Amoreira Aqueduct
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The Amoreira Aqueduct is a historic 16th–17th century aqueduct in Elvas, Portugal, renowned for its monumental multi-tiered arches that once supplied water to the fortified city and now form part of its UNESCO World Heritage landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amoreira Aqueduct canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8881601 — 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: Amoreira Aqueduct Context triple: [Elvas, knownFor, Amoreira Aqueduct]
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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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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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Buc aqueduct
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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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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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: Amoreira Aqueduct Target entity description: The Amoreira Aqueduct is a historic 16th–17th century aqueduct in Elvas, Portugal, renowned for its monumental multi-tiered arches that once supplied water to the fortified city and now form part of its UNESCO World Heritage landscape.
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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.
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.
Buc aqueduct
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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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.
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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
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civil engineering structure ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Aqueduto da Amoreira ⓘ |
| architect | Francisco de Arruda ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Renaissance engineering ⓘ |
| builtFor | water supply ⓘ |
| centuryOfConstruction |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Elvas city walls
ⓘ
cisterns in Elvas ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1622 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1537 ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| currentUse |
monument
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasStructuralFeature |
arcades
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buttresses ⓘ multi-tiered arches ⓘ stone masonry ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Elvas
ⓘ
surrounding countryside ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument in Portugal ⓘ |
| length | approximately 7 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alentejo
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Elvas ⓘ Europe ⓘ Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications cultural landscape ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Portalegre District ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Elvas fortifications
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Spanish border ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Portuguese authorities ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
mortar
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stone ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | approximately 31 metres ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | over 800 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | to supply water to the city of Elvas ⓘ |
| partOf | Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications ⓘ |
| region | Alto Alentejo ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early modern hydraulic engineering
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key element of the defensive system of Elvas ⓘ |
| status | well preserved ⓘ |
| transported | drinking water ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2012 ⓘ |
| waterSource | Amoreira springs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amoreira Aqueduct Description of subject: The Amoreira Aqueduct is a historic 16th–17th century aqueduct in Elvas, Portugal, renowned for its monumental multi-tiered arches that once supplied water to the fortified city and now form part of its UNESCO World Heritage landscape.
Referenced by (4)
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