
locatedIn	Gardens of the Fountain ⓘ Nîmes ⓘ Occitanie ⓘ southern France ⓘ linked to: Southern France
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
municipality	Nîmes ⓘ
nearby	Nîmes Roman baths (site of the spring) ⓘ linked to: Temple of Diana (Nîmes) Nîmes aqueduct remains ⓘ Tour Magne ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Gardens of the Fountain complex ⓘ Roman city of Nemausus ⓘ linked to: Roman colony of Nemausus
possibleFunction	library ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ
region	Occitanie ⓘ
stateOfConservation	well-preserved ⓘ
usedFor	cultural activities (historical) ⓘ religious activities (historical) ⓘ tourism (modern) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nîmes → hasLandmark → Temple of Diana (Nîmes) ⓘ

Jardins de la Fontaine → nearby → Temple of Diana (Nîmes) ⓘ

Temple of Diana (Nîmes) → nearby → Nîmes Roman baths (site of the spring) ⓘ

linked to: Temple of Diana (Nîmes)

Temple of Diana (Nîmes) → hasNameInFrench → Temple de Diane (Nîmes) ⓘ