Presqu’île of Lyon
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The Presqu’île of Lyon is the historic and commercial heart of Lyon, a peninsula between the Rhône and Saône rivers known for its grand squares, shopping streets, and UNESCO-listed urban architecture.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Presqu’île of Lyon canonical | 11 |
| Presqu’île (Lyon) | 2 |
| Presqu’île de Lyon | 2 |
| Presqu'île (Lyon) | 1 |
| Presqu'île of Lyon | 1 |
| Presqu’île between Rhône and Saône rivers | 1 |
| Presqu’île district of Lyon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2960748 — 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: Presqu’île of Lyon Context triple: [Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, overlooks, Presqu’île of Lyon]
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A.
Île du Port
Île du Port is a remote subantarctic island that forms part of the French Kerguelen archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean.
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B.
Île Notre-Dame
Île Notre-Dame is a man-made island in the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal, best known as a principal site of Expo 67 and now home to parks, a race circuit, and recreational facilities.
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C.
Île de la Jatte
Île de la Jatte is a well-known Seine River island in the western suburbs of Paris, noted for its Impressionist art heritage and upscale residential character.
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D.
Cap Diamant
Cap Diamant is the prominent rocky promontory overlooking the St. Lawrence River that forms the historic upper town of Quebec City and hosts landmarks such as the Château Frontenac.
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E.
Ile de Puteaux
Île de Puteaux is a small Seine River island in the western suburbs of Paris, known for its sports facilities and role as a venue during the 1900 Summer Olympics.
- 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: Presqu’île of Lyon Target entity description: The Presqu’île of Lyon is the historic and commercial heart of Lyon, a peninsula between the Rhône and Saône rivers known for its grand squares, shopping streets, and UNESCO-listed urban architecture.
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A.
Île du Port
Île du Port is a remote subantarctic island that forms part of the French Kerguelen archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean.
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B.
Île Notre-Dame
Île Notre-Dame is a man-made island in the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal, best known as a principal site of Expo 67 and now home to parks, a race circuit, and recreational facilities.
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C.
Île de la Jatte
Île de la Jatte is a well-known Seine River island in the western suburbs of Paris, noted for its Impressionist art heritage and upscale residential character.
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D.
Cap Diamant
Cap Diamant is the prominent rocky promontory overlooking the St. Lawrence River that forms the historic upper town of Quebec City and hosts landmarks such as the Château Frontenac.
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E.
Ile de Puteaux
Île de Puteaux is a small Seine River island in the western suburbs of Paris, known for its sports facilities and role as a venue during the 1900 Summer Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic city center
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peninsula ⓘ urban district ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Classical architecture
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Haussmannian-style urbanism ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Rhône River
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Saône River ⓘ |
| contains |
Ainay quarter
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Basilique Saint-Martin d’Ainay ⓘ Bellecour quarter ⓘ Cordeliers quarter ⓘ Hôtel de Ville de Lyon ⓘ Musée de l’Imprimerie et de la Communication graphique ⓘ Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon ⓘ Opéra de Lyon ⓘ
linked to:
Opéra National de Lyon
Place Bellecour ⓘ Place des Terreaux ⓘ Rue Victor-Hugo NERFINISHED ⓘ Rue de la République NERFINISHED ⓘ Rue du Président-Édouard-Herriot NERFINISHED ⓘ Terreaux quarter ⓘ Église Saint-Nizier de Lyon ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Rue Victor-Hugo
NERFINISHED
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Rue de la République NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center of Lyon
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commercial center of Lyon ⓘ cultural center of Lyon ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalRole | heart of Lyon’s urban development from Middle Ages to 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century urban planning
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commercial activity ⓘ grand public squares ⓘ historic urban fabric ⓘ shopping streets ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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linked to:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Lyon ⓘ eastern France ⓘ |
| notableSquare |
Place Bellecour
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Place des Terreaux ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist destination in Lyon ⓘ |
| transport |
served by multiple Lyon Metro lines
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served by numerous bus and tram routes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| urbanMorphology | dense grid of streets and squares ⓘ |
| waterwayContext | situated between Rhône and Saône confluence area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Presqu’île of Lyon Description of subject: The Presqu’île of Lyon is the historic and commercial heart of Lyon, a peninsula between the Rhône and Saône rivers known for its grand squares, shopping streets, and UNESCO-listed urban architecture.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Hôtel de Ville area
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