Prinsengracht canal
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The Prinsengracht canal is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its picturesque houseboats, waterside houses, and central role in the city’s canal belt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prinsengracht canal canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1875853 — 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: Prinsengracht canal Context triple: [Houseboat Museum, locatedOnWaterbody, Prinsengracht canal]
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A.
Oude Gracht
Oude Gracht is a historic canal running through the center of Utrecht, Netherlands, known for its unique wharf cellars, waterside terraces, and medieval charm.
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B.
Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal
The Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most iconic canals, running through the historic De Wallen red-light district in the city center.
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C.
Brouwersgracht
Brouwersgracht is a picturesque historic canal in Amsterdam, renowned for its traditional canal houses, bridges, and central location in the city’s canal belt.
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D.
Westlandgracht
Westlandgracht is a canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, forming part of the city’s western waterway network.
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E.
Leidsegracht
Leidsegracht is a historic canal in Amsterdam’s canal belt, known for its picturesque bridges and traditional Dutch canal houses.
- 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: Prinsengracht canal Target entity description: The Prinsengracht canal is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its picturesque houseboats, waterside houses, and central role in the city’s canal belt.
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A.
Oude Gracht
Oude Gracht is a historic canal running through the center of Utrecht, Netherlands, known for its unique wharf cellars, waterside terraces, and medieval charm.
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B.
Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal
The Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most iconic canals, running through the historic De Wallen red-light district in the city center.
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C.
Brouwersgracht
Brouwersgracht is a picturesque historic canal in Amsterdam, renowned for its traditional canal houses, bridges, and central location in the city’s canal belt.
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D.
Westlandgracht
Westlandgracht is a canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, forming part of the city’s western waterway network.
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E.
Leidsegracht
Leidsegracht is a historic canal in Amsterdam’s canal belt, known for its picturesque bridges and traditional Dutch canal houses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Jordaan neighborhood ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses | Jordaan neighborhood ⓘ |
| follows | semi-circular route around Amsterdam city centre ⓘ |
| forms | part of Amsterdam’s main ring of canals ⓘ |
| formsWith |
Herengracht
ⓘ
Keizersgracht ⓘ Singel ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentFeature |
monumental canal houses
ⓘ
residential buildings ⓘ waterside cafes and restaurants ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
historic
ⓘ
lined with canal houses ⓘ lined with houseboats ⓘ picturesque ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ urban canal ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Anne Frank House
ⓘ
Houseboat Museum ⓘ Noorderkerk ⓘ Westerkerk ⓘ various historic canal houses ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bridges
ⓘ
mooring places for houseboats ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| hasUse |
recreation
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residential boating ⓘ tourist boat traffic ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht"
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linked to:
historic centre of Amsterdam
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inception |
17th century
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early 1600s ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| literalMeaningOfName | Prince’s Canal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
province of North Holland ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Prince of Orange
ⓘ
Prince of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
linked to:
Prince of Orange
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| parallelTo |
Herengracht
ⓘ
Keizersgracht ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amsterdam canal belt
ⓘ
linked to:
Grachtengordel
Amsterdam city centre canal system ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam canal network
Grachtengordel ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigable canal ⓘ |
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Subject: Prinsengracht canal Description of subject: The Prinsengracht canal is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its picturesque houseboats, waterside houses, and central role in the city’s canal belt.
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