Küppersmühle grain silo
E819048
The Küppersmühle grain silo is a former industrial storage facility in Duisburg’s Inner Harbour that has been preserved and integrated into a prominent riverside cultural and architectural complex.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Küppersmühle grain silo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9749534 — 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: Küppersmühle grain silo Context triple: [Duisburg Inner Harbour, hasLandmark, Küppersmühle grain silo]
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A.
Hüttermühle
Hüttermühle is a small locality that forms part of the town of Genthin in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
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B.
Aumühle
Aumühle is a small municipality in northern Germany, known in part as the place where former German Grand Admiral and President Karl Dönitz died.
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C.
Mehlsack
Mehlsack is the historical German name for the town of Pieniężno in northern Poland.
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D.
Gasometer Oberhausen
Gasometer Oberhausen is a former gas storage tank in Germany’s Ruhr area that has been transformed into a prominent exhibition and cultural venue.
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E.
Eggermühlen
Eggermühlen is a small rural municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated within the Osnabrück district.
- 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: Küppersmühle grain silo Target entity description: The Küppersmühle grain silo is a former industrial storage facility in Duisburg’s Inner Harbour that has been preserved and integrated into a prominent riverside cultural and architectural complex.
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A.
Hüttermühle
Hüttermühle is a small locality that forms part of the town of Genthin in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
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B.
Aumühle
Aumühle is a small municipality in northern Germany, known in part as the place where former German Grand Admiral and President Karl Dönitz died.
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C.
Mehlsack
Mehlsack is the historical German name for the town of Pieniężno in northern Poland.
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D.
Gasometer Oberhausen
Gasometer Oberhausen is a former gas storage tank in Germany’s Ruhr area that has been transformed into a prominent exhibition and cultural venue.
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E.
Eggermühlen
Eggermühlen is a small rural municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany, situated within the Osnabrück district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
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grain silo ⓘ industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Duisburg Inner Harbour basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Duisburg Inner Harbour
Küppersmühle mill building ⓘ
linked to:
Werhahnmühle complex
|
| architecturalStyle | industrial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Innenhafen Duisburg urban regeneration
ⓘ
Küppersmühle Museum of Modern Art ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of adaptive reuse of industrial infrastructure
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symbol of Duisburg harbour transformation from industrial to cultural district ⓘ |
| currentFunction | architectural component of museum and cultural complex ⓘ |
| hasConservationApproach | facade and volume retained within new design ⓘ |
| hasFunctionInComplex |
vertical accent in the museum ensemble
ⓘ
visual landmark on the waterfront ⓘ |
| hasUse |
former grain storage facility
ⓘ
integrated element of museum complex ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Inner Harbour water basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Inner Harbour basin
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| heritageType | industrial waterfront structure ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
riverside cultural and architectural complex at Küppersmühle
ⓘ
linked to:
Werhahnmühle complex
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| isExampleOf |
integration of historic industrial fabric into contemporary architecture
ⓘ
post-industrial waterfront reuse ⓘ |
| landmarkStatus | local landmark in Duisburg Inner Harbour ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Duisburg
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Inner Harbour, Duisburg ⓘ
linked to:
Duisburg Inner Harbour
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Rheinauhafen waterfront of Duisburg Inner Harbour
ⓘ
linked to:
Rheinauhafen
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| near | Duisburg city centre ⓘ |
| originalFunction | storage of grain for milling operations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Innenhafen Duisburg redevelopment area
ⓘ
linked to:
Duisburg Inner Harbour
Küppersmühle cultural complex ⓘ
linked to:
Küppersmühle Museum of Modern Art
|
| preservationStatus | preserved and integrated into new development ⓘ |
| region | Ruhr area ⓘ |
| situatedOn | Rhein River harbour system ⓘ |
| transportContext | former inland port logistics infrastructure ⓘ |
| urbanContext |
Duisburg Inner Harbour redevelopment zone
ⓘ
linked to:
Duisburg Inner Harbour
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| visibility | prominent feature of Duisburg Inner Harbour skyline ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Küppersmühle grain silo Description of subject: The Küppersmühle grain silo is a former industrial storage facility in Duisburg’s Inner Harbour that has been preserved and integrated into a prominent riverside cultural and architectural complex.
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