Fontana Maggiore
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Fontana Maggiore is a renowned 13th-century medieval fountain in Perugia, Italy, celebrated for its intricate sculptural decoration and role as a symbol of the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fontana Maggiore canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T980797 — 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: Fontana Maggiore Context triple: [Perugia, hasLandmark, Fontana Maggiore]
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A.
Fontana dell'Acqua Paola
Fontana dell'Acqua Paola is a monumental Baroque fountain in Rome, built in the early 17th century to celebrate the restoration of the ancient Aqua Traiana aqueduct and showcase papal grandeur.
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B.
Piazza della Rotonda
Piazza della Rotonda is a historic square in central Rome best known for fronting the Pantheon and featuring a central fountain crowned by an obelisk.
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C.
Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona is a famous Baroque square in Rome renowned for its elegant fountains, including Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers, and its lively cafés and street life.
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D.
Carpineto Romano
Carpineto Romano is a historic hill town in the Lazio region of central Italy, best known as the birthplace of Pope Leo XIII.
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E.
Vico
Vico was an Italian Enlightenment philosopher and historian best known for his pioneering ideas on the cyclical nature of history and the role of culture in shaping human knowledge.
- 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: Fontana Maggiore Target entity description: Fontana Maggiore is a renowned 13th-century medieval fountain in Perugia, Italy, celebrated for its intricate sculptural decoration and role as a symbol of the city.
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A.
Fontana dell'Acqua Paola
Fontana dell'Acqua Paola is a monumental Baroque fountain in Rome, built in the early 17th century to celebrate the restoration of the ancient Aqua Traiana aqueduct and showcase papal grandeur.
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B.
Piazza della Rotonda
Piazza della Rotonda is a historic square in central Rome best known for fronting the Pantheon and featuring a central fountain crowned by an obelisk.
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C.
Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona is a famous Baroque square in Rome renowned for its elegant fountains, including Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers, and its lively cafés and street life.
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D.
Carpineto Romano
Carpineto Romano is a historic hill town in the Lazio region of central Italy, best known as the birthplace of Pope Leo XIII.
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E.
Vico
Vico was an Italian Enlightenment philosopher and historian best known for his pioneering ideas on the cyclical nature of history and the role of culture in shaping human knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fountain
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medieval monument ⓘ public fountain ⓘ |
| architect | Fra Bevignate ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic
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Romanesque architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Romanesque
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| commissionedBy | Comune di Perugia ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | celebration of completion of Perugia aqueduct ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1278 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 43.112°N 12.389°E ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | emblem of civic identity of Perugia ⓘ |
| designer | Fra Bevignate ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Old Testament scenes
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allegorical figures ⓘ central bronze bowl ⓘ founders of Perugia ⓘ labors of the months ⓘ lower basin ⓘ relief panels ⓘ statues of saints ⓘ upper basin ⓘ zodiac signs ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
masterpiece of medieval sculpture
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symbol of Perugia ⓘ |
| imageDepicts |
agricultural activities
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biblical scenes ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ personifications of liberal arts ⓘ |
| inception | 1275 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Piazza IV Novembre
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Perugia, Italy ⓘ
surface form:
historic center of Perugia
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| location | Perugia ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
marble
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stone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Palazzo Vescovile
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Palazzo dei Priori ⓘ Perugia Cathedral ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf |
Giovanni Pisano
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Nicola Pisano ⓘ |
| purpose |
civic monument
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public water supply ⓘ |
| sculptor |
Giovanni Pisano
ⓘ
Nicola Pisano ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
restoration in the 20th century
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restoration in the 21st century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| waterSource | Aqueduct of Perugia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fontana Maggiore Description of subject: Fontana Maggiore is a renowned 13th-century medieval fountain in Perugia, Italy, celebrated for its intricate sculptural decoration and role as a symbol of the city.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Perugia