New Fortress of Corfu
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The New Fortress of Corfu is a Venetian-era military stronghold overlooking the old port of Corfu, built in the 16th century to bolster the island’s defenses against Ottoman attacks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Fortress of Corfu canonical | 3 |
| Νέο Φρούριο Κέρκυρας | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2942620 — 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: New Fortress of Corfu Context triple: [Corfu (city), hasPart, New Fortress of Corfu]
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A.
Leros Castle
Leros Castle is a historic medieval fortress on the Greek island of Leros, notable for its strategic hilltop position and well-preserved fortifications overlooking the Aegean Sea.
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B.
Limassol Castle
Limassol Castle is a medieval fortification in the Cypriot city of Limassol, best known for its role in Crusader history and for housing the Cyprus Medieval Museum.
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C.
Gonio Fortress
Gonio Fortress is an ancient Roman-Byzantine coastal stronghold near Batumi in Georgia’s Adjara region, renowned for its well-preserved walls and archaeological significance.
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D.
Fortress of Palamidi
The Fortress of Palamidi is a large Venetian-era hilltop citadel overlooking Nafplio in Greece, renowned for its impressive fortifications and panoramic views of the surrounding Peloponnese.
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E.
Acropolis of Rhodes
The Acropolis of Rhodes is an ancient citadel on the island of Rhodes featuring Hellenistic temples, a stadium, and other monumental ruins overlooking the 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: New Fortress of Corfu Target entity description: The New Fortress of Corfu is a Venetian-era military stronghold overlooking the old port of Corfu, built in the 16th century to bolster the island’s defenses against Ottoman attacks.
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A.
Leros Castle
Leros Castle is a historic medieval fortress on the Greek island of Leros, notable for its strategic hilltop position and well-preserved fortifications overlooking the Aegean Sea.
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B.
Limassol Castle
Limassol Castle is a medieval fortification in the Cypriot city of Limassol, best known for its role in Crusader history and for housing the Cyprus Medieval Museum.
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C.
Gonio Fortress
Gonio Fortress is an ancient Roman-Byzantine coastal stronghold near Batumi in Georgia’s Adjara region, renowned for its well-preserved walls and archaeological significance.
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D.
Fortress of Palamidi
The Fortress of Palamidi is a large Venetian-era hilltop citadel overlooking Nafplio in Greece, renowned for its impressive fortifications and panoramic views of the surrounding Peloponnese.
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E.
Acropolis of Rhodes
The Acropolis of Rhodes is an ancient citadel on the island of Rhodes featuring Hellenistic temples, a stadium, and other monumental ruins overlooking the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Venetian military architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| builtFor |
defense of Corfu
ⓘ
protection against Ottoman attacks ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Corfu
ⓘ
Fortifications in Greece ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| controlledHistoric |
Venetian Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of Venice
|
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural venue
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance ⓘ |
| hasAccess | pedestrian paths from Corfu old town ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ ramparts ⓘ underground passages ⓘ |
| hasFunction | military defense ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek |
Νέο Φρούριο Κέρκυρας
ⓘ
linked to:
New Fortress of Corfu
|
| hasView |
Corfu town
ⓘ
linked to:
Corfu (city)
Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| heritage | Venetian-era ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Corfu
ⓘ
Corfu city ⓘ
linked to:
Corfu (city)
Greece ⓘ Ionian Islands ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near | Old Fortress of Corfu ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| overlooks |
old port of Corfu
ⓘ
linked to:
Corfu Port
|
| partOf |
defensive system of Corfu
ⓘ
fortifications of Corfu ⓘ |
| region |
Ionian Islands administrative region
ⓘ
linked to:
Ionian Islands
|
| significance |
important example of Venetian coastal fortification
ⓘ
key element in defense against Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| situatedOn | hill above the old port of Corfu ⓘ |
| strategicRole | control of maritime approaches to Corfu port ⓘ |
| tourism | popular sightseeing site in Corfu ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military garrison
ⓘ
storage of munitions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Fortress of Corfu Description of subject: The New Fortress of Corfu is a Venetian-era military stronghold overlooking the old port of Corfu, built in the 16th century to bolster the island’s defenses against Ottoman attacks.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: New Fortress of Corfu