Old Havana
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Old Havana is the historic heart of Havana, Cuba, renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and vibrant cultural life.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T230047 — 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: Old Havana Context triple: [Museo de la Revolución, locatedIn, Old Havana]
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A.
Greater Havana
Greater Havana is the metropolitan area encompassing Havana, Cuba’s capital city and its surrounding municipalities, forming the country’s largest urban and economic center.
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B.
Centro Habana
Centro Habana is a densely populated central district of Havana, Cuba, known for its historic architecture, vibrant street life, and proximity to many of the city’s major cultural landmarks.
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C.
Little Havana
Little Havana is a vibrant Miami neighborhood known as the cultural and political heart of the Cuban exile community, famous for its Latin music, food, and street life.
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D.
Vedado district of Havana
The Vedado district of Havana is a central, upscale neighborhood known for its wide avenues, modernist architecture, cultural venues, and vibrant nightlife.
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E.
Havana, Cuba
Havana, Cuba is the capital and largest city of Cuba, renowned for its historic architecture, vibrant culture, and significant political and economic role in the Caribbean.
- 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: Old Havana Target entity description: Old Havana is the historic heart of Havana, Cuba, renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and vibrant cultural life.
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A.
Greater Havana
Greater Havana is the metropolitan area encompassing Havana, Cuba’s capital city and its surrounding municipalities, forming the country’s largest urban and economic center.
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B.
Centro Habana
Centro Habana is a densely populated central district of Havana, Cuba, known for its historic architecture, vibrant street life, and proximity to many of the city’s major cultural landmarks.
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C.
Little Havana
Little Havana is a vibrant Miami neighborhood known as the cultural and political heart of the Cuban exile community, famous for its Latin music, food, and street life.
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D.
Vedado district of Havana
The Vedado district of Havana is a central, upscale neighborhood known for its wide avenues, modernist architecture, cultural venues, and vibrant nightlife.
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E.
Havana, Cuba
Havana, Cuba is the capital and largest city of Cuba, renowned for its historic architecture, vibrant culture, and significant political and economic role in the Caribbean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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historic district ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Spanish colonial architecture
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baroque architecture ⓘ neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| contains |
Bodeguita del Medio
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Castillo del Morro ⓘ
surface form:
Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta
Castillo de la Real Fuerza ⓘ Castillo del Morro ⓘ
surface form:
Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro
El Templete ⓘ Floridita bar ⓘ Havana Cathedral ⓘ Malecón, Havana ⓘ
surface form:
Malecón (Havana) eastern section
Museo de la Ciudad de La Habana ⓘ Obispo Street ⓘ Palacio de los Capitanes Generales ⓘ Plaza Vieja ⓘ Plaza de Armas ⓘ Plaza de San Francisco de Asís ⓘ Plaza de la Catedral ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| foundedAs | walled city ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Havana municipal authorities
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surface form:
Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad de La Habana
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| hasCityGateStatus | former fortified port city ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
center of Havana’s tourism industry
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symbol of Cuban national identity ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial area
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cultural center ⓘ residential area ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| hasStreetLayout | narrow streets ⓘ |
| hasStreetSurface | cobblestone ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Spanish colonial urban layout
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cobblestone streets ⓘ historic plazas ⓘ vibrant cultural life ⓘ well-preserved colonial architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean
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surface form:
Caribbean region
Havana, Cuba ⓘ
surface form:
Havana
La Habana Province ⓘ
surface form:
Havana Province
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| partOf | municipality of La Habana Vieja ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificantDevelopment |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major international tourist destination ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
criterion (iv)
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criterion (v) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Havana Description of subject: Old Havana is the historic heart of Havana, Cuba, renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and vibrant cultural life.
Referenced by (67)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Historic Centre of Havana
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Old Havana and its Fortification System
subject surface form:
Parque Máximo Gómez (Havana)
this entity surface form:
Havana Vieja
this entity surface form:
historic center of Havana
this entity surface form:
Havana historic center
this entity surface form:
Old Havana historic district
this entity surface form:
historic center of Havana
this entity surface form:
part of Old Havana and its Fortification System UNESCO World Heritage Site
this entity surface form:
Historic center of Havana