Marly machine
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The Marly machine was a monumental 17th-century hydraulic system built near the Château de Marly to pump water from the Seine to supply the fountains and gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marly machine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13565813 — 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: Marly machine Context triple: [Château de Marly, associatedWith, Marly machine]
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A.
Machin
Machin is a small township and municipality located in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
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B.
Machin
Machin is a surname most notably associated with British sculptor and coin designer Arnold Machin, whose portrait of Queen Elizabeth II appeared on UK coins for decades.
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C.
WABAC machine
The WABAC machine is a fictional time-travel device used by the characters Mr. Peabody and Sherman to journey through and comically interact with key moments in history.
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D.
Machín
Machín is a stratovolcano in Colombia’s Central Andes known for its explosive eruptions and significant volcanic hazards.
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E.
Meco
Meco is a municipality in central Spain’s Community of Madrid, known for its location in the Henares Corridor near Alcalá de Henares.
- 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: Marly machine Target entity description: The Marly machine was a monumental 17th-century hydraulic system built near the Château de Marly to pump water from the Seine to supply the fountains and gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
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A.
Machin
Machin is a small township and municipality located in northwestern Ontario, Canada.
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B.
Machin
Machin is a surname most notably associated with British sculptor and coin designer Arnold Machin, whose portrait of Queen Elizabeth II appeared on UK coins for decades.
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C.
WABAC machine
The WABAC machine is a fictional time-travel device used by the characters Mr. Peabody and Sherman to journey through and comically interact with key moments in history.
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D.
Machín
Machín is a stratovolcano in Colombia’s Central Andes known for its explosive eruptions and significant volcanic hazards.
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E.
Meco
Meco is a municipality in central Spain’s Community of Madrid, known for its location in the Henares Corridor near Alcalá de Henares.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical monument
ⓘ
hydraulic machine ⓘ water pumping system ⓘ |
| architectEngineer | Arnold de Ville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Château de Marly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palace of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1684 ⓘ |
| constructedFor | royal gardens of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| demolishedDate | 1817 ⓘ |
| depictedIn | engravings and technical drawings of the 17th and 18th centuries ⓘ |
| engineer |
Paulus de Sualem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
René de Sualem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| heightOfLift | about 162 meters ⓘ |
| heritage | important example of early modern hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| inception | 1680s ⓘ |
| influenced | later large-scale pumping projects in Europe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yvelines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| locatedNear |
Château de Marly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Seine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintenanceIssue |
frequent breakdowns
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high repair costs ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
iron
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stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest hydraulic systems of its time
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supplying Versailles fountains ⓘ technical complexity ⓘ |
| numberOfPumps | over 200 ⓘ |
| numberOfWaterwheels | 14 ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | late 17th century to early 19th century ⓘ |
| patron | Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy | waterwheels ⓘ |
| purpose |
pump water from the Seine to Versailles
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supply fountains of the Palace of Versailles ⓘ supply gardens of the Palace of Versailles ⓘ |
| replacedBy | more modern pumping installations at Bougival ⓘ |
| startDate | 1681 ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| technology | hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes (in its time) ⓘ |
| waterDestination |
aqueduct of Louveciennes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
reservoirs above Versailles ⓘ |
| waterSource | River Seine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marly machine Description of subject: The Marly machine was a monumental 17th-century hydraulic system built near the Château de Marly to pump water from the Seine to supply the fountains and gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.