Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal
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The Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most iconic canals, running through the historic Red Light District in the city center.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal canonical | 4 |
| Oudezijds Voorburgwal (nearby canal) | 1 |
| Oudezijds Voorburgwal–Kloveniersburgwal canal system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9961159 — 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: Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal Context triple: [Korte Niezel, hasNearbyWaterbody, Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal]
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A.
Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal
The Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most iconic canals, running through the historic De Wallen red-light district in the city center.
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Oude Delft canal
The Oude Delft canal is the oldest and most historic canal in the Dutch city of Delft, lined with monumental buildings and forming one of the city’s central waterways.
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C.
Rapenburg canal
The Rapenburg canal is a historic and picturesque waterway in the Dutch city of Leiden, renowned for its stately houses, academic buildings, and cultural institutions along its banks.
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D.
Spuyten Duyvil Canal
Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.
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E.
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal is a waterway in Amsterdam associated with the Admiraal de Ruijterweg area, forming part of the city’s historic urban canal network.
- 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: Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal Target entity description: The Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most iconic canals, running through the historic Red Light District in the city center.
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A.
Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal
The Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most iconic canals, running through the historic De Wallen red-light district in the city center.
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B.
Oude Delft canal
The Oude Delft canal is the oldest and most historic canal in the Dutch city of Delft, lined with monumental buildings and forming one of the city’s central waterways.
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C.
Rapenburg canal
The Rapenburg canal is a historic and picturesque waterway in the Dutch city of Leiden, renowned for its stately houses, academic buildings, and cultural institutions along its banks.
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D.
Spuyten Duyvil Canal
Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.
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E.
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal is a waterway in Amsterdam associated with the Admiraal de Ruijterweg area, forming part of the city’s historic urban canal network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| age | one of the oldest canals in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| city | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses |
Damstraat
ⓘ
Grimburgwal ⓘ Korte Niezel ⓘ Lange Niezel ⓘ Oude Doelenstraat ⓘ Oude Hoogstraat ⓘ Oudezijds Armsteeg ⓘ |
| hasBridge | multiple stone arch bridges ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
drainage
ⓘ
navigation for small boats ⓘ tourist boat route ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Bethlehemsteeg bridges
ⓘ
Oude Kerk ⓘ historic bridges ⓘ monumental canal houses ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commercial surroundings
ⓘ
entertainment surroundings ⓘ residential surroundings ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage site "Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht" ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Red Light District location
ⓘ
historic canal houses ⓘ oldest part of Amsterdam ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
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Amsterdam city centre ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam-Centrum
Amsterdam-Centrum ⓘ Burgwallen Oude Zijde ⓘ
linked to:
Burgwallen-Oude Zijde
De Wallen ⓘ historic centre of Amsterdam ⓘ province of North Holland ⓘ region of Randstad ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch Randstad
|
| nameMeaning | "Old Side Front Canal" (approximate English translation) ⓘ |
| partOf | Amsterdam canal belt area (inside Singelgracht) ⓘ |
| runsParallelTo | Oudezijds Achterburgwal ⓘ |
| runsThrough | Red Light District ⓘ |
| terminusNorth | near Dam Square area ⓘ |
| terminusSouth | near Grimburgwal / Oudezijds Achterburgwal junction ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| transportContext | pedestrian-friendly area ⓘ |
| urbanContext | densely built historic urban fabric ⓘ |
| waterSystem | connected to Amsterdam canal network ⓘ |
| zoningContext | mixed-use historic district ⓘ |
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Subject: Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal Description of subject: The Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most iconic canals, running through the historic Red Light District in the city center.
Referenced by (6)
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