aqueduct of Querétaro

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aqueduct historic monument tourist attraction

The aqueduct of Querétaro is a monumental 18th-century stone aqueduct in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, renowned for its long series of towering arches that have become an iconic symbol of the city.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Aqueduct of Querétaro	6
Querétaro Aqueduct	2
aqueduct of Querétaro canonical	2
Acueducto de Querétaro	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1644975 — 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: aqueduct of Querétaro
Context triple: [Querétaro, knownFor, aqueduct of Querétaro]

A. Puente Árabe de Guadalajara
Puente Árabe de Guadalajara is a historic medieval stone bridge spanning the Henares River in the Spanish city of Guadalajara.
B. Paso Icalma
Paso Icalma is a mountain pass and international border crossing in the Andes connecting southern Argentina and Chile.
C. Salinas de Gortari
Salinas de Gortari is the surname of the Mexican political family most prominently associated with former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
D. Zócalo de Puebla
Zócalo de Puebla is the historic main square of Puebla, Mexico, renowned for its colonial architecture, central gardens, and role as the city’s social and cultural hub.
E. Calzada de Guadalupe
Calzada de Guadalupe is a major historic avenue in northern Mexico City that serves as an important thoroughfare and pilgrimage route leading to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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: aqueduct of Querétaro
Target entity description: The aqueduct of Querétaro is a monumental 18th-century stone aqueduct in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, renowned for its long series of towering arches that have become an iconic symbol of the city.

A. Puente Árabe de Guadalajara
Puente Árabe de Guadalajara is a historic medieval stone bridge spanning the Henares River in the Spanish city of Guadalajara.
B. Paso Icalma
Paso Icalma is a mountain pass and international border crossing in the Andes connecting southern Argentina and Chile.
C. Salinas de Gortari
Salinas de Gortari is the surname of the Mexican political family most prominently associated with former president Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
D. Zócalo de Puebla
Zócalo de Puebla is the historic main square of Puebla, Mexico, renowned for its colonial architecture, central gardens, and role as the city’s social and cultural hub.
E. Calzada de Guadalupe
Calzada de Guadalupe is a major historic avenue in northern Mexico City that serves as an important thoroughfare and pilgrimage route leading to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aqueduct ⓘ historic monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Acueducto de Querétaro ⓘ linked to: aqueduct of Querétaro Los Arcos de Querétaro ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque civil engineering ⓘ
builtFor	supplying water to convents and fountains ⓘ
citySymbolOf	Santiago de Querétaro ⓘ linked to: Querétaro City
commissionedBy	Juan Antonio de Urrutia y Arana ⓘ
constructionEnd	1738 ⓘ
constructionStart	1726 ⓘ
constructionTechnique	stone arch construction ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
crosses	valley leading into Santiago de Querétaro ⓘ
culturalSignificance	iconic symbol of Querétaro city ⓘ
currentUse	tourist attraction ⓘ urban landmark ⓘ
hasNearby	Mirador de los Arcos viewpoint ⓘ
hasTourismActivity	photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ
height	about 23–28 m ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monumento Histórico (Mexico) ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro" ⓘ
inception	18th century ⓘ
length	approximately 1.28 km ⓘ
locatedIn	Bajío region ⓘ linked to: Bajío Querétaro ⓘ Querétaro state ⓘ linked to: Querétaro Santiago de Querétaro ⓘ linked to: Querétaro City historic center of Querétaro ⓘ linked to: Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro
locatedInTimeZone	Central Standard Time (Mexico) ⓘ linked to: America/Mexico_City
materialUsed	masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ
maximumHeight	approximately 28.5 m ⓘ
notableFeature	dominant element of the city skyline ⓘ long series of tall stone arches ⓘ
numberOfArches	74 ⓘ
originalWaterSource	springs in La Cañada ⓘ
partOf	Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro ⓘ
patron	Juan Antonio de Urrutia y Arana ⓘ
patronOccupation	marquis ⓘ
purpose	to transport drinking water to the city of Querétaro ⓘ
region	Central Mexico ⓘ
religiousAssociation	Order of Poor Clare nuns ⓘ linked to: Order of Poor Clares
status	well preserved ⓘ
transportedMedium	water ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1996 ⓘ
visibleFrom	several viewpoints in Santiago de Querétaro ⓘ
widthOfArches	about 20 m span ⓘ

How these facts were elicited