The Alhambra
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The Alhambra is a collection of essays, sketches, and stories by Washington Irving inspired by his stay at the Alhambra palace in Granada, blending history, legend, and travel narrative.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alhambra | 1 |
| Alhambra palace | 1 |
| The Alhambra canonical | 1 |
| The Alhambra; or, The New Sketch Book | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T110139 — 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: The Alhambra Context triple: [Tales of a Traveller, followedBy, The Alhambra]
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A.
Torre Mayor
Torre Mayor is a prominent skyscraper in Mexico City, known as one of the tallest and most seismically advanced office buildings in Latin America.
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Malecón
Malecón is a famous seaside promenade and seawall in Havana, Cuba, known for its ocean views, social life, and historic architecture.
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Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Miramare
Miramare is a coastal district near Trieste, Italy, known for its scenic seafront and scientific institutions, including the International Centre for Theoretical Physics.
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Faro Monumental de La Serena
Faro Monumental de La Serena is an iconic coastal lighthouse and landmark in La Serena, Chile, known for its distinctive architecture and popularity as a seaside promenade and photo spot.
- 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: The Alhambra Target entity description: The Alhambra is a collection of essays, sketches, and stories by Washington Irving inspired by his stay at the Alhambra palace in Granada, blending history, legend, and travel narrative.
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A.
Torre Mayor
Torre Mayor is a prominent skyscraper in Mexico City, known as one of the tallest and most seismically advanced office buildings in Latin America.
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B.
Malecón
Malecón is a famous seaside promenade and seawall in Havana, Cuba, known for its ocean views, social life, and historic architecture.
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C.
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Miramare
Miramare is a coastal district near Trieste, Italy, known for its scenic seafront and scientific institutions, including the International Centre for Theoretical Physics.
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E.
Faro Monumental de La Serena
Faro Monumental de La Serena is an iconic coastal lighthouse and landmark in La Serena, Chile, known for its distinctive architecture and popularity as a seaside promenade and photo spot.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ short story collection ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Alhambra
ⓘ
surface form:
The Alhambra; or, The New Sketch Book
|
| author | Washington Irving ⓘ |
| contains |
historical sketches of the Nasrid dynasty
ⓘ
retellings of local legends ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstEditionPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| firstPublicationFormat | two-volume book ⓘ |
| genre |
essays
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historical narrative ⓘ legend ⓘ short stories ⓘ sketches ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays
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sketches ⓘ stories ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
anecdotal
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picturesque ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural encounter between Christian and Moorish Spain
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folklore and superstition ⓘ romanticized medieval past ⓘ travel and exploration ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anglophone perceptions of Spain
ⓘ
tourism to Granada ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Irving's residence in the Alhambra palace ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
The Alhambra
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Alhambra
Granada ⓘ Islamic Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Moorish Spain
|
| notableFor |
blending history and legend
ⓘ
picturesque descriptions of the Alhambra ⓘ popularizing the Alhambra in the English-speaking world ⓘ |
| periodOfCreation | early 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1832 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Henry Colburn
ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
|
| relatedWork | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ⓘ |
| setting |
The Alhambra
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Alhambra palace
Granada ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | medieval and early modern Spain ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alhambra
this entity surface form:
Alhambra palace
this entity surface form:
The Alhambra; or, The New Sketch Book