Alte Feste
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Alte Feste is a historic fortress and former military headquarters in Windhoek, Namibia, now serving as a museum and prominent colonial-era landmark.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alte Feste canonical | 2 |
| de:Alte Feste | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2323165 — 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: Alte Feste Context triple: [Windhoek, hasLandmark, Alte Feste]
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A.
Mărțișor
Mărțișor is a Romanian springtime celebration marked by the exchange of small red-and-white trinkets symbolizing luck, renewal, and the arrival of spring.
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B.
Les Poruzots
Les Poruzots is a renowned Premier Cru vineyard site in Meursault, Burgundy, known for producing rich, powerful Chardonnay wines with notable structure and aging potential.
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C.
Festival of Holidays
Festival of Holidays is a seasonal celebration at Disney California Adventure Park featuring multicultural holiday entertainment, food, and festivities inspired by diverse winter traditions.
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D.
Úslava
Úslava is a river in the western Czech Republic that flows through the city of Plzeň and forms part of its local river system.
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E.
Land of Festivals
Land of Festivals is a popular epithet for Nagaland, highlighting the state's rich cultural diversity and its numerous vibrant traditional celebrations held throughout the year.
- 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: Alte Feste Target entity description: Alte Feste is a historic fortress and former military headquarters in Windhoek, Namibia, now serving as a museum and prominent colonial-era landmark.
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A.
Mărțișor
Mărțișor is a Romanian springtime celebration marked by the exchange of small red-and-white trinkets symbolizing luck, renewal, and the arrival of spring.
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B.
Les Poruzots
Les Poruzots is a renowned Premier Cru vineyard site in Meursault, Burgundy, known for producing rich, powerful Chardonnay wines with notable structure and aging potential.
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C.
Festival of Holidays
Festival of Holidays is a seasonal celebration at Disney California Adventure Park featuring multicultural holiday entertainment, food, and festivities inspired by diverse winter traditions.
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D.
Úslava
Úslava is a river in the western Czech Republic that flows through the city of Plzeň and forms part of its local river system.
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E.
Land of Festivals
Land of Festivals is a popular epithet for Nagaland, highlighting the state's rich cultural diversity and its numerous vibrant traditional celebrations held throughout the year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
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historic building ⓘ museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | colonial ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Windhoek
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Forts in Namibia ⓘ Historic sites in Namibia ⓘ Museums in Windhoek ⓘ |
| constructedBy | German colonial authorities ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical exhibition space
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museum building ⓘ |
| era | German South West Africa period ⓘ |
| exhibits |
German colonial period artifacts
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Namibian colonial history ⓘ military history of Namibia ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastion-like corners
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central parade ground ⓘ inner courtyard ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Alte Feste
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
de:Alte Feste
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| heritageDesignation | national monument of Namibia ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khomas Region
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central Windhoek ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Christuskirche
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Independence Avenue ⓘ Parliament Gardens ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Robert Mugabe Avenue ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite | Independence Memorial Museum ⓘ |
| location | Windhoek ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Museum of Namibia ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
military fortress
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military headquarters ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Namibia ⓘ |
| partOf | historic centre of Windhoek ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the oldest surviving buildings in Windhoek
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prominent colonial-era landmark ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
cultural tourism site
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heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| translationOfName | Old Fortress ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Schutztruppe for German South-West Africa
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surface form:
German Schutztruppe
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alte Feste Description of subject: Alte Feste is a historic fortress and former military headquarters in Windhoek, Namibia, now serving as a museum and prominent colonial-era landmark.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
de:Alte Feste