Fort du Mont-Valérien
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Fort du Mont-Valérien is a 19th-century military fortress overlooking Paris that later became a key site of executions during World War II and a national memorial to the French Resistance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort du Mont-Valérien canonical | 2 |
| Fort Mont-Valérien | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7238832 — 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: Fort du Mont-Valérien Context triple: [Hubert-Joseph Henry, placeOfDeath, Fort du Mont-Valérien]
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Fort d’Estrées
Fort d’Estrées is a historic coastal fortification on Gorée Island in Senegal, now serving as a museum that documents the island’s role in Atlantic trade and colonial history.
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B.
Fort de Brescou
Fort de Brescou is a historic coastal fortress on a small volcanic island off Agde in southern France, known for its maritime defenses and picturesque Mediterranean setting.
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C.
Fort de la Cigogne
Fort de la Cigogne is a historic coastal fortification located on the Glénan Islands off the coast of Brittany, France, built to protect the archipelago and surrounding maritime routes.
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D.
Fort du Roule
Fort du Roule is a coastal fortification overlooking Cherbourg in Normandy, France, notable for its role in World War II and its commanding views over the English Channel.
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Fort du Randouillet
Fort du Randouillet is a major 18th-century mountain fortification near Briançon in the French Alps, built as part of Vauban’s defensive system and now recognized within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- 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: Fort du Mont-Valérien Target entity description: Fort du Mont-Valérien is a 19th-century military fortress overlooking Paris that later became a key site of executions during World War II and a national memorial to the French Resistance.
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A.
Fort d’Estrées
Fort d’Estrées is a historic coastal fortification on Gorée Island in Senegal, now serving as a museum that documents the island’s role in Atlantic trade and colonial history.
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B.
Fort de Brescou
Fort de Brescou is a historic coastal fortress on a small volcanic island off Agde in southern France, known for its maritime defenses and picturesque Mediterranean setting.
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C.
Fort de la Cigogne
Fort de la Cigogne is a historic coastal fortification located on the Glénan Islands off the coast of Brittany, France, built to protect the archipelago and surrounding maritime routes.
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D.
Fort du Roule
Fort du Roule is a coastal fortification overlooking Cherbourg in Normandy, France, notable for its role in World War II and its commanding views over the English Channel.
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E.
Fort du Randouillet
Fort du Randouillet is a major 18th-century mountain fortification near Briançon in the French Alps, built as part of Vauban’s defensive system and now recognized within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
memorial site ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| category |
Forts in Île-de-France
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French Resistance memorials ⓘ World War II sites in France ⓘ |
| commemorates |
French Resistance
ⓘ
fighters of Free France ⓘ victims of Nazi repression ⓘ |
| constructedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | French Army ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| elevation | hill dominating western Paris ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel of executions
ⓘ
crypt for unknown fighters ⓘ esplanade with steles ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial site
ⓘ
place of remembrance ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Mémorial de la France combattante ⓘ |
| hasName | Mont-Valérien ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national memorial of France ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Suresnes ⓘ |
| near |
Bois de Boulogne
ⓘ
La Défense business district ⓘ
linked to:
La Défense
|
| notableFor |
executions of Resistance fighters
ⓘ
memorial to the French Resistance ⓘ role in World War II repression ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Paris ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
French state
ⓘ
linked to:
French state (historically)
|
| partOf | defensive belt around Paris ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
German occupation of France
ⓘ
World War II executions ⓘ |
| theme |
memory of war
ⓘ
national resistance ⓘ |
| usedBy | German occupation authorities ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Franco-Prussian War
ⓘ
Paris defenses of the 19th century ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense of Paris
ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ national memorial ⓘ site of executions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort du Mont-Valérien Description of subject: Fort du Mont-Valérien is a 19th-century military fortress overlooking Paris that later became a key site of executions during World War II and a national memorial to the French Resistance.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort du Mont-Valérien