Château d’Angers
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Château d’Angers is a massive medieval fortress in the city of Angers in western France, renowned for its imposing walls and for housing the famous Apocalypse Tapestry.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Château d'Angers | 4 |
| Château d’Angers canonical | 4 |
| Château d’Angers collection | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2734208 — 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’Angers Context triple: [Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire, containsChâteau, Château d’Angers]
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Château de Saumur
Château de Saumur is a historic medieval fortress-turned-château in western France, overlooking the Loire River and renowned for its picturesque towers and role in the region’s royal and military history.
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B.
Château de Blois
The Château de Blois is a historic royal castle in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Renaissance, and Classical architecture and its role as a major residence of French kings.
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C.
Château de Chinon
The Château de Chinon is a historic medieval fortress in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its association with figures like Joan of Arc and the Plantagenet kings.
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D.
Château de Loches
The Château de Loches is a formidable medieval fortress and royal residence in central France, renowned for its massive keep, well-preserved fortifications, and role in French royal and military history.
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E.
Château de Brest
Château de Brest is a historic fortress in the French port city of Brest, long serving as a key military stronghold and one of the oldest castles in the world still in use.
- 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’Angers Target entity description: Château d’Angers is a massive medieval fortress in the city of Angers in western France, renowned for its imposing walls and for housing the famous Apocalypse Tapestry.
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A.
Château de Saumur
Château de Saumur is a historic medieval fortress-turned-château in western France, overlooking the Loire River and renowned for its picturesque towers and role in the region’s royal and military history.
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B.
Château de Blois
The Château de Blois is a historic royal castle in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Renaissance, and Classical architecture and its role as a major residence of French kings.
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C.
Château de Chinon
The Château de Chinon is a historic medieval fortress in the Loire Valley of France, renowned for its association with figures like Joan of Arc and the Plantagenet kings.
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D.
Château de Loches
The Château de Loches is a formidable medieval fortress and royal residence in central France, renowned for its massive keep, well-preserved fortifications, and role in French royal and military history.
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E.
Château de Brest
Château de Brest is a historic fortress in the French port city of Brest, long serving as a key military stronghold and one of the oldest castles in the world still in use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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historic monument ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| builder |
Blanche of Castile
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Louis IX of France ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Counts of Anjou
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House of Plantagenet ⓘ
surface form:
Plantagenet dynasty
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| constructionEnd | 13th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart |
13th century
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circa 1230 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| defensiveFeature |
17 towers
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massive curtain walls ⓘ moat ⓘ |
| department | Maine-et-Loire ⓘ |
| elevation | overlooking the Maine River ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 25,000 square metres ⓘ |
| hasPart |
17 defensive towers
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Apocalypse Tapestry ⓘ chapel ⓘ dry moat ⓘ gardens ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationGrantedBy | France ⓘ |
| knownFor | Apocalypse Tapestry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Angers
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Maine-et-Loire ⓘ Pays de la Loire ⓘ western France ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Maine (river)
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surface form:
Maine River
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| managedBy | Centre des monuments nationaux ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
limestone
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schist ⓘ |
| notableEvent | commissioning of the Apocalypse Tapestry in the 14th century ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
French state (partially)
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surface form:
French state
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| siteArea | approximately 6 hectares ⓘ |
| usedAs |
armoury
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military stronghold ⓘ residence of the dukes of Anjou ⓘ royal fortress ⓘ state prison ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | major tourist site in Angers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Château d’Angers Description of subject: Château d’Angers is a massive medieval fortress in the city of Angers in western France, renowned for its imposing walls and for housing the famous Apocalypse Tapestry.
Referenced by (9)
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’Angers
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subject surface form:
Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire
this entity surface form:
Château d'Angers
subject surface form:
Apocalypse Tapestry
this entity surface form:
Château d'Angers
subject surface form:
Maine-et-Loire
this entity surface form:
Château d'Angers
this entity surface form:
Château d’Angers collection