Acqua Felice aqueduct
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The Acqua Felice aqueduct is a late 16th-century Roman aqueduct restored under Pope Sixtus V to bring fresh water back into the city, feeding several monumental fountains.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acqua Felice aqueduct canonical | 4 |
| Acqua Felice (aqueduct) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3799473 — 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: Acqua Felice aqueduct Context triple: [Fontana del Tritone, waterSource, Acqua Felice aqueduct]
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A.
Aqua Paola aqueduct
The Aqua Paola aqueduct is a 17th-century Roman aqueduct and monumental fountain system that restored an ancient water supply to the city, culminating in the grand Fontana dell’Acqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill.
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Aqua Virgo aqueduct
The Aqua Virgo aqueduct is an ancient Roman waterway, completed in 19 BCE under Augustus, that has long supplied water to central Rome, including the Trevi Fountain.
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C.
Cacor aqueduct
The Cacor aqueduct is a historic French water bridge that carries the Canal de Garonne over the Tarn River near Moissac.
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D.
Valens Aqueduct
The Valens Aqueduct is a late Roman-era aqueduct in Istanbul, Turkey, that once formed a key part of the city’s water supply system and remains a prominent historic landmark.
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Aqueduct of Pitigliano
The Aqueduct of Pitigliano is a historic Renaissance-era aqueduct in the Tuscan hill town of Pitigliano, Italy, notable for its striking arches integrated into the town’s dramatic tufa cliffs.
- 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: Acqua Felice aqueduct Target entity description: The Acqua Felice aqueduct is a late 16th-century Roman aqueduct restored under Pope Sixtus V to bring fresh water back into the city, feeding several monumental fountains.
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A.
Aqua Paola aqueduct
The Aqua Paola aqueduct is a 17th-century Roman aqueduct and monumental fountain system that restored an ancient water supply to the city, culminating in the grand Fontana dell’Acqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill.
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B.
Aqua Virgo aqueduct
The Aqua Virgo aqueduct is an ancient Roman waterway, completed in 19 BCE under Augustus, that has long supplied water to central Rome, including the Trevi Fountain.
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C.
Cacor aqueduct
The Cacor aqueduct is a historic French water bridge that carries the Canal de Garonne over the Tarn River near Moissac.
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D.
Valens Aqueduct
The Valens Aqueduct is a late Roman-era aqueduct in Istanbul, Turkey, that once formed a key part of the city’s water supply system and remains a prominent historic landmark.
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E.
Aqueduct of Pitigliano
The Aqueduct of Pitigliano is a historic Renaissance-era aqueduct in the Tuscan hill town of Pitigliano, Italy, notable for its striking arches integrated into the town’s dramatic tufa cliffs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman aqueduct
ⓘ
aqueduct ⓘ infrastructure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Acqua Felice
ⓘ
linked to:
Il Fontanone
Acqua Felice (aqueduct) ⓘ
linked to:
Acqua Felice aqueduct
Aqua Felice ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Renaissance engineering ⓘ |
| associatedWithUrbanPlanningOf | Pope Sixtus V’s reorganization of Rome ⓘ |
| builtDuringPontificateOf |
Pope Sixtus V
ⓘ
linked to:
Sixtus V
|
| centuryOfConstruction | 16th century ⓘ |
| cityServed | Rome ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1587 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 16th century ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| feeds |
Fontana del Mosè
ⓘ
Fontana dell’Acqua Felice ⓘ fountains in the Esquiline district ⓘ fountains on the Quirinal Hill ⓘ fountains on the Viminal Hill ⓘ |
| hasLatinName |
Aqua Felicis
ⓘ
linked to:
Aqua Felice
|
| hasMonumentalFountain | Fontana dell’Acqua Felice ⓘ |
| heritage | historic infrastructure of Rome ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Counter-Reformation ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lazio
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ historic center of Rome ⓘ |
| material | masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Felice Peretti
ⓘ
Pope Sixtus V ⓘ
linked to:
Sixtus V
|
| partOf | water supply system of Rome ⓘ |
| patron |
Pope Sixtus V
ⓘ
linked to:
Sixtus V
|
| purpose |
to bring fresh water back into Rome
ⓘ
urban water supply ⓘ |
| region | Central Italy ⓘ |
| restored | ancient Roman water route ⓘ |
| restoredSectionOf | Aqua Alexandrina (disputed/partial) ⓘ |
| restoredUnder |
Pope Sixtus V
ⓘ
linked to:
Sixtus V
|
| significance | first new aqueduct built in Rome since antiquity ⓘ |
| status | still in use ⓘ |
| terminusAt | Piazza San Bernardo ⓘ |
| terminusFountain | Fontana dell’Acqua Felice ⓘ |
| transportMedium | fresh water ⓘ |
| typeOfUse | public utility ⓘ |
| waterSource |
springs in the Alban Hills area
ⓘ
springs near Pantano Borghese ⓘ |
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Subject: Acqua Felice aqueduct Description of subject: The Acqua Felice aqueduct is a late 16th-century Roman aqueduct restored under Pope Sixtus V to bring fresh water back into the city, feeding several monumental fountains.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Acqua Felice aqueduct