Fort Macquarie (demolished)
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Fort Macquarie was a 19th-century sandstone fortification that once occupied Sydney’s Bennelong Point before being demolished to make way for the Sydney Opera House.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Macquarie | 2 |
| Fort Macquarie (demolished) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1343784 — 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: Fort Macquarie (demolished) Context triple: [Bennelong Point, hasStructure, Fort Macquarie (demolished)]
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A.
Treasury of New South Wales
The Treasury of New South Wales is the state government department responsible for managing New South Wales’ public finances, economic policy, and budget.
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B.
Nambucca Heads
Nambucca Heads is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its scenic river estuary, beaches, and role as a popular holiday destination.
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C.
Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its beaches, koala population, and role as a popular holiday destination.
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D.
Port Arthur Historic Site
Port Arthur Historic Site is a former 19th-century penal settlement in Tasmania, Australia, preserved as a major heritage destination illustrating the history of British convict transportation.
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E.
Port Arthur
Port Arthur is an industrial city in southeast Texas known for its major oil refineries and petrochemical facilities along the Gulf Coast.
- 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: Fort Macquarie (demolished) Target entity description: Fort Macquarie was a 19th-century sandstone fortification that once occupied Sydney’s Bennelong Point before being demolished to make way for the Sydney Opera House.
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A.
Treasury of New South Wales
The Treasury of New South Wales is the state government department responsible for managing New South Wales’ public finances, economic policy, and budget.
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B.
Nambucca Heads
Nambucca Heads is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its scenic river estuary, beaches, and role as a popular holiday destination.
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C.
Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its beaches, koala population, and role as a popular holiday destination.
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D.
Port Arthur Historic Site
Port Arthur Historic Site is a former 19th-century penal settlement in Tasmania, Australia, preserved as a major heritage destination illustrating the history of British convict transportation.
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E.
Port Arthur
Port Arthur is an industrial city in southeast Texas known for its major oil refineries and petrochemical facilities along the Gulf Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fortification
ⓘ
demolished building ⓘ fort ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | military fortification ⓘ |
| category |
Demolished buildings and structures in Australia
ⓘ
Former buildings and structures in Sydney ⓘ Forts in New South Wales ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | sandstone ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentSiteUse |
Sydney Opera House
ⓘ
surface form:
Sydney Opera House precinct
|
| demolitionReason | construction of the Sydney Opera House ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial | locally quarried sandstone ⓘ |
| hasFormerUse |
artillery fort
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defence fortification
ⓘ
harbour defence ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFeature | headland ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasLocationRelativeTo |
east of Sydney Cove
ⓘ
near the present Circular Quay area ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | demolition to clear site for Sydney Opera House ⓘ |
| hasSiteUseAfterDemolition | construction site for the Sydney Opera House ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorStructure | Sydney Opera House ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | demolished ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistoryOf |
Sydney
ⓘ
Sydney Opera House site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Bennelong Point ⓘ New South Wales ⓘ Sydney Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
Port Jackson
Sydney ⓘ Sydney Harbour ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Sydney ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| locatedInState | New South Wales ⓘ |
| locatedOn | a promontory at the eastern side of Sydney Cove ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lachlan Macquarie ⓘ |
| partOf | defences of Sydney Harbour ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier defensive works on Bennelong Point ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Sydney Opera House ⓘ |
| situatedOnWaterbody |
Sydney Harbour
ⓘ
surface form:
Port Jackson
Sydney Harbour ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Macquarie (demolished) Description of subject: Fort Macquarie was a 19th-century sandstone fortification that once occupied Sydney’s Bennelong Point before being demolished to make way for the Sydney Opera House.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Macquarie
this entity surface form:
Fort Macquarie