Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec

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funicular railway tourist attraction transport infrastructure

Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec is a historic inclined railway in Quebec City that links the Upper Town near Château Frontenac with the Lower Town in the Old Port district.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Old Quebec Funicular	3
Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec canonical	2
Old Quebec funicular	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2338370 — 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: Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec
Context triple: [Terrasse Dufferin, hasNearbyAttraction, Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec]

A. Citadelle of Quebec
The Citadelle of Quebec is a historic star-shaped fortress and active military installation overlooking Old Quebec, recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
B. Funiculaire de Pau
The Funiculaire de Pau is a historic hillside cable railway in Pau, France, that links the city center with the Boulevard des Pyrénées and offers panoramic views over the surrounding area.
C. Fontaine du Soleil
Fontaine du Soleil is a prominent public fountain in Nice, France, featuring a large statue of Apollo surrounded by classical figures and serving as a central landmark of Place Masséna.
D. Quebec City Hall
Quebec City Hall is the historic municipal government building of Quebec City, known for its distinctive architecture and central role in the city's civic administration.
E. Parc de la Chute-Montmorency
Parc de la Chute-Montmorency is a scenic Quebec park centered around the towering Montmorency Falls, offering dramatic views, walking trails, and outdoor activities near Quebec City.
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: Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec
Target entity description: Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec is a historic inclined railway in Quebec City that links the Upper Town near Château Frontenac with the Lower Town in the Old Port district.

A. Citadelle of Quebec
The Citadelle of Quebec is a historic star-shaped fortress and active military installation overlooking Old Quebec, recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
B. Funiculaire de Pau
The Funiculaire de Pau is a historic hillside cable railway in Pau, France, that links the city center with the Boulevard des Pyrénées and offers panoramic views over the surrounding area.
C. Fontaine du Soleil
Fontaine du Soleil is a prominent public fountain in Nice, France, featuring a large statue of Apollo surrounded by classical figures and serving as a central landmark of Place Masséna.
D. Quebec City Hall
Quebec City Hall is the historic municipal government building of Quebec City, known for its distinctive architecture and central role in the city's civic administration.
E. Parc de la Chute-Montmorency
Parc de la Chute-Montmorency is a scenic Quebec park centered around the towering Montmorency Falls, offering dramatic views, walking trails, and outdoor activities near Quebec City.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	funicular railway ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ
category	Funicular railways in Canada ⓘ Rail transport in Quebec ⓘ Tourist attractions in Quebec City ⓘ
city	Quebec City ⓘ
connects	Château Frontenac area ⓘ linked to: Château Frontenac Lower Town of Quebec City ⓘ linked to: Old Quebec Old Port district of Quebec City ⓘ linked to: Old Quebec Upper Town of Quebec City ⓘ linked to: Old Quebec
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
designedFor	pedestrian passengers ⓘ
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
hasAccessPoint	Rue du Petit-Champlain ⓘ Terrasse Dufferin station ⓘ
hasEnglishName	Old Quebec Funicular ⓘ linked to: Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec
hasTransportationType	funicular ⓘ inclined railway ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic site ⓘ
languageOfName	French ⓘ
laterTractionType	electric ⓘ
locatedIn	Lower Town of Quebec City ⓘ linked to: Old Quebec Old Port of Quebec City ⓘ linked to: Port of Quebec Old Quebec ⓘ Quebec ⓘ linked to: Quebec, Canada Quebec City ⓘ Upper Town of Quebec City ⓘ linked to: Old Quebec
locatedOn	Cap Diamant escarpment ⓘ
nearbyArea	Terrasse Dufferin ⓘ
nearbyLandmark	Château Frontenac ⓘ
notableFor	historic character ⓘ panoramic views of Old Quebec ⓘ
openingDate	1879-11-17 ⓘ
originalTractionType	water ballast ⓘ
partOf	historic district of Old Quebec ⓘ
primaryUse	tourist transport ⓘ urban transport ⓘ
province	Quebec ⓘ linked to: Quebec, Canada
region	Capitale-Nationale ⓘ
safetyUpgrade	conversion to electric traction ⓘ
status	in operation ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext	Historic District of Old Québec ⓘ linked to: Old Quebec

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