Roman Bridge of Silves
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The Roman Bridge of Silves is a historic multi-arched stone bridge spanning the Arade River in Silves, Portugal, traditionally attributed to the Roman period and serving as one of the town’s most recognizable landmarks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ponte Romana de Silves | 1 |
| Roman Bridge of Silves canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1788273 — 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: Roman Bridge of Silves Context triple: [Silves, hasLandmark, Roman Bridge of Silves]
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A.
Roman bridge of Tavira
The Roman bridge of Tavira is a historic multi-arched stone bridge spanning the Gilão River in Tavira, Portugal, and serving as one of the town’s most iconic architectural landmarks.
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B.
Puente de Alcántara
Puente de Alcántara is a historic Roman stone arch bridge spanning the Tagus River at Toledo, Spain, renowned for its medieval towers and role as a key entrance to the old city.
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C.
Ponte Fabricio
Ponte Fabricio is the oldest surviving Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, connecting the city to Tiber Island across the Tiber River.
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D.
Braga Bridge
The Braga Bridge is a major steel truss highway bridge carrying Interstate 195 over the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts.
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E.
Roman bridge of Trier
The Roman bridge of Trier is an ancient stone bridge over the Moselle River in Trier, Germany, renowned as one of the oldest standing Roman bridges north of the Alps and a key part of the city's UNESCO World Heritage.
- 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: Roman Bridge of Silves Target entity description: The Roman Bridge of Silves is a historic multi-arched stone bridge spanning the Arade River in Silves, Portugal, traditionally attributed to the Roman period and serving as one of the town’s most recognizable landmarks.
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A.
Roman bridge of Tavira
The Roman bridge of Tavira is a historic multi-arched stone bridge spanning the Gilão River in Tavira, Portugal, and serving as one of the town’s most iconic architectural landmarks.
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B.
Puente de Alcántara
Puente de Alcántara is a historic Roman stone arch bridge spanning the Tagus River at Toledo, Spain, renowned for its medieval towers and role as a key entrance to the old city.
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C.
Ponte Fabricio
Ponte Fabricio is the oldest surviving Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, connecting the city to Tiber Island across the Tiber River.
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D.
Braga Bridge
The Braga Bridge is a major steel truss highway bridge carrying Interstate 195 over the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts.
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E.
Roman bridge of Trier
The Roman bridge of Trier is an ancient stone bridge over the Moselle River in Trier, Germany, renowned as one of the oldest standing Roman bridges north of the Alps and a key part of the city's UNESCO World Heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch bridge
ⓘ
bridge ⓘ historic monument ⓘ stone bridge ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| crosses | Arade River ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Roman Bridge of Silves
ⓘ
surface form:
Ponte Romana de Silves
|
| hasConstructionTechnique | stone masonry arches ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | historic infrastructure of Silves ⓘ |
| hasFunction | river crossing ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfArches | multiple ⓘ |
| hasStructure | multi-arched ⓘ |
| hasTourismImportance | local tourism attraction ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalAttribution | Roman period ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Silves Castle
ⓘ
Silves ⓘ
surface form:
Silves old town
|
| heritageDesignation |
Imóvel de Interesse Público
ⓘ
Property of Public Interest ⓘ |
| isLandmarkOf | Silves ⓘ |
| isRecognizedAs | one of the main symbols of Silves ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Algarve
ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ Silves ⓘ |
| municipality | Silves ⓘ |
| partOf | historic center of Silves ⓘ |
| region | Algarve ⓘ |
| river | Arade River ⓘ |
| usedFor | pedestrian traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman Bridge of Silves Description of subject: The Roman Bridge of Silves is a historic multi-arched stone bridge spanning the Arade River in Silves, Portugal, traditionally attributed to the Roman period and serving as one of the town’s most recognizable landmarks.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ponte Romana de Silves