aqueduct of Água de Prata
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The aqueduct of Água de Prata is a historic Renaissance aqueduct in Évora, Portugal, built in the 16th century to supply the city with water and now recognized as a notable architectural landmark.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aqueduto da Água de Prata | 2 |
| aqueduct of Água de Prata canonical | 1 |
| Água de Prata Aqueduct works in Lisbon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8661259 — 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: aqueduct of Água de Prata Context triple: [Évora, knownFor, aqueduct of Água de Prata]
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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.
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B.
Aqua Paola aqueduct
The Aqua Paola aqueduct is a 17th-century Roman aqueduct and monumental fountain system that restored an ancient water supply to the city, culminating in the grand Fontana dell’Acqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill.
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C.
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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D.
Carioca Aqueduct
The Carioca Aqueduct, popularly known as the Lapa Arches, is a historic 18th-century aqueduct and iconic Roman-style arcade in Rio de Janeiro that now serves as a landmark bridge for the city’s tram system.
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Acqua Felice aqueduct
The Acqua Felice aqueduct is a late 16th-century Roman aqueduct restored under Pope Sixtus V to bring fresh water back into the city, feeding several monumental fountains.
- 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: aqueduct of Água de Prata Target entity description: The aqueduct of Água de Prata is a historic Renaissance aqueduct in Évora, Portugal, built in the 16th century to supply the city with water and now recognized as a notable architectural landmark.
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A.
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.
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B.
Aqua Paola aqueduct
The Aqua Paola aqueduct is a 17th-century Roman aqueduct and monumental fountain system that restored an ancient water supply to the city, culminating in the grand Fontana dell’Acqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill.
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C.
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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D.
Carioca Aqueduct
The Carioca Aqueduct, popularly known as the Lapa Arches, is a historic 18th-century aqueduct and iconic Roman-style arcade in Rio de Janeiro that now serves as a landmark bridge for the city’s tram system.
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E.
Acqua Felice aqueduct
The Acqua Felice aqueduct is a late 16th-century Roman aqueduct restored under Pope Sixtus V to bring fresh water back into the city, feeding several monumental fountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance architecture
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aqueduct ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aqueduto da Água de Prata
NERFINISHED
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Aqueduto de Água de Prata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Francisco de Arruda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mannerist
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Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWith | water distribution system of Évora ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1530s ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| currentUse |
architectural landmark
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| endPoint | Évora city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important element of Évora’s World Heritage landscape
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symbol of Renaissance urban modernization in Évora ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arcades crossing fields
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series of arches ⓘ urban arches integrated into houses ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Évora skyline ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monumento Nacional ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart | urban section inside Évora ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
studies on Renaissance hydraulic engineering
ⓘ
tourist guides about Évora ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
rural surroundings north of Évora
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Évora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Évora District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Évora Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Alentejo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInUNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Historic Centre of Évora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
historic centre of Évora
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Évora city walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintenanceAuthority | Portuguese heritage authorities ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
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stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Renaissance engineering
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integration of arches into urban fabric ⓘ long linear alignment visible from distance ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | to supply Évora with drinking water ⓘ |
| partlyPreserved | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | water heritage of Évora ⓘ |
| passesThrough | city walls of Évora ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed | Évora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | springs near Graça do Divor area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: aqueduct of Água de Prata Description of subject: The aqueduct of Água de Prata is a historic Renaissance aqueduct in Évora, Portugal, built in the 16th century to supply the city with water and now recognized as a notable architectural landmark.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aqueduto da Água de Prata
this entity surface form:
Aqueduto da Água de Prata
subject surface form:
John V of Portugal
this entity surface form:
Água de Prata Aqueduct works in Lisbon