Medici aqueduct of Pisa
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The Medici aqueduct of Pisa is a historic Renaissance-era water supply structure built under the Medici rule to channel water to the city of Pisa in Tuscany, Italy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medici aqueduct of Pisa canonical | 1 |
| Pisan water supply system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7749062 — 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: Medici aqueduct of Pisa Context triple: [Province of Pisa, containsLandmark, Medici aqueduct of Pisa]
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A.
Aqueduct of Pitigliano
The Aqueduct of Pitigliano is a historic Renaissance-era aqueduct in the Tuscan hill town of Pitigliano, Italy, notable for its striking arches integrated into the town’s dramatic tufa cliffs.
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B.
Aqueduct of Perugia
The Aqueduct of Perugia is a medieval hydraulic structure in Perugia, Italy, historically used to channel water into the city and now known for its elevated stone arcade that serves as a pedestrian walkway.
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C.
Medici aqueduct arches
The Medici aqueduct arches are a historic Renaissance-era aqueduct structure in Pitigliano, Italy, built under Medici rule to supply water and now recognized as one of the town’s most distinctive architectural landmarks.
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D.
Aqueduct of Vanvitelli
The Aqueduct of Vanvitelli is an 18th-century monumental aqueduct in the Caserta area of southern Italy, built to supply water to the Royal Palace of Caserta and renowned for its grand multi-arched structure.
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E.
Aqua Paola aqueduct
The Aqua Paola aqueduct is a 17th-century Roman aqueduct and monumental fountain system that restored an ancient water supply to the city, culminating in the grand Fontana dell’Acqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill.
- 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: Medici aqueduct of Pisa Target entity description: The Medici aqueduct of Pisa is a historic Renaissance-era water supply structure built under the Medici rule to channel water to the city of Pisa in Tuscany, Italy.
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A.
Aqueduct of Pitigliano
The Aqueduct of Pitigliano is a historic Renaissance-era aqueduct in the Tuscan hill town of Pitigliano, Italy, notable for its striking arches integrated into the town’s dramatic tufa cliffs.
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B.
Aqueduct of Perugia
The Aqueduct of Perugia is a medieval hydraulic structure in Perugia, Italy, historically used to channel water into the city and now known for its elevated stone arcade that serves as a pedestrian walkway.
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C.
Medici aqueduct arches
The Medici aqueduct arches are a historic Renaissance-era aqueduct structure in Pitigliano, Italy, built under Medici rule to supply water and now recognized as one of the town’s most distinctive architectural landmarks.
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D.
Aqueduct of Vanvitelli
The Aqueduct of Vanvitelli is an 18th-century monumental aqueduct in the Caserta area of southern Italy, built to supply water to the Royal Palace of Caserta and renowned for its grand multi-arched structure.
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E.
Aqua Paola aqueduct
The Aqua Paola aqueduct is a 17th-century Roman aqueduct and monumental fountain system that restored an ancient water supply to the city, culminating in the grand Fontana dell’Acqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance architecture
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aqueduct ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Renaissance ⓘ |
| cityServed | Pisa ⓘ |
| constructedUnder | Medici rule ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| function | urban water supply ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| heritage | historic structure ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | local historical monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
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Pisa ⓘ Province of Pisa ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ central Italy ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pisan water supply system
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linked to:
Medici aqueduct of Pisa
|
| patron | House of Medici ⓘ |
| purpose | to channel water to Pisa ⓘ |
| region | Tuscany ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drinking water distribution
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public fountains supply ⓘ urban infrastructure ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Medici aqueduct of Pisa Description of subject: The Medici aqueduct of Pisa is a historic Renaissance-era water supply structure built under the Medici rule to channel water to the city of Pisa in Tuscany, Italy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Medici aqueduct of Pisa