Waag (Deventer weigh house)
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Waag (Deventer weigh house) is a late-medieval weighing house and one of the oldest and most iconic civic buildings in the Dutch city of Deventer, historically used for trade and now serving cultural and museum functions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Waag (Deventer weigh house) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10755686 — 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 (Deventer weigh house) Context triple: [Hanseatic city of Deventer, hasHistoricBuilding, Waag (Deventer weigh house)]
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Waag (weigh house)
Waag is a historic former weigh house in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, known for its distinctive Renaissance architecture and role in the city’s trading past.
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Waag (Amsterdam weighing house)
Waag (Amsterdam weighing house) is a historic 15th-century city gate turned weighing house on Nieuwmarkt square in Amsterdam, notable for its later use as a guildhall and its distinctive medieval architecture.
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De Waag (Weigh House), Haarlem
De Waag (Weigh House) in Haarlem is a historic 17th-century weighing house designed by Dutch Golden Age architect Pieter Post, emblematic of the city's mercantile past.
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Waag (Weighing House) on Grote Markt
The Waag (Weighing House) on the Grote Markt is a historic Renaissance weighing house and former trade building in Nijmegen, notable for its ornate façade and role in the city’s commercial past.
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Waag
Waag is a historic weighing house located on the Grote Markt, notable for its traditional role in trade and its characteristic Dutch architecture.
- 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 (Deventer weigh house) Target entity description: Waag (Deventer weigh house) is a late-medieval weighing house and one of the oldest and most iconic civic buildings in the Dutch city of Deventer, historically used for trade and now serving cultural and museum functions.
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A.
Waag (weigh house)
Waag is a historic former weigh house in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, known for its distinctive Renaissance architecture and role in the city’s trading past.
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B.
Waag (Amsterdam weighing house)
Waag (Amsterdam weighing house) is a historic 15th-century city gate turned weighing house on Nieuwmarkt square in Amsterdam, notable for its later use as a guildhall and its distinctive medieval architecture.
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C.
De Waag (Weigh House), Haarlem
De Waag (Weigh House) in Haarlem is a historic 17th-century weighing house designed by Dutch Golden Age architect Pieter Post, emblematic of the city's mercantile past.
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D.
Waag (Weighing House) on Grote Markt
The Waag (Weighing House) on the Grote Markt is a historic Renaissance weighing house and former trade building in Nijmegen, notable for its ornate façade and role in the city’s commercial past.
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Waag
Waag is a historic weighing house located on the Grote Markt, notable for its traditional role in trade and its characteristic Dutch architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civic building
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historic building ⓘ weigh house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | late medieval architecture ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural venue
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museum ⓘ |
| era | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
public building
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trade building ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
cultural heritage
ⓘ
local history ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | symbol of Deventer’s trading history ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
civic
ⓘ
commercial ⓘ cultural ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| hasName |
Deventer Waag
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Waag in Deventer ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| hasTourismRole | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | rijksmonument ⓘ |
| isInRegion | eastern Netherlands ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Deventer ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Overijssel ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| locatedInOldTown |
Deventer city centre
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linked to:
Deventer
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| locatedOn | a public square in Deventer ⓘ |
| originalUse | municipal weigh house ⓘ |
| partOf | historic centre of Deventer ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic landmark of Deventer
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one of the oldest civic buildings in Deventer ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural events
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museum exhibitions ⓘ tax collection ⓘ trade regulation ⓘ weighing goods ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waag (Deventer weigh house) Description of subject: Waag (Deventer weigh house) is a late-medieval weighing house and one of the oldest and most iconic civic buildings in the Dutch city of Deventer, historically used for trade and now serving cultural and museum functions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.