Cité de la Mer
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Cité de la Mer is a maritime museum and aquarium in Cherbourg, France, known for its exhibits on ocean exploration, marine life, and its preserved nuclear submarine Le Redoutable.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cité de la Mer canonical | 2 |
| Cité de la Mer submarine gallery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2123937 — 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: Cité de la Mer Context triple: [Cherbourg, hasMuseum, Cité de la Mer]
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A.
Cité du Havre
Cité du Havre is a man-made peninsula in Montreal, Canada, known for hosting the iconic Habitat 67 housing complex and offering waterfront views of the Saint Lawrence River and the city skyline.
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B.
Vieux-Port de Marseille
Vieux-Port de Marseille is the historic old harbor of Marseille, France, known as the city’s traditional maritime center and a bustling hub of boats, markets, and waterfront cafés.
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C.
Site Richelieu
Site Richelieu is a historic complex in central Paris that serves as one of the main locations of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, housing important research collections, reading rooms, and cultural spaces.
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D.
Fontvieille
Fontvieille is a modern district of Monaco built largely on reclaimed land, known for its marina, residential complexes, and commercial facilities.
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E.
La Muette
La Muette is an affluent residential neighborhood in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, known for its embassies, elegant Haussmannian buildings, and proximity to the Bois de Boulogne.
- 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: Cité de la Mer Target entity description: Cité de la Mer is a maritime museum and aquarium in Cherbourg, France, known for its exhibits on ocean exploration, marine life, and its preserved nuclear submarine Le Redoutable.
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A.
Cité du Havre
Cité du Havre is a man-made peninsula in Montreal, Canada, known for hosting the iconic Habitat 67 housing complex and offering waterfront views of the Saint Lawrence River and the city skyline.
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B.
Vieux-Port de Marseille
Vieux-Port de Marseille is the historic old harbor of Marseille, France, known as the city’s traditional maritime center and a bustling hub of boats, markets, and waterfront cafés.
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C.
Site Richelieu
Site Richelieu is a historic complex in central Paris that serves as one of the main locations of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, housing important research collections, reading rooms, and cultural spaces.
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D.
Fontvieille
Fontvieille is a modern district of Monaco built largely on reclaimed land, known for its marina, residential complexes, and commercial facilities.
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E.
La Muette
La Muette is an affluent residential neighborhood in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, known for its embassies, elegant Haussmannian buildings, and proximity to the Bois de Boulogne.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aquarium
ⓘ
maritime museum ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
marine conservation awareness
ⓘ
nuclear submarine technology ⓘ undersea exploration ⓘ |
| formerUseOfSite | transatlantic passenger terminal ⓘ |
| hasEducationalPrograms | school group activities on marine science ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
submarine Le Redoutable
ⓘ
surface form:
Le Redoutable
Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition ⓘ
surface form:
Titanic exhibition
aquarium of the abyss ⓘ deep-sea exploration gallery ⓘ marine life exhibits ⓘ ocean exploration exhibits ⓘ |
| hasGuidedTours | Le Redoutable submarine tours ⓘ |
| hasPart |
aquarium section
ⓘ
exhibition halls ⓘ interactive exhibits ⓘ submarine museum section ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.citedelamer.com ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of former transatlantic terminal complex of Cherbourg ⓘ |
| inception | 2002 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cherbourg
ⓘ
Cherbourg ⓘ
surface form:
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
Normandy ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | Art Deco transatlantic terminal ⓘ |
| locatedInFacility |
Port of Cherbourg
ⓘ
surface form:
former Gare Maritime Transatlantique de Cherbourg
|
| locatedNear |
English Channel
ⓘ
Port of Cherbourg ⓘ |
| municipality |
Cherbourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
|
| notableFor |
deep-sea exploration displays
ⓘ
large aquariums ⓘ preserved nuclear submarine Le Redoutable ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2002-04-29 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Cherbourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Ville de Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
|
| region | Normandy ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
exhibitions about Titanic and transatlantic liners
ⓘ
exhibitions about deep-sea technology ⓘ exhibitions about marine ecosystems ⓘ |
| submarineOnDisplay |
submarine Le Redoutable
ⓘ
surface form:
Le Redoutable
|
| submarineTypeOnDisplay | nuclear ballistic missile submarine ⓘ |
| theme |
marine biology
ⓘ
maritime history ⓘ ocean exploration ⓘ |
| visitorAttractionType | tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cité de la Mer Description of subject: Cité de la Mer is a maritime museum and aquarium in Cherbourg, France, known for its exhibits on ocean exploration, marine life, and its preserved nuclear submarine Le Redoutable.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Le Redoutable
subject surface form:
Le Redoutable
this entity surface form:
Cité de la Mer submarine gallery