Tunnel of Eupalinos
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The Tunnel of Eupalinos is an ancient Greek underground aqueduct on the island of Samos, renowned as a remarkable feat of 6th-century BCE engineering for its precise construction from both ends of a mountain.
All labels observed (1)
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| Tunnel of Eupalinos canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7539300 — 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: Tunnel of Eupalinos Context triple: [Pythagoreio, contains, Tunnel of Eupalinos]
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A.
Kavala Aqueduct
The Kavala Aqueduct is a prominent historic Roman and Ottoman-era water bridge in the Greek city of Kavala, known for its impressive multi-arched structure dominating the urban skyline.
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B.
Cacor aqueduct
The Cacor aqueduct is a historic French water bridge that carries the Canal de Garonne over the Tarn River near Moissac.
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C.
Heptastadion causeway
The Heptastadion causeway was an ancient engineering structure in Alexandria that linked the mainland to Pharos Island, helping form the city’s famous twin harbors.
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D.
Aqueduct of Pitigliano
The Aqueduct of Pitigliano is a historic Renaissance-era aqueduct in the Tuscan hill town of Pitigliano, Italy, notable for its striking arches integrated into the town’s dramatic tufa cliffs.
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E.
Lune Aqueduct
Lune Aqueduct is a historic 18th-century stone aqueduct in Lancaster, England, renowned for carrying the canal high over the River Lune with a series of impressive arches.
- 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: Tunnel of Eupalinos Target entity description: The Tunnel of Eupalinos is an ancient Greek underground aqueduct on the island of Samos, renowned as a remarkable feat of 6th-century BCE engineering for its precise construction from both ends of a mountain.
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A.
Kavala Aqueduct
The Kavala Aqueduct is a prominent historic Roman and Ottoman-era water bridge in the Greek city of Kavala, known for its impressive multi-arched structure dominating the urban skyline.
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B.
Cacor aqueduct
The Cacor aqueduct is a historic French water bridge that carries the Canal de Garonne over the Tarn River near Moissac.
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C.
Heptastadion causeway
The Heptastadion causeway was an ancient engineering structure in Alexandria that linked the mainland to Pharos Island, helping form the city’s famous twin harbors.
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D.
Aqueduct of Pitigliano
The Aqueduct of Pitigliano is a historic Renaissance-era aqueduct in the Tuscan hill town of Pitigliano, Italy, notable for its striking arches integrated into the town’s dramatic tufa cliffs.
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E.
Lune Aqueduct
Lune Aqueduct is a historic 18th-century stone aqueduct in Lancaster, England, renowned for carrying the canal high over the River Lune with a series of impressive arches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek structure
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aqueduct ⓘ tunnel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Eupalinian aqueduct ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionDate | around 550–530 BCE ⓘ |
| builtFor |
tyranny of Polycrates
ⓘ
linked to:
Polycrates of Samos
|
| constructedInCentury | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| constructedUnder | Polycrates of Samos ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | dug from both ends of the mountain ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| designedBy | Eupalinos of Megara ⓘ |
| discovered | re-explored in modern times in the 19th century ⓘ |
| engineeringType | hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| excavationTechnique | hand tools ⓘ |
| function | gravity-fed water conveyance ⓘ |
| GreekName | Ευπαλίνιον Όρυγμα ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central tunnel
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inspection shafts ⓘ lower water channel ⓘ |
| hasSlope | slight gradient for water flow ⓘ |
| height | about 1.8 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1036 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Samos ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Pythagoreion
ⓘ
linked to:
Pythagoreion archaeological site
|
| locatedOn |
island of Samos
ⓘ
linked to:
Samos
|
| material |
limestone
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local rock ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eupalinos of Megara ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced ancient surveying techniques
ⓘ
precision of alignment from two excavation fronts ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
ⓘ
linked to:
Pythagoreion archaeological site
|
| passesThrough | Mount Kastro ⓘ |
| preservation | partially restored ⓘ |
| purpose |
aqueduct for ancient city of Samos
ⓘ
water supply ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the great engineering achievements of antiquity ⓘ |
| status | partially accessible to visitors ⓘ |
| surveyingMethod | geometric and trigonometric planning ⓘ |
| tourism | important archaeological attraction on Samos ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
| waterDestination | ancient city of Samos ⓘ |
| waterSource | Agadiki spring ⓘ |
| width | about 1.8 meters ⓘ |
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