Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal (Spuistraat)
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Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal, now largely known as Spuistraat, is a historic street and former canal in central Amsterdam that runs through the old city center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal (Spuistraat) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12826608 — 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: Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal (Spuistraat) Context triple: [Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, parallelTo, Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal (Spuistraat)]
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A.
Oudezijds Achterburgwal
Oudezijds Achterburgwal is a historic canal and street in Amsterdam’s city center, known for its picturesque architecture and central role within the city’s Red Light District.
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B.
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal is a major historic street and former canal in central Amsterdam, known for its prominent civic buildings and role as a key thoroughfare in the city’s old town.
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C.
Zijlstraat (Haarlem)
Zijlstraat (Haarlem) is a historic shopping street in the center of Haarlem, Netherlands, known for its mix of boutiques, cafes, and traditional Dutch architecture.
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D.
Oude Spiegelstraat
Oude Spiegelstraat is a historic, boutique-lined street in Amsterdam’s central canal district, forming part of the picturesque Negen Straatjes shopping area.
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E.
Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde
Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde is a historic central district of Amsterdam known for its canals, medieval street layout, and dense mix of shops, cafes, and cultural landmarks.
- 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: Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal (Spuistraat) Target entity description: Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal, now largely known as Spuistraat, is a historic street and former canal in central Amsterdam that runs through the old city center.
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A.
Oudezijds Achterburgwal
Oudezijds Achterburgwal is a historic canal and street in Amsterdam’s city center, known for its picturesque architecture and central role within the city’s Red Light District.
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B.
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal is a major historic street and former canal in central Amsterdam, known for its prominent civic buildings and role as a key thoroughfare in the city’s old town.
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C.
Zijlstraat (Haarlem)
Zijlstraat (Haarlem) is a historic shopping street in the center of Haarlem, Netherlands, known for its mix of boutiques, cafes, and traditional Dutch architecture.
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D.
Oude Spiegelstraat
Oude Spiegelstraat is a historic, boutique-lined street in Amsterdam’s central canal district, forming part of the picturesque Negen Straatjes shopping area.
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E.
Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde
Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde is a historic central district of Amsterdam known for its canals, medieval street layout, and dense mix of shops, cafes, and cultural landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former canal
ⓘ
historic street ⓘ street in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| hasCurrentFunction | street ⓘ |
| hasFormerFunction | canal ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasNameInDutch | Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Spuistraat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStreetType | urban street ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
transport route by boat
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| isInCountryCapital | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInMunicipality | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInProvince | North Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInRegion | Randstad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedNear |
Dam Square
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nieuwe Kerk (New Church, Amsterdam) NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Palace of Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMostlyKnownAs | Spuistraat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Amsterdam canal system (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
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Amsterdam-Centrum NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ North Holland ⓘ old city center of Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nowKnownAs | Spuistraat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Singel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Grachtengordel (Amsterdam canal belt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsThrough | historic center of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| urbanTransformation | canal infilled and converted to street ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal (Spuistraat) Description of subject: Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal, now largely known as Spuistraat, is a historic street and former canal in central Amsterdam that runs through the old city center.
Referenced by (1)
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