Château d’Azay-le-Rideau
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Château d’Azay-le-Rideau is a renowned early 16th-century French Renaissance château built on an island in the Indre River, celebrated for its elegant architecture and picturesque setting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Château d’Azay-le-Rideau canonical | 7 |
| Château d'Azay-le-Rideau | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1162418 — 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: Château d’Azay-le-Rideau Context triple: [Touraine, containsChâteau, Château d’Azay-le-Rideau]
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A.
Château de Chenonceau
Château de Chenonceau is a renowned French Renaissance castle spanning the River Cher, famous for its elegant architecture, rich history, and beautifully landscaped gardens.
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B.
Château de la Muette
Château de la Muette is a historic former royal residence in Paris that now serves as the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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C.
Château de Fontainebleau
The Château de Fontainebleau is a vast former royal residence southeast of Paris, renowned for its rich architectural history and role as a favored palace of French monarchs from the Middle Ages through the 19th century.
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D.
Château de Villandry
The Château de Villandry is a renowned French Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley, famous for its extensive and meticulously designed ornamental gardens.
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E.
Château d’Amboise
Château d’Amboise is a historic royal residence overlooking the Loire River in central France, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and association with figures such as King Charles VIII and Leonardo da Vinci.
- 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: Château d’Azay-le-Rideau Target entity description: Château d’Azay-le-Rideau is a renowned early 16th-century French Renaissance château built on an island in the Indre River, celebrated for its elegant architecture and picturesque setting.
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A.
Château de Chenonceau
Château de Chenonceau is a renowned French Renaissance castle spanning the River Cher, famous for its elegant architecture, rich history, and beautifully landscaped gardens.
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B.
Château de la Muette
Château de la Muette is a historic former royal residence in Paris that now serves as the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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C.
Château de Fontainebleau
The Château de Fontainebleau is a vast former royal residence southeast of Paris, renowned for its rich architectural history and role as a favored palace of French monarchs from the Middle Ages through the 19th century.
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D.
Château de Villandry
The Château de Villandry is a renowned French Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley, famous for its extensive and meticulously designed ornamental gardens.
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E.
Château d’Amboise
Château d’Amboise is a historic royal residence overlooking the Loire River in central France, renowned for its Renaissance architecture and association with figures such as King Charles VIII and Leonardo da Vinci.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance château
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château ⓘ historic monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
French Renaissance
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Italianate-influenced Renaissance ⓘ |
| builtFor | Gilles Berthelot ⓘ |
| builtOn | river island ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1527 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1518 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| era | early 16th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of French Renaissance domestic architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
corner turrets
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grand staircase ⓘ moat-like water mirror ⓘ ornate dormer windows ⓘ steep slate roofs ⓘ symmetrical façades ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
museum
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residence ⓘ |
| hasGardenType | landscaped park ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
Renaissance fireplaces
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wooden beamed ceilings ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | tuffeau limestone ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfWings | 2 ⓘ |
| hasRestoration |
19th century restoration
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21st century restoration campaign ⓘ |
| hasView | reflection in surrounding water ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique (France)
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surface form:
Monument historique
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| heritageDesignationDate | 1840 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Azay-le-Rideau
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Centre-Val de Loire ⓘ Indre-et-Loire ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Loire Valley ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tours ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Indre River ⓘ |
| managedBy | Centre des monuments nationaux ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elegant early French Renaissance architecture
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picturesque setting on the Indre River ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Gilles Berthelot ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
France
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surface form:
French state
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| partOf |
Loire Valley châteaux
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surface form:
Châteaux of the Loire Valley
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| roofType | high-pitched slate roof ⓘ |
| tourismRegion |
Loire Valley
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surface form:
Val de Loire
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| usedAs | tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Château d’Azay-le-Rideau Description of subject: Château d’Azay-le-Rideau is a renowned early 16th-century French Renaissance château built on an island in the Indre River, celebrated for its elegant architecture and picturesque setting.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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containsChâteau
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Château d’Azay-le-Rideau
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subject surface form:
Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire
subject surface form:
Indre-et-Loire
this entity surface form:
Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
this entity surface form:
Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
this entity surface form:
Château d'Azay-le-Rideau