Paço da Ribeira royal palace

E104037

former building historic residence royal palace

Paço da Ribeira royal palace was a grand riverside royal residence in Lisbon that served as the main seat of the Portuguese monarchy until its destruction in the 1755 earthquake.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Ribeira Palace	6
Paço da Ribeira	4
Royal Ribeira Palace	4
Paço da Ribeira royal palace canonical	2
Paço da Ribeira Palace	1
Paço da Ribeira palace	1
forecourt of the Ribeira Palace	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T876431 — 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: Paço da Ribeira royal palace
Context triple: [Praça do Comércio, builtOnSiteOf, Paço da Ribeira royal palace]

A. São Bento Palace
São Bento Palace is a historic neoclassical building in Lisbon that serves as the seat of the Portuguese Parliament.
B. Belém Palace
Belém Palace is the official residence of the President of Portugal, located in Lisbon’s Belém district and serving as a central site of Portuguese political and ceremonial life.
C. Jerónimos Monastery
Jerónimos Monastery is a grand Manueline-style former monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical ties to the Age of Discoveries.
D. Royal Palace of Madrid
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the grand official residence of the Spanish royal family and one of Europe’s largest and most opulent palaces, used today mainly for state ceremonies.
E. Jerónimos
Jerónimos is an upscale, historic neighborhood in central Madrid known for landmarks like El Retiro Park and the Prado Museum.
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: Paço da Ribeira royal palace
Target entity description: Paço da Ribeira royal palace was a grand riverside royal residence in Lisbon that served as the main seat of the Portuguese monarchy until its destruction in the 1755 earthquake.

A. São Bento Palace
São Bento Palace is a historic neoclassical building in Lisbon that serves as the seat of the Portuguese Parliament.
B. Belém Palace
Belém Palace is the official residence of the President of Portugal, located in Lisbon’s Belém district and serving as a central site of Portuguese political and ceremonial life.
C. Jerónimos Monastery
Jerónimos Monastery is a grand Manueline-style former monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical ties to the Age of Discoveries.
D. Royal Palace of Madrid
The Royal Palace of Madrid is the grand official residence of the Spanish royal family and one of Europe’s largest and most opulent palaces, used today mainly for state ceremonies.
E. Jerónimos
Jerónimos is an upscale, historic neighborhood in central Madrid known for landmarks like El Retiro Park and the Prado Museum.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former building ⓘ historic residence ⓘ royal palace ⓘ
adjacentTo	Terreiro do Paço ⓘ
alternativeName	Paço da Ribeira Palace ⓘ linked to: Paço da Ribeira royal palace Paço da Ribeira royal palace ⓘ Royal Ribeira Palace ⓘ linked to: Paço da Ribeira royal palace
architecturalStyle	Manueline ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ
associatedWith	Lisbon as capital of the Portuguese Empire ⓘ Portuguese maritime expansion ⓘ linked to: Age of Exploration
builtFor	King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures demolished in the 18th century ⓘ Former palaces in Lisbon ⓘ Royal residences in Portugal ⓘ
constructionStart	early 16th century ⓘ
contains	royal apartments ⓘ royal archives ⓘ royal chapel ⓘ royal library ⓘ state rooms ⓘ treasury ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
destroyedBy	1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
endTime	1755 ⓘ
era	Age of Discovery ⓘ linked to: Age of Exploration
function	royal residence ⓘ seat of the Portuguese monarchy ⓘ
governedFrom	Portuguese overseas territories ⓘ
heritageStatus	no longer extant ⓘ
locatedBy	Tagus River ⓘ
locatedIn	Baixa Pombalina area ⓘ Lisbon ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Ribeira district of Lisbon ⓘ
locatedOn	riverside of the Tagus in Lisbon ⓘ
locationOf	Overseas Council of Portugal ⓘ Portuguese royal court ⓘ royal council ⓘ
notableEvent	destruction during the 1755 Lisbon earthquake ⓘ
replacedBy	Pombaline buildings of Terreiro do Paço ⓘ Praça do Comércio ⓘ
significance	main royal palace of Portugal before 1755 ⓘ political center of the Portuguese Empire ⓘ
startTime	16th century ⓘ
usedBy	Portuguese monarchy ⓘ linked to: Kingdom of Portugal Portuguese royal family ⓘ

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