Oudezijds Achterburgwal
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Oudezijds Achterburgwal is a historic canal and street in Amsterdam’s city center, known for its picturesque architecture and central role within the city’s Red Light District.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oudezijds Achterburgwal canonical | 26 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T223189 — 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: Oudezijds Achterburgwal Context triple: [Red Light District (Amsterdam), hasPart, Oudezijds Achterburgwal]
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A.
Prinsengracht
Prinsengracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, known for its picturesque waterways, houseboats, and traditional canal houses.
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B.
Nieuwe Herengracht
Nieuwe Herengracht is a canal in central Amsterdam that forms part of the city’s historic canal network and links to the Amstel River.
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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.
Reguliersgracht
Reguliersgracht is a picturesque canal in Amsterdam’s historic center, renowned for its classic canal houses and iconic series of arched bridges.
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E.
Keizersgracht
Keizersgracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its grand 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
- 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: Oudezijds Achterburgwal Target entity description: Oudezijds Achterburgwal is a historic canal and street in Amsterdam’s city center, known for its picturesque architecture and central role within the city’s Red Light District.
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A.
Prinsengracht
Prinsengracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, known for its picturesque waterways, houseboats, and traditional canal houses.
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B.
Nieuwe Herengracht
Nieuwe Herengracht is a canal in central Amsterdam that forms part of the city’s historic canal network and links to the Amstel River.
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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.
Reguliersgracht
Reguliersgracht is a picturesque canal in Amsterdam’s historic center, renowned for its classic canal houses and iconic series of arched bridges.
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E.
Keizersgracht
Keizersgracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its grand 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
historic district feature ⓘ street ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasMunicipality | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
Oude Zijde
ⓘ
linked to:
Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde
|
| hasNotableBuilding |
Bethlehemsteeg area buildings
ⓘ
Oude Kerk ⓘ
linked to:
Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
various listed monuments ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
canal bridges
ⓘ
coffee shops ⓘ historic canal houses ⓘ medieval street layout ⓘ picturesque architecture ⓘ prostitution windows ⓘ tourist nightlife ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Oudezijds Achterburgwal ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 1012 ⓘ |
| hasProvince | North Holland ⓘ |
| hasStreetType | narrow street ⓘ |
| hasTypicalArchitecturePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| hasUrbanFunction |
commercial
ⓘ
entertainment ⓘ residential ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasWaterwayType | gracht ⓘ |
| isAccessibleBy |
bicycle
ⓘ
boat ⓘ foot ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
central role in Amsterdam Red Light District
ⓘ
historic canal scenery ⓘ nightlife and tourism ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistoricalCenter | true ⓘ |
| isPedestrianFriendly | true ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Amsterdam city centre ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam
Amsterdam-Centrum ⓘ Burgwallen-Oude Zijde ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amsterdam Red Light District
ⓘ
linked to:
De Wallen
De Wallen ⓘ |
| traverses | Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oudezijds Achterburgwal Description of subject: Oudezijds Achterburgwal is a historic canal and street in Amsterdam’s city center, known for its picturesque architecture and central role within the city’s Red Light District.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Red Light District
subject linked to:
Nieuwmarkt square
subject linked to:
Oudezijds Kolk canal
subject linked to:
Oudezijde (Old Side) of Amsterdam
subject linked to:
Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal