Strépy-Thieu boat lift
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The Strépy-Thieu boat lift is a massive vertical ship lift on the Canal du Centre in Belgium, renowned as one of the tallest boat lifts in the world and a major feat of modern engineering.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strépy-Thieu boat lift canonical | 6 |
| Thieu boat lift | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5262088 — 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: Strépy-Thieu boat lift Context triple: [La Louvière, hasLandmark, Strépy-Thieu boat lift]
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A.
Anderton Boat Lift
The Anderton Boat Lift is a historic Victorian-era boat lift in Cheshire, England, that vertically transports boats between the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
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B.
Serre-Ponçon Dam
Serre-Ponçon Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam in southeastern France that creates one of Western Europe’s biggest artificial lakes.
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C.
Fonserannes Locks
Fonserannes Locks is a historic multi-chamber lock staircase on the Canal du Midi near Béziers in southern France, renowned as one of the canal’s most impressive engineering works.
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D.
Écluse d’Agen
Écluse d’Agen is a lock on the Canal de Garonne in southwestern France, used to manage water levels and enable boats to navigate changes in elevation.
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E.
Écluse de Montech
Écluse de Montech is a lock installation on the Canal de Garonne in southwestern France, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
- 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: Strépy-Thieu boat lift Target entity description: The Strépy-Thieu boat lift is a massive vertical ship lift on the Canal du Centre in Belgium, renowned as one of the tallest boat lifts in the world and a major feat of modern engineering.
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A.
Anderton Boat Lift
The Anderton Boat Lift is a historic Victorian-era boat lift in Cheshire, England, that vertically transports boats between the River Weaver and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
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B.
Serre-Ponçon Dam
Serre-Ponçon Dam is a large hydroelectric and irrigation dam in southeastern France that creates one of Western Europe’s biggest artificial lakes.
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C.
Fonserannes Locks
Fonserannes Locks is a historic multi-chamber lock staircase on the Canal du Midi near Béziers in southern France, renowned as one of the canal’s most impressive engineering works.
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D.
Écluse d’Agen
Écluse d’Agen is a lock on the Canal de Garonne in southwestern France, used to manage water levels and enable boats to navigate changes in elevation.
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E.
Écluse de Montech
Écluse de Montech is a lock installation on the Canal de Garonne in southwestern France, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boat lift
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engineering structure ⓘ ship lift ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connects |
Meuse River basin
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linked to:
Meuse basin
Scheldt River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Scheldt
|
| constructionStartDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| crosses | Canal du Centre ⓘ |
| designedForVesselClass | European Class IV vessels ⓘ |
| designedForVesselDisplacement | 1350 tonnes ⓘ |
| engineeringMethod | counterweight-balanced caissons ⓘ |
| hasCaissonLength | 112 metres ⓘ |
| hasCaissonWaterDepth | 3.35 metres ⓘ |
| hasCaissonWidth | 12 metres ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
control and operations building
ⓘ
massive concrete towers ⓘ steel caisson structures ⓘ two independent caissons ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfCaissons | 2 ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
major feat of modern engineering
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one of the tallest boat lifts in the world ⓘ |
| hasTouristFunction | visitor attraction ⓘ |
| hasVerticalLift |
73.15 metres
ⓘ
approximately 73 metres ⓘ |
| height | approximately 102 metres ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 130 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hainaut Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Hainaut
Wallonia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
La Louvière
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Mons ⓘ Strépy-Bracquegnies ⓘ Thieu ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
new Canal du Centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Canal du Centre
|
| locatedOnWaterway | Canal du Centre ⓘ |
| movementType | vertical lift ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Belgian inland waterways network
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian inland waterway network
|
| replaced |
Bracquegnies boat lift
ⓘ
linked to:
Canal du Centre boat lifts
Houdeng-Aimeries boat lift ⓘ
linked to:
Canal du Centre boat lifts
Houdeng-Goegnies boat lift ⓘ
linked to:
Canal du Centre boat lifts
Thieu boat lift ⓘ
linked to:
Strépy-Thieu boat lift
historic Canal du Centre boat lifts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
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inland waterway transport ⓘ tourist navigation ⓘ |
| width | approximately 81 metres ⓘ |
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Subject: Strépy-Thieu boat lift Description of subject: The Strépy-Thieu boat lift is a massive vertical ship lift on the Canal du Centre in Belgium, renowned as one of the tallest boat lifts in the world and a major feat of modern engineering.
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