south propylaeum
E407443
The South Propylaeum is a monumental southern gateway structure at the Minoan palace of Phaistos on Crete, serving as an impressive formal entrance to the complex.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| south propylaeum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4004482 — 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: south propylaeum Context triple: [Phaistos, hasPart, south propylaeum]
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A.
Rotunda
The Rotunda is a classical-style garden temple in the landscaped grounds of Stowe, serving as an ornamental focal point within the historic English landscape garden.
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B.
Rotunda
Rotunda is the large domed chamber within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre that encloses the traditional site of Jesus’s tomb.
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C.
Rotunda
The Rotunda is a grand, domed central hall in the Morgan Library & Museum, notable for its ornate classical architecture and role as a key transitional space between the museum’s historic rooms.
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D.
The Rotunda
The Rotunda is the iconic domed centerpiece of the University of Virginia’s campus, designed by Thomas Jefferson as an academic counterpart to the U.S. Capitol.
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E.
South Stoa
South Stoa is a long, colonnaded public building in the Athenian Agora that served as a key venue for social, political, and commercial activities in classical Athens.
- 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: south propylaeum Target entity description: The South Propylaeum is a monumental southern gateway structure at the Minoan palace of Phaistos on Crete, serving as an impressive formal entrance to the complex.
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A.
Rotunda
Rotunda is the large domed chamber within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre that encloses the traditional site of Jesus’s tomb.
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B.
Rotunda
The Rotunda is a classical-style garden temple in the landscaped grounds of Stowe, serving as an ornamental focal point within the historic English landscape garden.
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C.
Rotunda
The Rotunda is a grand, domed central hall in the Morgan Library & Museum, notable for its ornate classical architecture and role as a key transitional space between the museum’s historic rooms.
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D.
The Rotunda
The Rotunda is the iconic domed centerpiece of the University of Virginia’s campus, designed by Thomas Jefferson as an academic counterpart to the U.S. Capitol.
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E.
South Stoa
South Stoa is a long, colonnaded public building in the Athenian Agora that served as a key venue for social, political, and commercial activities in classical Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
ⓘ
gateway ⓘ monumental entrance ⓘ |
| accesses | southern approach to the Phaistos palace ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Minoan architecture
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linked to:
Minoan civilization
|
| associatedPeriod |
Late Minoan period
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linked to:
Late Minoan
Middle Minoan period ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Minoan palatial architecture ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture | Minoan civilization ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological monument ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Phaistos archaeological excavations ⓘ |
| era | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| function | formal entrance to the Phaistos palace complex ⓘ |
| heritageSiteWithin |
archaeological site of Phaistos
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linked to:
Phaistos archaeological site
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| isPartOf | southern sector of the Phaistos palace ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Crete
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Greece ⓘ Phaistos ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Minoan palace of Phaistos ⓘ |
| position | southern side of the Phaistos palace complex ⓘ |
| region | south-central Crete ⓘ |
| siteType | archaeological structure ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: south propylaeum Description of subject: The South Propylaeum is a monumental southern gateway structure at the Minoan palace of Phaistos on Crete, serving as an impressive formal entrance to the complex.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.