Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
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Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is one of the world’s oldest botanical gardens, renowned for its historic greenhouses and diverse plant collections in the heart of Amsterdam.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam canonical | 18 |
| Amsterdam botanical garden | 1 |
| Hortus Botanicus gardens | 1 |
| Stichting Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2090891 — 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: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam Context triple: [Nieuwe Herengracht, hasTouristAttractionNearby, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam]
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A.
Hortus Botanicus Leiden
Hortus Botanicus Leiden is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, renowned for its historic plant collections and role in botanical research and education in the Netherlands.
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B.
Amsterdamse Atheneum Illustre
Amsterdamse Atheneum Illustre was a historic institution of higher learning in Amsterdam that served as a precursor to the University of Amsterdam.
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C.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Naturalis Biodiversity Center is a major Dutch natural history museum and research institute renowned for its extensive biodiversity collections and scientific work in taxonomy, evolution, and conservation.
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D.
Netherlands Open Air Museum
The Netherlands Open Air Museum is a large open-air museum in Arnhem that showcases Dutch cultural history through historic buildings, farms, and demonstrations of traditional crafts and lifestyles.
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E.
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities, renowned for its extensive collections of ancient Egyptian, Near Eastern, classical, and early Dutch archaeological artifacts.
- 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: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam Target entity description: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is one of the world’s oldest botanical gardens, renowned for its historic greenhouses and diverse plant collections in the heart of Amsterdam.
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A.
Hortus Botanicus Leiden
Hortus Botanicus Leiden is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, renowned for its historic plant collections and role in botanical research and education in the Netherlands.
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B.
Amsterdamse Atheneum Illustre
Amsterdamse Atheneum Illustre was a historic institution of higher learning in Amsterdam that served as a precursor to the University of Amsterdam.
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C.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Naturalis Biodiversity Center is a major Dutch natural history museum and research institute renowned for its extensive biodiversity collections and scientific work in taxonomy, evolution, and conservation.
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D.
Netherlands Open Air Museum
The Netherlands Open Air Museum is a large open-air museum in Arnhem that showcases Dutch cultural history through historic buildings, farms, and demonstrations of traditional crafts and lifestyles.
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E.
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities, renowned for its extensive collections of ancient Egyptian, Near Eastern, classical, and early Dutch archaeological artifacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
botanical garden
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research institution ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 52.366°N 4.907°E ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
botanical research
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plant conservation ⓘ public education about plants ⓘ |
| founded | 1638 ⓘ |
| foundedAs | medicinal herb garden ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Dutch native flora
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Mediterranean plants ⓘ butterfly-attracting plants ⓘ carnivorous plants ⓘ cycads ⓘ desert plants ⓘ economic crops ⓘ historic trees ⓘ medicinal plants ⓘ palms ⓘ rare and endangered species ⓘ subtropical plants ⓘ succulents ⓘ tropical plants ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
café
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event spaces ⓘ shop ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecimen |
Victoria waterlily
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coffee plant specimens ⓘ historic palm trees ⓘ old Eastern Cape giant cycad (Encephalartos altensteinii) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Butterfly Greenhouse
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Orangery ⓘ Palm House ⓘ Three-Climate Greenhouse ⓘ herb garden ⓘ historic greenhouses ⓘ ponds ⓘ seed house ⓘ systematic garden ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
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Plantage district ⓘ historic center of Amsterdam ⓘ province of North Holland ⓘ |
| nearby |
Artis Zoo
ⓘ
Hermitage Amsterdam ⓘ Jewish Cultural Quarter ⓘ
linked to:
Joods Cultureel Kwartier
|
| offers |
educational programs
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ |
| oneOfOldest |
botanical gardens in the Netherlands
ⓘ
botanical gardens in the world ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Stichting Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
ⓘ
linked to:
Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
|
| originalPurpose | to supply medicinal plants to Amsterdam physicians and apothecaries ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
municipality of Amsterdam
ⓘ
linked to:
Municipality of Amsterdam
|
| postalCode | 1018 DD ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Plantage Middenlaan 2a ⓘ |
| website | https://www.dehortus.nl ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam Description of subject: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is one of the world’s oldest botanical gardens, renowned for its historic greenhouses and diverse plant collections in the heart of Amsterdam.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
linked to: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
linked to: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
subject linked to:
Palm House
subject linked to:
Palm House
subject linked to:
Palm House
subject linked to:
Jonas Daniël Meijerplein, Amsterdam