The Swan
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The Swan is the distinctive, cable-stayed Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, celebrated as an architectural landmark and symbol of the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Swan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6250820 — 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: The Swan Context triple: [Erasmus Bridge, nicknamed, The Swan]
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A.
The Swan
The Swan is a graceful waterbird known for its long neck, white plumage in many species, and strong presence in mythology, literature, and art as a symbol of beauty and elegance.
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B.
The Unfinished Swan
The Unfinished Swan is a surreal first-person adventure game known for its distinctive minimalist art style and exploration-focused storytelling.
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C.
Eleanor Craig
Eleanor Craig is known primarily as the daughter of William Craig.
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D.
Swan of Lichfield
The Swan of Lichfield is the celebrated nickname of English Romantic-era poet and letter-writer Anna Seward, renowned for her eloquent verse and influential literary salon in Lichfield.
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E.
The White Peacock
The White Peacock is D. H. Lawrence’s debut novel, exploring complex human relationships, class tensions, and the conflict between industrialization and nature in rural England.
- 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: The Swan Target entity description: The Swan is the distinctive, cable-stayed Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, celebrated as an architectural landmark and symbol of the city.
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A.
The Swan
The Swan is a graceful waterbird known for its long neck, white plumage in many species, and strong presence in mythology, literature, and art as a symbol of beauty and elegance.
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B.
The Unfinished Swan
The Unfinished Swan is a surreal first-person adventure game known for its distinctive minimalist art style and exploration-focused storytelling.
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C.
Eleanor Craig
Eleanor Craig is known primarily as the daughter of William Craig.
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D.
Swan of Lichfield
The Swan of Lichfield is the celebrated nickname of English Romantic-era poet and letter-writer Anna Seward, renowned for her eloquent verse and influential literary salon in Lichfield.
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E.
The White Peacock
The White Peacock is D. H. Lawrence’s debut novel, exploring complex human relationships, class tensions, and the conflict between industrialization and nature in rural England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge
ⓘ
cable-stayed bridge ⓘ movable bridge ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Erasmus Bridge
ⓘ
Erasmusbrug ⓘ
linked to:
Erasmus Bridge
|
| architect | Ben van Berkel ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | UNStudio ⓘ |
| city | Rotterdam ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crosses | Nieuwe Maas ⓘ |
| crossesBetween |
Kop van Zuid
ⓘ
north bank of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| designer | Ben van Berkel ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Rotterdam city branding ⓘ |
| function |
bicycle traffic
ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ road traffic ⓘ tram traffic ⓘ |
| hasBicyclePath | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bascule section
ⓘ
cable-stayed main span ⓘ single asymmetrical pylon ⓘ |
| hasPedestrianPath | yes ⓘ |
| hasTramTracks | 2 tram tracks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Netherlands
ⓘ
Rotterdam ⓘ South Holland ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | 410 metres ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Desiderius Erasmus ⓘ |
| nickname |
De Zwaan
ⓘ
The Swan ⓘ |
| notableFor | distinctive swan-like pylon shape ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 4 road lanes ⓘ |
| officialOpeningBy |
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Beatrix of the Netherlands
|
| openingDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| pylonHeight | 139 metres ⓘ |
| style | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Rotterdam ⓘ |
| totalLength | 802 metres ⓘ |
| usedFor | events and light shows ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Swan Description of subject: The Swan is the distinctive, cable-stayed Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, celebrated as an architectural landmark and symbol of the city.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.