Waag building, Delft
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The Waag building in Delft is a historic weighing house on the city’s Market Square, known for its characteristic Dutch Renaissance architecture and former role in trade and commerce.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Waag building, Delft canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10403112 — 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: Waag building, Delft Context triple: [Market Square, Delft, hasLandmark, Waag building, Delft]
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A.
Delft City Hall
Delft City Hall is a historic Renaissance-style town hall on Delft’s Markt square, known for its ornate façade and role as the seat of the city’s municipal government.
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B.
Leiden city hall
Leiden city hall is the historic administrative building in Leiden, Netherlands, that serves as the seat of the city’s municipal government.
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C.
Amsterdam City Hall
Amsterdam City Hall is the main municipal government building of Amsterdam, housed within the Stopera complex that also contains the Dutch National Opera & Ballet.
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D.
Nijmegen city hall
Nijmegen city hall is the historic administrative building in Nijmegen, Netherlands, that serves as the central seat of the city’s local government.
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E.
Dutch Senate building
The Dutch Senate building is the historic seat of the upper house of the Netherlands’ parliament, located within The Hague’s Binnenhof complex.
- 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: Waag building, Delft Target entity description: The Waag building in Delft is a historic weighing house on the city’s Market Square, known for its characteristic Dutch Renaissance architecture and former role in trade and commerce.
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A.
Delft City Hall
Delft City Hall is a historic Renaissance-style town hall on Delft’s Markt square, known for its ornate façade and role as the seat of the city’s municipal government.
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B.
Leiden city hall
Leiden city hall is the historic administrative building in Leiden, Netherlands, that serves as the seat of the city’s municipal government.
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C.
Amsterdam City Hall
Amsterdam City Hall is the main municipal government building of Amsterdam, housed within the Stopera complex that also contains the Dutch National Opera & Ballet.
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D.
Nijmegen city hall
Nijmegen city hall is the historic administrative building in Nijmegen, Netherlands, that serves as the central seat of the city’s local government.
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E.
Dutch Senate building
The Dutch Senate building is the historic seat of the upper house of the Netherlands’ parliament, located within The Hague’s Binnenhof complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rijksmonument
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historic building ⓘ weigh house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Dutch Renaissance ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Delft
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Weigh houses in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | historic trade and commerce in Delft ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Dutch Renaissance decorative elements
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ornamental façade ⓘ stepped gables ⓘ |
| hasFunction | weigh house ⓘ |
| hasLocalName |
De Waag (Delft)
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linked to:
Waag Delft
Waag Delft ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Rijksmonument ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delft
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Netherlands ⓘ South Holland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Delft City Hall
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Nieuwe Kerk, Delft ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Market Square, Delft ⓘ |
| partOf |
historic centre of Delft
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linked to:
historic center of Delft
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| usedFor |
commerce
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trade ⓘ weighing goods ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waag building, Delft Description of subject: The Waag building in Delft is a historic weighing house on the city’s Market Square, known for its characteristic Dutch Renaissance architecture and former role in trade and commerce.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.