Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain

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fountain monumental fountain

The Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain is a large, illuminated monumental fountain in Vienna, Austria, known for its striking water displays and proximity to the Soviet War Memorial at Schwarzenbergplatz.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hochstrahlbrunnen	2
Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7386519 — 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: Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain
Context triple: [Schwarzenberg Monument in Vienna, locatedNear, Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain]

A. Gänseliesel fountain
The Gänseliesel fountain is a famous landmark in Göttingen, Germany, known for its statue of a girl with geese and the tradition of newly graduated students climbing it to kiss the figure.
B. Sebilj fountain
Sebilj fountain is an iconic 18th-century wooden Ottoman-style public fountain and landmark located in Sarajevo’s historic Baščaršija square.
C. Maschsee fountain
The Maschsee fountain is a prominent water feature in Hanover’s artificial Maschsee lake, known for its high jets and role as a visual landmark and attraction during city events.
D. Nejjarine Fountain
Nejjarine Fountain is a historic public fountain in the medina of Fez, Morocco, renowned for its ornate zellij tilework and carved wood decoration.
E. Rotonde fountain
The Rotonde fountain is a monumental 19th-century centerpiece of Aix-en-Provence, known for its large circular basin, ornate sculptures, and role as a major city landmark and traffic hub.
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: Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain
Target entity description: The Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain is a large, illuminated monumental fountain in Vienna, Austria, known for its striking water displays and proximity to the Soviet War Memorial at Schwarzenbergplatz.

A. Gänseliesel fountain
The Gänseliesel fountain is a famous landmark in Göttingen, Germany, known for its statue of a girl with geese and the tradition of newly graduated students climbing it to kiss the figure.
B. Sebilj fountain
Sebilj fountain is an iconic 18th-century wooden Ottoman-style public fountain and landmark located in Sarajevo’s historic Baščaršija square.
C. Maschsee fountain
The Maschsee fountain is a prominent water feature in Hanover’s artificial Maschsee lake, known for its high jets and role as a visual landmark and attraction during city events.
D. Nejjarine Fountain
Nejjarine Fountain is a historic public fountain in the medina of Fez, Morocco, renowned for its ornate zellij tilework and carved wood decoration.
E. Rotonde fountain
The Rotonde fountain is a monumental 19th-century centerpiece of Aix-en-Provence, known for its large circular basin, ornate sculptures, and role as a major city landmark and traffic hub.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fountain ⓘ monumental fountain ⓘ
architect	Carl Johann Wasserburger ⓘ
builtFor	World Exhibition 1873 context ⓘ
city	Vienna ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
coordinateLocation	48.199°N 16.377°E ⓘ
country	Austria ⓘ
dedicatedTo	First Vienna Mountain Spring Pipeline ⓘ
fee	no ⓘ
hasColorLighting	multicolored ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	symbol of Vienna water supply ⓘ
hasInscription	commemorating Vienna water supply ⓘ
hasLighting	yes ⓘ
hasPart	basin ⓘ central water jet ⓘ multiple surrounding jets ⓘ
hasTouristInformation	nearby information boards ⓘ
hasUse	decorative fountain ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
heritageDesignation	cultural heritage monument in Vienna ⓘ
imageDepicts	water jets with colored lights ⓘ
inception	1873 ⓘ
languageOfSurroundingSignage	German ⓘ
lightingControl	programmed color sequences ⓘ
locatedIn	Schwarzenbergplatz ⓘ Vienna ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Innere Stadt ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time ⓘ Central European Time ⓘ
locatedNear	Schwarzenbergplatz tram stops ⓘ Soviet War Memorial ⓘ
maintainedBy	Municipality of Vienna ⓘ
materialUsed	metal ⓘ stone ⓘ
nearTransport	Karlsplatz U-Bahn (walking distance) ⓘ linked to: Karlsplatz station Tram lines at Schwarzenbergplatz ⓘ
nightIllumination	yes ⓘ
notableFor	illuminated water displays ⓘ proximity to Soviet War Memorial ⓘ
openAir	yes ⓘ
ownedBy	City of Vienna ⓘ linked to: Vienna
partOf	public space at Schwarzenbergplatz ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
region	Vienna ⓘ
significantEvent	completion for Vienna Water Pipeline opening ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
waterFeature	jet fountain ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Schwarzenberg Monument in Vienna → locatedNear → Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain ⓘ

Schwarzenbergplatz → hasPart → Hochstrahlbrunnen ⓘ

linked to: Hochstrahlbrunnen fountain

Schwarzenbergplatz → hasFountain → Hochstrahlbrunnen ⓘ