Château d’Azay-le-Rideau

E166505

Renaissance château château historic monument

Château d’Azay-le-Rideau is a renowned early 16th-century French Renaissance château built on an island in the Indre River, celebrated for its elegant architecture and picturesque setting.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Château d’Azay-le-Rideau canonical	9
Château d'Azay-le-Rideau	6
Azay-le-Rideau castle grounds	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1162418 — 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: Château d’Azay-le-Rideau
Context triple: [Touraine, containsChâteau, Château d’Azay-le-Rideau]

A. Château de Chenonceau
Château de Chenonceau is a renowned French Renaissance castle spanning the River Cher, famous for its elegant architecture, rich history, and beautifully landscaped gardens.
B. Château de la Muette
Château de la Muette is a historic former royal residence in Paris that now serves as the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
C. Château de Fontainebleau
The Château de Fontainebleau is a vast former royal residence southeast of Paris, renowned for its rich architectural history and role as a favored palace of French monarchs from the Middle Ages through the 19th century.
D. Château de Villandry
The Château de Villandry is a renowned French Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley, famous for its extensive and meticulously designed ornamental gardens.
E. Château d’Amboise
Château d’Amboise is a historic royal residence overlooking the Loire River in central France, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and association with figures such as King Charles VIII and Leonardo da Vinci.
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: Château d’Azay-le-Rideau
Target entity description: Château d’Azay-le-Rideau is a renowned early 16th-century French Renaissance château built on an island in the Indre River, celebrated for its elegant architecture and picturesque setting.

A. Château de Chenonceau
Château de Chenonceau is a renowned French Renaissance castle spanning the River Cher, famous for its elegant architecture, rich history, and beautifully landscaped gardens.
B. Château de la Muette
Château de la Muette is a historic former royal residence in Paris that now serves as the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
C. Château de Fontainebleau
The Château de Fontainebleau is a vast former royal residence southeast of Paris, renowned for its rich architectural history and role as a favored palace of French monarchs from the Middle Ages through the 19th century.
D. Château de Villandry
The Château de Villandry is a renowned French Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley, famous for its extensive and meticulously designed ornamental gardens.
E. Château d’Amboise
Château d’Amboise is a historic royal residence overlooking the Loire River in central France, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and association with figures such as King Charles VIII and Leonardo da Vinci.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance château ⓘ château ⓘ historic monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle	French Renaissance ⓘ Italianate-influenced Renaissance ⓘ
builtFor	Gilles Berthelot ⓘ
builtOn	river island ⓘ
constructionEnd	circa 1527 ⓘ
constructionStart	1518 ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
era	early 16th century ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	symbol of French Renaissance domestic architecture ⓘ
hasFeature	corner turrets ⓘ grand staircase ⓘ moat-like water mirror ⓘ ornate dormer windows ⓘ steep slate roofs ⓘ symmetrical façades ⓘ
hasFunction	museum ⓘ residence ⓘ
hasGardenType	landscaped park ⓘ
hasInteriorFeature	Renaissance fireplaces ⓘ wooden beamed ceilings ⓘ
hasMaterial	tuffeau limestone ⓘ
hasNumberOfWings	2 ⓘ
hasRestoration	19th century restoration ⓘ 21st century restoration campaign ⓘ
hasView	reflection in surrounding water ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique ⓘ linked to: Monument historique (France)
heritageDesignationDate	1840 ⓘ
locatedIn	Azay-le-Rideau ⓘ Centre-Val de Loire ⓘ Indre-et-Loire ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Loire Valley ⓘ
locatedNear	Tours ⓘ
locatedOnWatercourse	Indre River ⓘ
managedBy	Centre des monuments nationaux ⓘ
notableFor	elegant early French Renaissance architecture ⓘ picturesque setting on the Indre River ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
originalOwner	Gilles Berthelot ⓘ
ownedBy	French state ⓘ linked to: France
partOf	Châteaux of the Loire Valley ⓘ linked to: Loire Valley châteaux
roofType	high-pitched slate roof ⓘ
tourismRegion	Val de Loire ⓘ linked to: Loire Valley
usedAs	tourist attraction ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Touraine → containsChâteau → Château d’Azay-le-Rideau ⓘ

Centre des monuments nationaux → manages → Château d’Azay-le-Rideau ⓘ

Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire → containsChâteau → Château d’Azay-le-Rideau ⓘ

subject linked to: Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Loire Valley châteaux → contains → Château d’Azay-le-Rideau ⓘ

Indre-et-Loire → contains → Château d’Azay-le-Rideau ⓘ

subject linked to: Indre-et-Loire department

Garden of France → contains → Château d’Azay-le-Rideau ⓘ

Indre-et-Loire → containsLandmark → Château d'Azay-le-Rideau ⓘ