Old Fortress
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Old Fortress is the English name for the Alte Feste, a historic German colonial-era fort in Windhoek, Namibia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Fortress canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10873395 — 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: Old Fortress Context triple: [Alte Feste, translationOfName, Old Fortress]
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A.
Van Fortress
Van Fortress is an ancient Urartian stronghold and archaeological site overlooking Lake Van, renowned for its massive stone fortifications and cuneiform inscriptions.
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B.
Old Town fortress
Old Town fortress is a well-preserved medieval castle and the most prominent historical landmark in the Croatian city of Varaždin.
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C.
Red Castle fortress
Red Castle fortress is a historic coastal stronghold in Tripoli, Libya, notable for its distinctive red walls and its role as a major landmark and cultural heritage site.
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D.
Dünamünde Fortress
Dünamünde Fortress was a former military stronghold near Riga that later served as a state prison, notably used to confine Russian regent Anna Leopoldovna.
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E.
Kastellet fortress
Kastellet fortress is a well-preserved 17th-century star-shaped military fortification in Copenhagen, Denmark, now serving as a historic site and public park.
- 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: Old Fortress Target entity description: Old Fortress is the English name for the Alte Feste, a historic German colonial-era fort in Windhoek, Namibia.
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A.
Van Fortress
Van Fortress is an ancient Urartian stronghold and archaeological site overlooking Lake Van, renowned for its massive stone fortifications and cuneiform inscriptions.
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B.
Old Town fortress
Old Town fortress is a well-preserved medieval castle and the most prominent historical landmark in the Croatian city of Varaždin.
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C.
Red Castle fortress
Red Castle fortress is a historic coastal stronghold in Tripoli, Libya, notable for its distinctive red walls and its role as a major landmark and cultural heritage site.
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D.
Dünamünde Fortress
Dünamünde Fortress was a former military stronghold near Riga that later served as a state prison, notably used to confine Russian regent Anna Leopoldovna.
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E.
Kastellet fortress
Kastellet fortress is a well-preserved 17th-century star-shaped military fortification in Copenhagen, Denmark, now serving as a historic site and public park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage monument
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fortress ⓘ historic building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Independence Avenue, Windhoek ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | German colonial architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Windhoek
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Forts in Namibia ⓘ German colonial architecture in Namibia ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Imperial German colonial authorities
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linked to:
Imperial German Colonial Office
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| constructionStart | 1890 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | -22.574°S 17.086°E ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central courtyard
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corner bastions ⓘ inner parade ground ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ |
| hasName |
Alte Feste
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Old Fortress ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument of Namibia ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| housed |
National Museum of Namibia (historical section)
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linked to:
National Museum of Namibia
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| inception | 1890 ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Windhoek ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Khomas Region ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Namibian heritage authorities
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linked to:
National Heritage Council of Namibia
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| materialUsed |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Christuskirche, Windhoek
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Parliament Gardens, Windhoek ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
headquarters of German colonial military
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military fort ⓘ |
| overlooks |
central Windhoek
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linked to:
downtown Windhoek
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| owner | Government of Namibia ⓘ |
| postColonialUse |
historical archive storage
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museum ⓘ |
| roofType | pitched roof ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
German colonial military campaigns in Namibia
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South African administration period in Namibia ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative centre
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armoury ⓘ barracks ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| usedBy | Schutztruppe ⓘ |
| usedDuring | German colonial period in Namibia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Fortress Description of subject: Old Fortress is the English name for the Alte Feste, a historic German colonial-era fort in Windhoek, Namibia.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.