Ancient Theatre of Fourvière

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Roman theatre archaeological site cultural venue tourist attraction

The Ancient Theatre of Fourvière is a well-preserved Roman amphitheater in Lyon, France, renowned for its archaeological significance and use as a venue for cultural performances.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Ancient Theatre of Fourvière canonical	5
Roman theatres of Fourvière	2
Archaeological Park of Fourvière	1
Roman Theatres of Fourvière	1
Roman theater complex of Fourvière	1
Théâtres romains de Fourvière	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3752264 — 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: Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
Context triple: [Fourvière Hill, hasLandmark, Ancient Theatre of Fourvière]

A. Ancient Theatre of Arles
The Ancient Theatre of Arles is a Roman-era open-air theater in southern France, renowned for its well-preserved remains and historical significance as part of the city's UNESCO-listed heritage.
B. Théâtre antique de Vienne
Théâtre antique de Vienne is a large Roman-era open-air theater in Vienne, France, renowned for its well-preserved ancient architecture and use as a venue for modern cultural events and festivals.
C. El Jem Amphitheatre
El Jem Amphitheatre is a massive, well-preserved Roman colosseum in central Tunisia, renowned as one of North Africa’s most impressive ancient monuments and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
D. Roman Theatre of Orange
The Roman Theatre of Orange is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman theatre in southern France, renowned for its monumental stage wall and continued use as a performance venue.
E. Arles Amphitheatre
Arles Amphitheatre is a large Roman arena in Arles, France, renowned for its well-preserved ancient architecture and historical use for gladiatorial games and public spectacles.
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: Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
Target entity description: The Ancient Theatre of Fourvière is a well-preserved Roman amphitheater in Lyon, France, renowned for its archaeological significance and use as a venue for cultural performances.

A. Ancient Theatre of Arles
The Ancient Theatre of Arles is a Roman-era open-air theater in southern France, renowned for its well-preserved remains and historical significance as part of the city's UNESCO-listed heritage.
B. Théâtre antique de Vienne
Théâtre antique de Vienne is a large Roman-era open-air theater in Vienne, France, renowned for its well-preserved ancient architecture and use as a venue for modern cultural events and festivals.
C. El Jem Amphitheatre
El Jem Amphitheatre is a massive, well-preserved Roman colosseum in central Tunisia, renowned as one of North Africa’s most impressive ancient monuments and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
D. Roman Theatre of Orange
The Roman Theatre of Orange is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman theatre in southern France, renowned for its monumental stage wall and continued use as a performance venue.
E. Arles Amphitheatre
Arles Amphitheatre is a large Roman arena in Arles, France, renowned for its well-preserved ancient architecture and historical use for gladiatorial games and public spectacles.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman theatre ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ cultural venue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	Odeon of Lyon ⓘ
builtBy	Romans ⓘ
capacity	approximately 10000 spectators ⓘ
category	Ancient Roman theatres ⓘ Roman sites in Lyon ⓘ Tourist attractions in Lyon ⓘ World Heritage Sites in France ⓘ
cityDuringRomanPeriod	Lugdunum ⓘ
conservationStatus	well-preserved ruins ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
currentUse	concert venue ⓘ open-air performance venue ⓘ theatre festival venue ⓘ
hasFeature	cavea ⓘ mosaic floors (remains) ⓘ orchestra ⓘ remains of columns ⓘ stage building ⓘ tiered seating ⓘ
hasViewOf	city of Lyon ⓘ linked to: Lyon
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site (Historic Site of Lyon) ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
hosts	Nuits de Fourvière festival ⓘ
inception	1st century BCE ⓘ
locatedIn	Fourvière hill ⓘ linked to: Fourvière Hill Lyon ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ⓘ linked to: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Metropolis of Lyon ⓘ linked to: Lyon metropolitan area
locatedInTime	Roman Empire ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
near	Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière ⓘ Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	City of Lyon ⓘ linked to: Lyon
originalFunction	public gatherings ⓘ public performances ⓘ theatrical plays ⓘ
ownedBy	City of Lyon ⓘ linked to: Lyon
partOf	Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon
rebuiltIn	2nd century CE ⓘ
significance	evidence of Roman Lugdunum urban life ⓘ major Gallo-Roman archaeological site ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1998 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited