Glienicker Brücke
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Glienicker Brücke is a historic bridge in Berlin, Germany, famously known as the “Bridge of Spies” for its role as a Cold War site of prisoner exchanges between East and West.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Glienicke Bridge | 24 |
| Glienicker Brücke canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3787901 — 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: Glienicker Brücke Context triple: [Schloss Glienicke, locatedNear, Glienicker Brücke]
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A.
Kaisermühlenbrücke
Kaisermühlenbrücke is a bridge in the Kaisermühlen district of Vienna, Austria, serving as a key crossing over the Danube.
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Kornhausbrücke
Kornhausbrücke is a historic bridge in Bern, Switzerland, spanning the Aare River and connecting the Old City with newer districts.
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Peenebrücke Wolgast
Peenebrücke Wolgast is a bascule road-and-rail bridge in the town of Wolgast, Germany, that connects the mainland to the island of Usedom across the Peene River.
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D.
Hardbrücke
Hardbrücke is a major road and railway bridge in Zurich, Switzerland, serving as an important traffic artery across the Limmat and nearby rail tracks.
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E.
Möckernbrücke
Möckernbrücke is a Berlin U-Bahn station and major interchange point located near the Landwehr Canal in the Kreuzberg district.
- 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: Glienicker Brücke Target entity description: Glienicker Brücke is a historic bridge in Berlin, Germany, famously known as the “Bridge of Spies” for its role as a Cold War site of prisoner exchanges between East and West.
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A.
Kaisermühlenbrücke
Kaisermühlenbrücke is a bridge in the Kaisermühlen district of Vienna, Austria, serving as a key crossing over the Danube.
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B.
Kornhausbrücke
Kornhausbrücke is a historic bridge in Bern, Switzerland, spanning the Aare River and connecting the Old City with newer districts.
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C.
Peenebrücke Wolgast
Peenebrücke Wolgast is a bascule road-and-rail bridge in the town of Wolgast, Germany, that connects the mainland to the island of Usedom across the Peene River.
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D.
Hardbrücke
Hardbrücke is a major road and railway bridge in Zurich, Switzerland, serving as an important traffic artery across the Limmat and nearby rail tracks.
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E.
Möckernbrücke
Möckernbrücke is a Berlin U-Bahn station and major interchange point located near the Landwehr Canal in the Kreuzberg district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
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bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bridge of Spies ⓘ |
| borderFunction |
border between East Berlin and West Berlin’s surrounding area
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inter-German border crossing ⓘ |
| connects |
Berlin
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Potsdam ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| crosses |
Havel River
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Teltow Canal vicinity ⓘ |
| designedBy | architect Otto Stahn ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Cold War spy exchanges
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exchange of captured agents between East and West ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
film "Bridge of Spies"
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linked to:
Bridge of Spies
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| hasHeritageStatus | listed monument ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 128 meters ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| hasWidth | approximately 22 meters ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
German Empire
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Nazi Germany ⓘ Prussian era ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ divided Germany ⓘ reunified Germany ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
ⓘ
Berlin–Brandenburg metropolitan region ⓘ
linked to:
Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region
Potsdam ⓘ border between former East Germany and West Berlin ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Glienicke ⓘ |
| near |
Babelsberg
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linked to:
Potsdam-Babelsberg
Schloss Glienicke ⓘ |
| notableExchange |
1962 exchange of Francis Gary Powers and Rudolf Abel
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1985 exchange of 23 American and Western agents for 4 Eastern agents ⓘ 1986 exchange including dissident Anatoly Shcharansky (Natan Sharansky) ⓘ |
| opened | 1907 ⓘ |
| partOf | Bundesstraße 1 ⓘ |
| reconstructed | after World War II ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Cold War division
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German reunification ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction ⓘ |
| traffic |
cyclists
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motor vehicles ⓘ pedestrians ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedFor | prisoner exchanges ⓘ |
| wasDamagedIn | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glienicker Brücke Description of subject: Glienicker Brücke is a historic bridge in Berlin, Germany, famously known as the “Bridge of Spies” for its role as a Cold War site of prisoner exchanges between East and West.
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