Buc aqueduct
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The Buc aqueduct is a historic 17th-century French aqueduct near Versailles, built under Louis XIV to supply water to the palace’s elaborate fountains and gardens.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buc aqueduct canonical | 1 |
| Marly aqueduct | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8028937 — 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: Buc aqueduct Context triple: [Buc, hasStructure, Buc aqueduct]
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A.
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.
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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.
Agen aqueduct
The Agen aqueduct is a 19th-century stone canal bridge in southwestern France that carries the Canal de Garonne high above the Garonne River near the town of Agen.
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D.
Valens Aqueduct
The Valens Aqueduct is a late Roman-era aqueduct in Istanbul, Turkey, that once formed a key part of the city’s water supply system and remains a prominent historic landmark.
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E.
Espada Aqueduct
Espada Aqueduct is a historic 18th-century stone irrigation structure in San Antonio, Texas, built by Spanish missionaries to supply water to Mission Espada and its surrounding farmlands.
- 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: Buc aqueduct Target entity description: The Buc aqueduct is a historic 17th-century French aqueduct near Versailles, built under Louis XIV to supply water to the palace’s elaborate fountains and gardens.
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A.
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.
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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.
Agen aqueduct
The Agen aqueduct is a 19th-century stone canal bridge in southwestern France that carries the Canal de Garonne high above the Garonne River near the town of Agen.
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D.
Valens Aqueduct
The Valens Aqueduct is a late Roman-era aqueduct in Istanbul, Turkey, that once formed a key part of the city’s water supply system and remains a prominent historic landmark.
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E.
Espada Aqueduct
Espada Aqueduct is a historic 18th-century stone irrigation structure in San Antonio, Texas, built by Spanish missionaries to supply water to Mission Espada and its surrounding farmlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
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historic monument ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible surroundings ⓘ |
| architect |
Jules Hardouin-Mansart
ⓘ
Thomas Gobert ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Palace of Versailles
ⓘ
linked to:
Château de Versailles
|
| builtUnderAuthorityOf |
Louis XIV
ⓘ
linked to:
Louis XIV of France
|
| commissionedBy |
Louis XIV
ⓘ
linked to:
Louis XIV of France
|
| constructionEnd | 1686 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1684 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Buc valley ⓘ |
| currentUse |
disused as an aqueduct
ⓘ
historic landmark ⓘ |
| hasType | masonry aqueduct ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| length | 580 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buc
ⓘ
France ⓘ Yvelines ⓘ western Paris region ⓘ Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| locatedNear | Versailles ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Versailles ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | 21 metres ⓘ |
| near |
Versailles Palace park
ⓘ
linked to:
Gardens of the Palace of Versailles
|
| notableFor |
17th-century royal hydraulic engineering
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role in supplying water to Versailles fountains ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | 72 ⓘ |
| numberOfLevels | 3 ⓘ |
| owner |
French state
ⓘ
linked to:
French state (historically)
|
| partOf |
Bief de la Machine de Marly
ⓘ
Versailles hydraulic network ⓘ
linked to:
Versailles garden hydraulic network
Versailles water supply system ⓘ
linked to:
Aqueduc de Louveciennes
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| purpose |
to supply water to the fountains of the Palace of Versailles
ⓘ
to supply water to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Versailles gardens
ⓘ
linked to:
Gardens of the Palace of Versailles
|
| status | standing ⓘ |
| style | classical civil engineering ⓘ |
| transported | fresh water ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Bièvre valley catchment system
ⓘ
linked to:
Bièvre valley
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buc aqueduct Description of subject: The Buc aqueduct is a historic 17th-century French aqueduct near Versailles, built under Louis XIV to supply water to the palace’s elaborate fountains and gardens.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Machine de Marly (historical water supply system)
linked to: Buc aqueduct