Prinsengracht
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Prinsengracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, known for its picturesque waterways, houseboats, and traditional canal houses.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prinsengracht canonical | 35 |
| Prinsengracht canal houses | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T50354 — 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: Prinsengracht Context triple: [Amsterdam, hasCanal, Prinsengracht]
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A.
Keizersgracht
Keizersgracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its grand 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
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B.
Herengracht
Herengracht is one of Amsterdam’s most famous and historic canals, renowned for its elegant 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s canal belt.
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C.
Amstel River
The Amstel River is a historic waterway in the Netherlands that flows through and gives its name to the city of Amsterdam.
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D.
Royal Palace of Amsterdam
The Royal Palace of Amsterdam is a 17th-century former city hall on Dam Square that now serves as one of the official residences and ceremonial venues of the Dutch monarch.
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E.
Vondelpark
Vondelpark is Amsterdam’s largest and most famous urban park, known for its expansive green spaces, ponds, and cultural events.
- 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: Prinsengracht Target entity description: Prinsengracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, known for its picturesque waterways, houseboats, and traditional canal houses.
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A.
Keizersgracht
Keizersgracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its grand 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
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B.
Herengracht
Herengracht is one of Amsterdam’s most famous and historic canals, renowned for its elegant 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s canal belt.
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C.
Amstel River
The Amstel River is a historic waterway in the Netherlands that flows through and gives its name to the city of Amsterdam.
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D.
Royal Palace of Amsterdam
The Royal Palace of Amsterdam is a 17th-century former city hall on Dam Square that now serves as one of the official residences and ceremonial venues of the Dutch monarch.
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E.
Vondelpark
Vondelpark is Amsterdam’s largest and most famous urban park, known for its expansive green spaces, ponds, and cultural events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 52.374°N 4.884°E ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| endPoint | Amstel River ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
historic canal
ⓘ
houseboats along the canal ⓘ lined with traditional canal houses ⓘ navigable by small boats ⓘ picturesque waterway ⓘ popular with tourists ⓘ residential area ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic image in Amsterdam tourism
ⓘ
symbol of Amsterdam’s Golden Age urban planning ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Anne Frank House
ⓘ
De Duif church ⓘ Homomonument ⓘ Houseboat Museum ⓘ Noorderkerk ⓘ Westerkerk ⓘ
linked to:
Westerkerk, Amsterdam
|
| hasPart |
Prinsengracht canal houses
ⓘ
linked to:
Prinsengracht
Prinsengracht houseboats ⓘ bridges over Prinsengracht ⓘ |
| hasView |
church towers
ⓘ
historic gabled facades ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart | Seventeenth-century canal ring area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
province of North Holland
ⓘ
linked to:
North Holland
|
| namedAfter |
Prince of Nassau
ⓘ
Prince of Orange ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Herengracht
ⓘ
Keizersgracht ⓘ Singel ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amsterdam canal belt
ⓘ
linked to:
Grachtengordel
Amsterdam cityscape ⓘ Grachtengordel ⓘ |
| startPoint | Brouwersgracht ⓘ |
| streetType | canal street ⓘ |
| traverses |
Amsterdam-Centrum
ⓘ
Jordaan neighborhood ⓘ
linked to:
Grachtengordel
|
| usedFor |
recreation
ⓘ
residential moorings ⓘ tourist boat tours ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prinsengracht Description of subject: Prinsengracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, known for its picturesque waterways, houseboats, and traditional canal houses.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Prinsengracht
subject linked to:
De Duif church
subject linked to:
Jordaan neighborhood
subject linked to:
Westermarkt square
subject linked to:
Westermarkt square