Leaning Tower of Toruń
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The Leaning Tower of Toruń is a medieval defensive tower in the Polish city of Toruń, famous for its noticeable tilt and associated local legends.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leaning Tower of Toruń canonical | 2 |
| Krzywa Wieża w Toruniu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2019022 — 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: Leaning Tower of Toruń Context triple: [Toruń, hasLandmark, Leaning Tower of Toruń]
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A.
Poznań Town Hall
Poznań Town Hall is a Renaissance-style historic city hall in Poznań, Poland, famed for its ornate façade and mechanical billy goats that butt heads daily at noon.
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B.
Piast Tower
Piast Tower is a historic medieval defensive tower in Opole, Poland, and one of the city’s most recognizable architectural symbols.
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C.
Tarnów Town Hall
Tarnów Town Hall is a historic Renaissance-style town hall in the center of Tarnów, Poland, known for its distinctive tower and role as a symbol of the city.
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D.
Frombork Cathedral
Frombork Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in Frombork, Poland, best known as the longtime workplace and burial site of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
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E.
Wrocław Town Hall
Wrocław Town Hall is a historic Gothic-style municipal building and former seat of city authorities located in the Market Square of Wrocław, Poland.
- 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: Leaning Tower of Toruń Target entity description: The Leaning Tower of Toruń is a medieval defensive tower in the Polish city of Toruń, famous for its noticeable tilt and associated local legends.
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A.
Poznań Town Hall
Poznań Town Hall is a Renaissance-style historic city hall in Poznań, Poland, famed for its ornate façade and mechanical billy goats that butt heads daily at noon.
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B.
Piast Tower
Piast Tower is a historic medieval defensive tower in Opole, Poland, and one of the city’s most recognizable architectural symbols.
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C.
Tarnów Town Hall
Tarnów Town Hall is a historic Renaissance-style town hall in the center of Tarnów, Poland, known for its distinctive tower and role as a symbol of the city.
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D.
Frombork Cathedral
Frombork Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in Frombork, Poland, best known as the longtime workplace and burial site of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
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E.
Wrocław Town Hall
Wrocław Town Hall is a historic Gothic-style municipal building and former seat of city authorities located in the Market Square of Wrocław, Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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leaning tower ⓘ medieval defensive tower ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval brick Gothic ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Toruń
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Medieval architecture in Poland ⓘ Towers in Poland ⓘ |
| causeOfTilt |
ground subsidence
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unstable sandy ground ⓘ |
| city | Toruń ⓘ |
| cityOnRiver | Vistula River ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 13th century ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 53.011 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 18.604 ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| function | defensive tower ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
legend of a Teutonic knight punished for breaking monastic rules
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legend that the tilt symbolizes the sins of the knight ⓘ |
| hasNameInPolish |
Krzywa Wieża w Toruniu
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linked to:
Leaning Tower of Toruń
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| height | approximately 15 m ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural monument of Poland ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Medieval Town of Toruń UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| laterUse |
museum or exhibition space
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prison ⓘ residential building ⓘ warehouse ⓘ women’s prison ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
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Old Town of Toruń ⓘ
linked to:
Medieval Town of Toruń
Toruń ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
House of Nicolaus Copernicus in Toruń
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Old Town Market Square in Toruń ⓘ Toruń city walls ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with local legends
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noticeable tilt ⓘ |
| originalFunction | element of city walls ⓘ |
| ownership |
municipality of Toruń
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linked to:
Toruń
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| partOf | medieval city fortifications of Toruń ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| region | Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship ⓘ |
| tilt | approximately 1.4 m from vertical ⓘ |
| tiltDirection | towards the street side ⓘ |
| touristActivity | visitors test their ability to stand against the leaning wall ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1997 ⓘ |
| visitorStatus | open to tourists ⓘ |
| wallInclinationAngle | several degrees from vertical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leaning Tower of Toruń Description of subject: The Leaning Tower of Toruń is a medieval defensive tower in the Polish city of Toruń, famous for its noticeable tilt and associated local legends.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Leaning Tower of Toruń