Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
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Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal is a major historic street and former canal in central Amsterdam, known for its prominent civic buildings and role as a key thoroughfare in the city’s old town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2853516 — 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: Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal Context triple: [Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde, contains, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal]
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A.
Oudezijds Achterburgwal
Oudezijds Achterburgwal is a historic canal and street in Amsterdam’s city center, known for its picturesque architecture and central role within the city’s Red Light District.
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B.
Oudezijds Voorburgwal
Oudezijds Voorburgwal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest canals, running through the historic city center and forming a central artery of the Red Light District with its characteristic canal houses and nightlife.
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C.
Nieuwe Herengracht
Nieuwe Herengracht is a canal in central Amsterdam that forms part of the city’s historic canal network and links to the Amstel River.
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D.
Prinsengracht
Prinsengracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, known for its picturesque waterways, houseboats, and traditional canal houses.
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E.
Oostelijke Handelskade
Oostelijke Handelskade is a prominent waterfront street and former harbor quay in Amsterdam’s Eastern Docklands, now known for its modern residential and office developments along the IJ river.
- 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: Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal Target entity description: Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal is a major historic street and former canal in central Amsterdam, known for its prominent civic buildings and role as a key thoroughfare in the city’s old town.
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A.
Oudezijds Achterburgwal
Oudezijds Achterburgwal is a historic canal and street in Amsterdam’s city center, known for its picturesque architecture and central role within the city’s Red Light District.
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B.
Oudezijds Voorburgwal
Oudezijds Voorburgwal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest canals, running through the historic city center and forming a central artery of the Red Light District with its characteristic canal houses and nightlife.
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C.
Nieuwe Herengracht
Nieuwe Herengracht is a canal in central Amsterdam that forms part of the city’s historic canal network and links to the Amstel River.
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D.
Prinsengracht
Prinsengracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, known for its picturesque waterways, houseboats, and traditional canal houses.
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E.
Oostelijke Handelskade
Oostelijke Handelskade is a prominent waterfront street and former harbor quay in Amsterdam’s Eastern Docklands, now known for its modern residential and office developments along the IJ river.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former canal
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street ⓘ |
| connects |
Dam Square
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Martelaarsgracht ⓘ Raadhuisstraat ⓘ Spui ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | canal to street ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
canal
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part of Amsterdam’s medieval canal system ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
commercial street
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historic street ⓘ key thoroughfare in Amsterdam city centre ⓘ lined with civic buildings ⓘ tourist route ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
axis of civic and commercial life in Amsterdam’s centre
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boundary of the western part of medieval Amsterdam ⓘ important route between Dam Square and the western districts ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Amsterdam city administration buildings
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Hotel Die Port van Cleve vicinity ⓘ Magna Plaza ⓘ Nieuwe Kerk ⓘ Royal Palace of Amsterdam ⓘ former main post office of Amsterdam ⓘ headquarters of De Telegraaf (historical) ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
named after the ‘new side’ (Nieuwe Zijde) of Amsterdam
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‘Voorburgwal’ refers to the front defensive canal or wall ⓘ |
| hasTransportRole | served by multiple Amsterdam tram lines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
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Amsterdam-Centrum ⓘ Binnenstad ⓘ Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ Amsterdam-Centrum ⓘ
surface form:
old town of Amsterdam
province of North Holland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western side of Amsterdam city centre ⓘ |
| near |
Dam Square
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Kalverstraat ⓘ Rokin ⓘ Singel ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Nieuwezijds Achterburgwal (Spuistraat)
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Oudezijds Achterburgwal ⓘ Oudezijds Voorburgwal ⓘ Spuistraat ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval expansion of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| status | major traffic artery ⓘ |
| urbanContext |
part of Amsterdam’s canal belt fringe
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within the UNESCO World Heritage historic centre of Amsterdam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal Description of subject: Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal is a major historic street and former canal in central Amsterdam, known for its prominent civic buildings and role as a key thoroughfare in the city’s old town.
Referenced by (6)
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