Traboules of Lyon
E79037
The Traboules of Lyon are a network of hidden passageways and courtyards running through buildings and connecting streets, historically used by silk workers and later by Resistance fighters, and now a distinctive architectural feature of the city.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Historic Site of Lyons | 2 |
| Vieux Lyon | 2 |
| Traboules of Lyon canonical | 1 |
| Traboules of Vieux Lyon | 1 |
| traboules of Croix-Rousse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T629320 — 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: Traboules of Lyon Context triple: [Lyon, hasLandmark, Traboules of Lyon]
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A.
Petite France
Petite France is a picturesque historic quarter in Strasbourg, France, known for its half-timbered houses, canals, and cobbled streets.
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B.
Vichy Opera House
The Vichy Opera House is an ornate early 20th-century Art Nouveau theater in Vichy, France, renowned for its lavish architecture and cultural performances.
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C.
Parc des Bastions
Parc des Bastions is a historic public park in central Geneva, Switzerland, known for its cultural monuments, leafy promenades, and role as a popular gathering place for locals and visitors.
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D.
Maison des Têtes
Maison des Têtes is a historic Renaissance-style building in Valence, France, renowned for its richly sculpted façade adorned with numerous carved heads.
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E.
Châtelet–Les Halles
Châtelet–Les Halles is a major underground transport hub in central Paris, serving as one of the largest and busiest railway and metro stations in Europe.
- 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: Traboules of Lyon Target entity description: The Traboules of Lyon are a network of hidden passageways and courtyards running through buildings and connecting streets, historically used by silk workers and later by Resistance fighters, and now a distinctive architectural feature of the city.
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A.
Petite France
Petite France is a picturesque historic quarter in Strasbourg, France, known for its half-timbered houses, canals, and cobbled streets.
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B.
Vichy Opera House
The Vichy Opera House is an ornate early 20th-century Art Nouveau theater in Vichy, France, renowned for its lavish architecture and cultural performances.
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C.
Parc des Bastions
Parc des Bastions is a historic public park in central Geneva, Switzerland, known for its cultural monuments, leafy promenades, and role as a popular gathering place for locals and visitors.
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D.
Maison des Têtes
Maison des Têtes is a historic Renaissance-style building in Valence, France, renowned for its richly sculpted façade adorned with numerous carved heads.
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E.
Châtelet–Les Halles
Châtelet–Les Halles is a major underground transport hub in central Paris, serving as one of the largest and busiest railway and metro stations in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural feature
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tourist attraction ⓘ urban passageway network ⓘ |
| accessPolicy |
some passages are on private property
ⓘ
some passages are publicly accessible ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Renaissance architecture
ⓘ
medieval urban fabric ⓘ |
| connects |
buildings
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ streets ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| etymology | term "traboule" derives from Latin "transambulare" meaning "to pass through" ⓘ |
| feature |
covered passageways
ⓘ
galleries ⓘ internal courtyards ⓘ spiral staircases ⓘ wells ⓘ |
| hasPart | traboule ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commercial access
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heritage interpretation ⓘ pedestrian passage ⓘ residential access ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected local heritage ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
circulation of silk workers
ⓘ
secret communication routes ⓘ shelter for Resistance fighters ⓘ transport of silk goods ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lyon ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lyon metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolis of Lyon
|
| maintainedBy |
Lyon
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Lyon
|
| partOf |
La Croix-Rousse
ⓘ
surface form:
Croix-Rousse
Presqu’île ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ Traboules of Lyon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vieux Lyon
historic center of Lyon ⓘ |
| significantIn |
French Resistance history
ⓘ
history of Lyon silk industry ⓘ urban history of Lyon ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
guided tours
ⓘ
self-guided walks ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Resistance
ⓘ
silk workers of Lyon ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Traboules of Lyon Description of subject: The Traboules of Lyon are a network of hidden passageways and courtyards running through buildings and connecting streets, historically used by silk workers and later by Resistance fighters, and now a distinctive architectural feature of the city.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Historic Site of Lyons
this entity surface form:
Vieux Lyon
this entity surface form:
Vieux Lyon
this entity surface form:
Historic Site of Lyons
this entity surface form:
Traboules of Vieux Lyon
this entity surface form:
traboules of Croix-Rousse