Ancient Theatre of Arles
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The Ancient Theatre of Arles is a Roman-era open-air theater in southern France, renowned for its well-preserved remains and historical significance as part of the city's UNESCO-listed heritage.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman Theatre of Arles | 3 |
| Ancient Theatre of Arles canonical | 1 |
| Arles Roman theatre | 1 |
| Roman theatre of Arles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1356396 — 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: Ancient Theatre of Arles Context triple: [Arles, hasLandmark, Ancient Theatre of Arles]
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Arles Amphitheatre
Arles Amphitheatre is a large Roman arena in Arles, France, renowned for its well-preserved ancient architecture and historical use for gladiatorial games and public spectacles.
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B.
Roman Theatre of Orange
The Roman Theatre of Orange is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman theatre in southern France, renowned for its monumental stage wall and continued use as a performance venue.
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El Jem Amphitheatre
El Jem Amphitheatre is a massive, well-preserved Roman colosseum in central Tunisia, renowned as one of North Africa’s most impressive ancient monuments and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Villa des Arènes
Villa des Arènes is a historic 17th-century Genoese-style villa in Nice, France, best known today as the building that houses the Musée Matisse.
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E.
Théâtre antique de Vienne
Théâtre antique de Vienne is a large Roman-era open-air theater in Vienne, France, renowned for its well-preserved ancient architecture and use as a venue for modern cultural events and festivals.
- 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: Ancient Theatre of Arles Target entity description: The Ancient Theatre of Arles is a Roman-era open-air theater in southern France, renowned for its well-preserved remains and historical significance as part of the city's UNESCO-listed heritage.
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A.
Arles Amphitheatre
Arles Amphitheatre is a large Roman arena in Arles, France, renowned for its well-preserved ancient architecture and historical use for gladiatorial games and public spectacles.
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B.
Roman Theatre of Orange
The Roman Theatre of Orange is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman theatre in southern France, renowned for its monumental stage wall and continued use as a performance venue.
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C.
El Jem Amphitheatre
El Jem Amphitheatre is a massive, well-preserved Roman colosseum in central Tunisia, renowned as one of North Africa’s most impressive ancient monuments and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Villa des Arènes
Villa des Arènes is a historic 17th-century Genoese-style villa in Nice, France, best known today as the building that houses the Musée Matisse.
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E.
Théâtre antique de Vienne
Théâtre antique de Vienne is a large Roman-era open-air theater in Vienne, France, renowned for its well-preserved ancient architecture and use as a venue for modern cultural events and festivals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman theatre
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archaeological site ⓘ open-air theatre ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Romans ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Augustus ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 8000 spectators ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | early 1st century AD ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1st century BC ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 43.676°N 4.629°E ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
concerts
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cultural events ⓘ performances ⓘ |
| discovery | systematic excavations in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cavea
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columns ⓘ orchestra ⓘ scenic wall remains ⓘ seating tiers ⓘ stage building ⓘ vomitoria ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | UNESCO cultural criteria (ii) and (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique of France
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UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arles ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Provence ⓘ |
| locatedInOldTown | historic center of Arles ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Rhône River ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Commune of Arles
ⓘ
surface form:
municipal authorities of Arles
|
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Alyscamps necropolis
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Arles Amphitheatre ⓘ Place du Forum in Arles ⓘ
surface form:
Roman forum of Arles
|
| notableFeature | two standing columns of the scaenae frons ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
public spectacles
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theatrical performances ⓘ |
| owner |
Arles
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surface form:
City of Arles
|
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments"
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surface form:
Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments
|
| periodOfAbandonment | Late Antiquity and Middle Ages ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Roman theatre in Gaul
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part of the Roman and Romanesque heritage of Arles ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1981 ⓘ |
| usedAs | stone quarry in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: Ancient Theatre of Arles Description of subject: The Ancient Theatre of Arles is a Roman-era open-air theater in southern France, renowned for its well-preserved remains and historical significance as part of the city's UNESCO-listed heritage.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman theatre of Arles
this entity surface form:
Roman Theatre of Arles
this entity surface form:
Arles Roman theatre
this entity surface form:
Roman Theatre of Arles
this entity surface form:
Roman Theatre of Arles