Asinelli Tower
E123516
Asinelli Tower is a famous medieval leaning tower in Bologna, Italy, known as one of the city’s iconic “Two Towers” and a prominent symbol of its historic skyline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asinelli Tower canonical | 4 |
| Torre degli Asinelli | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1088082 — 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: Asinelli Tower Context triple: [Bologna, hasLandmark, Asinelli Tower]
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A.
Campanile
Campanile is the popular name for Sather Tower, the iconic bell and clock tower on the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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B.
St Mark's Campanile
St Mark's Campanile is the iconic brick bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, renowned as one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.
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C.
Basilica of Superga
The Basilica of Superga is an 18th-century hilltop church and royal mausoleum overlooking Turin, renowned for its baroque architecture and panoramic views of the city and the Alps.
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D.
Mole Antonelliana
The Mole Antonelliana is a monumental 19th-century tower in Turin, Italy, originally conceived as a synagogue and now a symbol of the city and home to the National Museum of Cinema.
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E.
Pisa Cathedral complex
The Pisa Cathedral complex is a renowned medieval ensemble in Pisa, Italy, famous for its monumental cathedral, baptistery, and the Leaning Tower, exemplifying the height of Romanesque art and 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: Asinelli Tower Target entity description: Asinelli Tower is a famous medieval leaning tower in Bologna, Italy, known as one of the city’s iconic “Two Towers” and a prominent symbol of its historic skyline.
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A.
Campanile
Campanile is the popular name for Sather Tower, the iconic bell and clock tower on the University of California, Berkeley campus.
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B.
St Mark's Campanile
St Mark's Campanile is the iconic brick bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy, renowned as one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.
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C.
Basilica of Superga
The Basilica of Superga is an 18th-century hilltop church and royal mausoleum overlooking Turin, renowned for its baroque architecture and panoramic views of the city and the Alps.
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D.
Mole Antonelliana
The Mole Antonelliana is a monumental 19th-century tower in Turin, Italy, originally conceived as a synagogue and now a symbol of the city and home to the National Museum of Cinema.
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E.
Pisa Cathedral complex
The Pisa Cathedral complex is a renowned medieval ensemble in Pisa, Italy, famous for its monumental cathedral, baptistery, and the Leaning Tower, exemplifying the height of Romanesque art and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
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leaning tower ⓘ medieval tower ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Garisenda Tower ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval architecture ⓘ |
| hasCity | Bologna ⓘ |
| hasCityCenterLocation | historic center of Bologna ⓘ |
| hasCitySymbolRole | iconic skyline feature of Bologna ⓘ |
| hasConstructionEndDate | 12th century ⓘ |
| hasConstructionStartDate | 12th century ⓘ |
| hasContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
emblem of Bologna’s historic center
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symbol of medieval Bologna’s wealth ⓘ |
| hasEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defensive tower
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status symbol ⓘ watchtower ⓘ |
| hasHeight |
approximately 318 feet
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approximately 97 meters ⓘ |
| hasLocalName |
Asinelli Tower
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Torre degli Asinelli
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| hasMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalControl |
Bologna
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surface form:
City of Bologna
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| hasNearbyInstitution |
Bologna campus
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surface form:
University of Bologna (city area)
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| hasNearbyLandmark | Piazza di Porta Ravegnana ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
narrow internal staircase
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pronounced verticality ⓘ visible lean ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSteps | over 490 ⓘ |
| hasObservationDeck | yes ⓘ |
| hasOwnershipHistory | originally owned by the Asinelli family ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | protected historic structure ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Emilia-Romagna ⓘ |
| hasTouristPopularity | high ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | symbol of Bologna ⓘ |
| isAccessibleToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| isDepictedIn | photographs of Bologna skyline ⓘ |
| isLeaning | true ⓘ |
| isOneOf | Two Towers ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Bologna tourism promotions ⓘ |
| isTallerThan | Garisenda Tower ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bologna ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| partOf | Two Towers of Bologna ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical attraction
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panoramic city views ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asinelli Tower Description of subject: Asinelli Tower is a famous medieval leaning tower in Bologna, Italy, known as one of the city’s iconic “Two Towers” and a prominent symbol of its historic skyline.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Torre degli Asinelli