Pont du Gard
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Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge in southern France, renowned for its impressive three-tiered arches and exceptional state of preservation.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T680144 — 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: Pont du Gard Context triple: [Gardon River, notableStructureCrossing, Pont du Gard]
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A.
Garabit Viaduct
The Garabit Viaduct is a 19th-century wrought-iron railway arch bridge in southern France, renowned as an engineering landmark and one of the most impressive early large-scale works of Gustave Eiffel.
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B.
Puente de Alcántara
Puente de Alcántara is a historic Roman stone arch bridge spanning the Tagus River at Toledo, Spain, renowned for its medieval towers and role as a key entrance to the old city.
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C.
Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi is a historic 17th-century canal in southern France, renowned as an engineering masterpiece that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Pont d’Iéna
Pont d’Iéna is a 19th-century bridge in Paris that spans the Seine between the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadéro, offering iconic views of the city’s landmarks.
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E.
Roman Theatre of Orange
The Roman Theatre of Orange is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman theatre in southern France, renowned for its monumental stage wall and continued use as a performance venue.
- 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: Pont du Gard Target entity description: Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge in southern France, renowned for its impressive three-tiered arches and exceptional state of preservation.
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A.
Garabit Viaduct
The Garabit Viaduct is a 19th-century wrought-iron railway arch bridge in southern France, renowned as an engineering landmark and one of the most impressive early large-scale works of Gustave Eiffel.
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B.
Puente de Alcántara
Puente de Alcántara is a historic Roman stone arch bridge spanning the Tagus River at Toledo, Spain, renowned for its medieval towers and role as a key entrance to the old city.
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C.
Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi is a historic 17th-century canal in southern France, renowned as an engineering masterpiece that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Pont d’Iéna
Pont d’Iéna is a 19th-century bridge in Paris that spans the Seine between the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadéro, offering iconic views of the city’s landmarks.
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E.
Roman Theatre of Orange
The Roman Theatre of Orange is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman theatre in southern France, renowned for its monumental stage wall and continued use as a performance venue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman aqueduct bridge
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World Heritage Site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | ancient Roman architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Romans ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses |
Gard River
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Gardon ⓘ |
| function |
aqueduct
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bridge ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lower tier of arches
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middle tier of arches ⓘ upper tier of arches ⓘ water channel ⓘ |
| height | about 48 meters ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criterion (i)
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UNESCO cultural criterion (iii) ⓘ UNESCO cultural criterion (iv) ⓘ UNESCO cultural criterion (vi) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| length | about 275 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gard department
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Occitanie ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Remoulins
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Vers-Pont-du-Gard ⓘ city of Nîmes ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | local and national heritage authorities ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | 35 ⓘ |
| numberOfTiers | 3 ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.pontdugard.fr ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Government of France
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surface form:
French state
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| partOf |
Pont du Gard
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nîmes aqueduct
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| recognizedFor |
exceptional state of preservation
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three-tiered arches ⓘ |
| significance |
major example of Roman engineering
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one of the highest Roman aqueduct bridges ⓘ |
| status | well preserved ⓘ |
| touristVisitsPerYear | over one million visitors ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 344 ⓘ |
| usedFor | transport of water ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | museum and visitor center nearby ⓘ |
| waterDestination | Nîmes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pont du Gard Description of subject: Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge in southern France, renowned for its impressive three-tiered arches and exceptional state of preservation.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pont du Gard aqueduct
this entity surface form:
ancient Roman aqueduct Pont du Gard
this entity surface form:
Pont du Gard UNESCO World Heritage Site
subject surface form:
Gard
subject surface form:
Gard
this entity surface form:
Pont du Gard aqueduct
this entity surface form:
The Pont du Gard
this entity surface form:
Nîmes aqueduct
this entity surface form:
Pont du Gard Roman aqueduct
subject surface form:
Gardon
subject surface form:
Gardon
subject surface form:
Gardon
subject surface form:
Gardon
this entity surface form:
Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)
this entity surface form:
Pont du Gard area
this entity surface form:
ancient Roman aqueduct bridge Pont du Gard
this entity surface form:
Pont du Gard site
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Pont du Gard