Roman Theatre of Orange
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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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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T184576 — 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 Theatre of Orange Context triple: [Orange, hasWorldHeritageSite, Roman Theatre of Orange]
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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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Colosseum
The Colosseum is an iconic ancient Roman amphitheater in Rome, renowned for hosting gladiatorial contests and public spectacles and symbolizing the architectural grandeur of the Roman Empire.
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Dougga / Thugga
Dougga (Thugga) is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman and pre-Roman city in northern Tunisia, renowned for its monumental ruins such as its theater, Capitol, and temples.
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Pantheon
The Pantheon is an ancient Roman temple in Rome renowned for its massive unreinforced concrete dome and oculus, and for being one of the best-preserved and most influential buildings of classical architecture.
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Roman Agora of Delphi
The Roman Agora of Delphi is an ancient marketplace complex built during the Roman period at the sanctuary of Delphi, featuring shops and public spaces that served as a commercial and social hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roman Theatre of Orange Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Colosseum
The Colosseum is an iconic ancient Roman amphitheater in Rome, renowned for hosting gladiatorial contests and public spectacles and symbolizing the architectural grandeur of the Roman Empire.
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Dougga / Thugga
Dougga (Thugga) is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman and pre-Roman city in northern Tunisia, renowned for its monumental ruins such as its theater, Capitol, and temples.
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Pantheon
The Pantheon is an ancient Roman temple in Rome renowned for its massive unreinforced concrete dome and oculus, and for being one of the best-preserved and most influential buildings of classical architecture.
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E.
Roman Agora of Delphi
The Roman Agora of Delphi is an ancient marketplace complex built during the Roman period at the sanctuary of Delphi, featuring shops and public spaces that served as a commercial and social hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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ancient Roman theatre ⓘ monument historique ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Augustus ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 9,000 spectators ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| constructedInCentury | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | around AD 25 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 1st century AD ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 44.135 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 4.807 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
performance venue
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| elevation | about 60 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Romans ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Chorégies d’Orange ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cavea
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orchestra ⓘ scaenae frons ⓘ stage building ⓘ stage wall ⓘ tiers of seating ⓘ vomitoria ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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monument historique of France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orange (France)
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surface form:
Orange, Vaucluse, France
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| locatedInAncientCity | Arausio ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
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Southern France ⓘ
surface form:
southern France
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| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
exceptionally well-preserved stage wall
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monumental scaenae frons ⓘ one of the best-preserved Roman theatres ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Orange ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Theatre of Orange
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange"
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| primaryLanguageOfSignage | French ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria |
(iii)
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(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 163 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
concerts
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festivals ⓘ opera performances ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman Theatre of Orange Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange
this entity surface form:
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Roman Theatre and its surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange)
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange"
subject surface form:
Vaucluse
this entity surface form:
Roman Theatre and surroundings in Orange
this entity surface form:
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange
this entity surface form:
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the “Triumphal Arch” of Orange
this entity surface form:
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange
this entity surface form:
Roman theatre of Orange
this entity surface form:
Ancient Theatre of Orange
subject surface form:
Chorégies d’Orange
this entity surface form:
Ancient Theatre of Orange
this entity surface form:
Roman theatre of Orange
this entity surface form:
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange
this entity surface form:
Théâtre antique d’Orange
this entity surface form:
Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the Triumphal Arch of Orange