Magere Brug
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Magere Brug is a historic and picturesque white wooden drawbridge in Amsterdam, renowned as one of the city's most iconic canal crossings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magere Brug canonical | 10 |
| Magere Brug (Skinny Bridge) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T222833 — 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: Magere Brug Context triple: [Amstel River, hasBridge, Magere Brug]
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A.
Dike Bridge
Dike Bridge is a small wooden bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts, best known as the site of the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident involving Senator Ted Kennedy.
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B.
Grand Bridge
The Grand Bridge is an imposing ornamental stone bridge and landscape feature within the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, designed to enhance the estate’s grand Baroque setting.
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C.
Trinity Bridge
Trinity Bridge is a distinctive three-way footbridge in Greater Manchester, England, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava to link Salford and Manchester across the River Irwell.
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D.
Wellington Bridge
Wellington Bridge is a roadway bridge in the Boston area that carries traffic across the Mystic River between Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts.
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E.
Son bridge
Son bridge is a strategically important bridge in the Netherlands that played a crucial role during the World War II Allied offensive known as Operation Market Garden.
- 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: Magere Brug Target entity description: Magere Brug is a historic and picturesque white wooden drawbridge in Amsterdam, renowned as one of the city's most iconic canal crossings.
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A.
Dike Bridge
Dike Bridge is a small wooden bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts, best known as the site of the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident involving Senator Ted Kennedy.
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B.
Grand Bridge
The Grand Bridge is an imposing ornamental stone bridge and landscape feature within the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, designed to enhance the estate’s grand Baroque setting.
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C.
Trinity Bridge
Trinity Bridge is a distinctive three-way footbridge in Greater Manchester, England, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava to link Salford and Manchester across the River Irwell.
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D.
Wellington Bridge
Wellington Bridge is a roadway bridge in the Boston area that carries traffic across the Mystic River between Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts.
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E.
Son bridge
Son bridge is a strategically important bridge in the Netherlands that played a crucial role during the World War II Allied offensive known as Operation Market Garden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bascule bridge
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bridge ⓘ drawbridge ⓘ historic structure ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| allowsPassageOf |
boats
ⓘ
small ships ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| connects |
Keizersgracht area
ⓘ
linked to:
Grachtengordel
Prinsengracht area ⓘ
linked to:
Grachtengordel
banks of the Amstel River ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses | Amstel River ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
popular romantic meeting place
ⓘ
symbol of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| design | double-leaf bascule ⓘ |
| EnglishName | Skinny Bridge ⓘ |
| famousFor |
appearances in films and media
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being one of Amsterdam's most photographed bridges ⓘ night-time illumination ⓘ |
| hasLighting | decorative lights ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
cyclists
ⓘ
pedestrians ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Amstel River
ⓘ
passing canal boats ⓘ traditional canal houses ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic bridge of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| isIconicFor |
canal views
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picturesque appearance ⓘ romantic atmosphere ⓘ |
| localLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| localName | Magere Brug ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | North Holland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Amstel canal section in central Amsterdam ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| name | Magere Brug ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
movable central span
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narrow profile ⓘ white wooden structure ⓘ |
| openingMechanism | bascule counterweight system ⓘ |
| structureType | pedestrian and bicycle bridge ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
canal boat viewing
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| usedBy |
local residents
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magere Brug Description of subject: Magere Brug is a historic and picturesque white wooden drawbridge in Amsterdam, renowned as one of the city's most iconic canal crossings.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Magere Brug