Bastille fortress
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The Bastille fortress was a medieval Parisian stronghold later used as a state prison, whose storming on July 14, 1789 became a defining symbol of the French Revolution and the fall of absolute monarchy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bastille fortress canonical | 4 |
| The Bastille | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12121750 — 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: Bastille fortress Context triple: [royal garrison of the Bastille, basedIn, Bastille fortress]
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A.
Château de Brest
Château de Brest is a historic fortress in the French port city of Brest, long serving as a key military stronghold and one of the oldest castles in the world still in use.
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B.
Belvoir Fortress
Belvoir Fortress is a well-preserved Crusader-era hilltop castle in modern-day Israel, renowned for its robust concentric design and strategic views over the Jordan Valley.
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C.
Citadel of Bastia
The Citadel of Bastia is a historic fortified complex overlooking the old port of Bastia in Corsica, known for its Genoese-era ramparts, narrow streets, and panoramic sea views.
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D.
Carrouges Castle
Carrouges Castle is a historic medieval fortress and later Renaissance residence in Normandy, France, notable for its red-brick architecture and association with knight Jean de Carrouges.
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E.
Palais de la Cité
The Palais de la Cité is a historic royal palace on the Île de la Cité in Paris that served for centuries as the residence of French kings and the center of royal and judicial power.
- 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: Bastille fortress Target entity description: The Bastille fortress was a medieval Parisian stronghold later used as a state prison, whose storming on July 14, 1789 became a defining symbol of the French Revolution and the fall of absolute monarchy.
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A.
Château de Brest
Château de Brest is a historic fortress in the French port city of Brest, long serving as a key military stronghold and one of the oldest castles in the world still in use.
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B.
Belvoir Fortress
Belvoir Fortress is a well-preserved Crusader-era hilltop castle in modern-day Israel, renowned for its robust concentric design and strategic views over the Jordan Valley.
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C.
Citadel of Bastia
The Citadel of Bastia is a historic fortified complex overlooking the old port of Bastia in Corsica, known for its Genoese-era ramparts, narrow streets, and panoramic sea views.
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D.
Carrouges Castle
Carrouges Castle is a historic medieval fortress and later Renaissance residence in Normandy, France, notable for its red-brick architecture and association with knight Jean de Carrouges.
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E.
Palais de la Cité
The Palais de la Cité is a historic royal palace on the Île de la Cité in Paris that served for centuries as the residence of French kings and the center of royal and judicial power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bastille fortress