U Bein Bridge
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U Bein Bridge is a historic 19th-century teakwood footbridge near Amarapura in Myanmar, renowned as one of the world’s longest and most picturesque wooden bridges.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U Bein Bridge canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9842142 — 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: U Bein Bridge Context triple: [Mandalay Region, containsHeritageSite, U Bein Bridge]
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A.
Ayala Bridge
Ayala Bridge is a historic road bridge in Manila, Philippines, connecting the districts of Ermita and San Miguel across the Pasig River.
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B.
Assut de l'Or Bridge
Assut de l'Or Bridge is a striking white cable-stayed bridge in Valencia, Spain, designed by Santiago Calatrava and known for its sculptural, harp-like silhouette within the City of Arts and Sciences complex.
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C.
Al Shindagha Bridge
Al Shindagha Bridge is a planned major road bridge in Dubai designed to provide an additional crossing over Dubai Creek near the historic Al Shindagha area.
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D.
Sky Bridge
Sky Bridge is an elevated pedestrian bridge in Darwin, Australia, linking the city centre to the popular Darwin Waterfront Precinct.
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E.
Malé–Hulhulé Bridge
Malé–Hulhulé Bridge is a key sea bridge in the Maldives that connects the capital city Malé with Hulhulé Island, home to Velana International Airport.
- 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: U Bein Bridge Target entity description: U Bein Bridge is a historic 19th-century teakwood footbridge near Amarapura in Myanmar, renowned as one of the world’s longest and most picturesque wooden bridges.
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A.
Ayala Bridge
Ayala Bridge is a historic road bridge in Manila, Philippines, connecting the districts of Ermita and San Miguel across the Pasig River.
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B.
Assut de l'Or Bridge
Assut de l'Or Bridge is a striking white cable-stayed bridge in Valencia, Spain, designed by Santiago Calatrava and known for its sculptural, harp-like silhouette within the City of Arts and Sciences complex.
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C.
Al Shindagha Bridge
Al Shindagha Bridge is a planned major road bridge in Dubai designed to provide an additional crossing over Dubai Creek near the historic Al Shindagha area.
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D.
Sky Bridge
Sky Bridge is an elevated pedestrian bridge in Darwin, Australia, linking the city centre to the popular Darwin Waterfront Precinct.
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E.
Malé–Hulhulé Bridge
Malé–Hulhulé Bridge is a key sea bridge in the Maldives that connects the capital city Malé with Hulhulé Island, home to Velana International Airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
footbridge
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tourist attraction ⓘ wooden bridge ⓘ |
| access | open to pedestrians ⓘ |
| architectOrBuilder | U Bein ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| climateContext | tropical monsoon climate zone ⓘ |
| connects |
Amarapura
ⓘ
villages around Taungthaman Lake ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1851 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1849 ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| crosses | Taungthaman Lake ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic image of Myanmar
ⓘ
symbol of Amarapura ⓘ |
| fee | tourist entrance fee often charged via area ticket ⓘ |
| hasLighting | limited artificial lighting at night ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | unofficial cultural landmark of Myanmar ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1.2 kilometers
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approximately 1.2 miles ⓘ |
| localNameLanguage | Burmese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amarapura ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Mandalay Region ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mandalay ⓘ |
| maintenance | periodically repaired with additional wood and concrete supports ⓘ |
| material | teak wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | U Bein ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Amarapura monasteries ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Mandalay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the longest teakwood bridges in the world
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picturesque scenery ⓘ sunrise and sunset views ⓘ |
| numberOfPillars | over 1000 ⓘ |
| originalWoodSource | teak from former royal palace buildings in Amarapura ⓘ |
| ownership | public ⓘ |
| photographicStatus | one of the most photographed sites in Myanmar ⓘ |
| primaryUse | pedestrian traffic ⓘ |
| religiousContext | used by Buddhist monks ⓘ |
| risk |
seasonal flooding
ⓘ
wood decay ⓘ |
| structureType | timber pile bridge ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major tourist attraction in Myanmar ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local commuting
ⓘ
religious processions ⓘ tourist photography ⓘ |
| viewOf |
Taungthaman Lake
ⓘ
surrounding rice fields ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U Bein Bridge Description of subject: U Bein Bridge is a historic 19th-century teakwood footbridge near Amarapura in Myanmar, renowned as one of the world’s longest and most picturesque wooden bridges.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.