Machine de Marly (historical water supply system)
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The Machine de Marly was a monumental 17th-century hydraulic engineering work on the Seine that used an elaborate system of pumps and waterwheels to lift water to the aqueducts supplying Versailles and Marly-le-Roi.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Machine de Marly remains | 2 |
| Machine de Marly (historical water supply system) canonical | 1 |
| Versailles hydraulic system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3140837 — 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: Machine de Marly (historical water supply system) Context triple: [Gardens of the Palace of Versailles, irrigationSystem, Machine de Marly (historical water supply system)]
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A.
Château d’Eau
Château d’Eau is a Paris Métro station in the 10th arrondissement, located near Gare de l’Est and serving the bustling Boulevard de Strasbourg area.
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B.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is a picturesque village in southeastern France renowned for its powerful karst spring, one of the largest in the world, and its association with the poet Petrarch.
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C.
Fontaine des Éléphants
Fontaine des Éléphants is a monumental 19th-century fountain in Chambéry, France, featuring four large sculpted elephants and serving as the city’s most iconic symbol.
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D.
Pont del Diable aqueduct
The Pont del Diable aqueduct is an ancient Roman bridge-aqueduct near Tarragona, Spain, renowned for its well-preserved arches and role in supplying water to the historic city.
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E.
Château de Marly
Château de Marly was a lavish 17th-century royal retreat near Versailles, built for Louis XIV as an intimate pleasure residence distinct from the main court.
- 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: Machine de Marly (historical water supply system) Target entity description: The Machine de Marly was a monumental 17th-century hydraulic engineering work on the Seine that used an elaborate system of pumps and waterwheels to lift water to the aqueducts supplying Versailles and Marly-le-Roi.
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A.
Château d’Eau
Château d’Eau is a Paris Métro station in the 10th arrondissement, located near Gare de l’Est and serving the bustling Boulevard de Strasbourg area.
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B.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is a picturesque village in southeastern France renowned for its powerful karst spring, one of the largest in the world, and its association with the poet Petrarch.
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C.
Fontaine des Éléphants
Fontaine des Éléphants is a monumental 19th-century fountain in Chambéry, France, featuring four large sculpted elephants and serving as the city’s most iconic symbol.
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D.
Pont del Diable aqueduct
The Pont del Diable aqueduct is an ancient Roman bridge-aqueduct near Tarragona, Spain, renowned for its well-preserved arches and role in supplying water to the historic city.
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E.
Château de Marly
Château de Marly was a lavish 17th-century royal retreat near Versailles, built for Louis XIV as an intimate pleasure residence distinct from the main court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical water supply system
ⓘ
hydraulic engineering work ⓘ pumping station ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Château de Marly
ⓘ
Château de Versailles ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Versailles
|
| commissionedBy |
Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIV
|
| completionDate | 1684 ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Aqueduc de Louveciennes
ⓘ
surface form:
Louveciennes aqueduct
Buc aqueduct ⓘ
surface form:
Marly aqueduct
|
| constructionMaterial |
iron
ⓘ
stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | early 19th century ⓘ |
| designedBy | Arnold de Ville ⓘ |
| engineeredBy |
René de Cagny
ⓘ
René de Cotte ⓘ |
| heritage | important example of early modern hydraulic engineering ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| influenced | later large-scale pumping stations in Europe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bougival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Seine ⓘ
surface form:
Seine River
Yvelines ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| locatedNear |
Marly-le-Roi
ⓘ
Versailles ⓘ |
| maximumLiftHeight | about 160 meters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest hydraulic systems of the 17th century
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its complexity of gears and transmission rods ⓘ supplying water to the grand fountains of Versailles ⓘ |
| numberOfPumps | over 200 ⓘ |
| numberOfWaterwheels | 14 ⓘ |
| operationalFrom | 1684 ⓘ |
| operationalUntil | 19th century ⓘ |
| patron |
Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIV
|
| purpose |
to lift water from the Seine River
ⓘ
to supply water to the fountains of Versailles ⓘ to supply water to the gardens of Marly-le-Roi ⓘ |
| replacedBy | more modern pumping installations ⓘ |
| riverBank | left bank of the Seine ⓘ |
| startConstruction | 1681 ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
metal transmission mechanisms
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pumps ⓘ waterwheels ⓘ wooden transmission mechanisms ⓘ |
| waterDestination |
Marly-le-Roi
ⓘ
Versailles ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Machine de Marly (historical water supply system) Description of subject: The Machine de Marly was a monumental 17th-century hydraulic engineering work on the Seine that used an elaborate system of pumps and waterwheels to lift water to the aqueducts supplying Versailles and Marly-le-Roi.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Gardens of the Palace of Versailles
→
irrigationSystem
→
Machine de Marly (historical water supply system)
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Machine de Marly remains
this entity surface form:
Machine de Marly remains
this entity surface form:
Versailles hydraulic system