Cardiff Bay Barrage
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Cardiff Bay Barrage is a major civil engineering project in Cardiff, Wales, that created a large freshwater lake and transformed the former docklands into a modern waterfront area for leisure, housing, and commerce.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cardiff Bay Barrage canonical | 6 |
| Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3300008 — 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: Cardiff Bay Barrage Context triple: [Cardiff Bay waterfront, hasPart, Cardiff Bay Barrage]
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A.
Thames Barrier
The Thames Barrier is a large movable flood defense structure on the River Thames in London, designed to protect the city from tidal surges and flooding.
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B.
Torrumbarry Weir
Torrumbarry Weir is a major river regulation structure on the Murray River in Victoria, Australia, used for water storage, irrigation, and navigation control.
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C.
Menai Bridge
Menai Bridge is a small town on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, best known for the historic suspension bridge that connects the island to the mainland across the Menai Strait.
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D.
Barmouth Bridge
Barmouth Bridge is a historic wooden viaduct carrying the railway across the Mawddach Estuary near Barmouth in Gwynedd, Wales.
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E.
Cardiff Bridge
Cardiff Bridge is a historic road bridge in Cardiff, Wales, carrying traffic across the River Taff near the city centre.
- 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: Cardiff Bay Barrage Target entity description: Cardiff Bay Barrage is a major civil engineering project in Cardiff, Wales, that created a large freshwater lake and transformed the former docklands into a modern waterfront area for leisure, housing, and commerce.
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A.
Thames Barrier
The Thames Barrier is a large movable flood defense structure on the River Thames in London, designed to protect the city from tidal surges and flooding.
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B.
Torrumbarry Weir
Torrumbarry Weir is a major river regulation structure on the Murray River in Victoria, Australia, used for water storage, irrigation, and navigation control.
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C.
Menai Bridge
Menai Bridge is a small town on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, best known for the historic suspension bridge that connects the island to the mainland across the Menai Strait.
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D.
Barmouth Bridge
Barmouth Bridge is a historic wooden viaduct carrying the railway across the Mawddach Estuary near Barmouth in Gwynedd, Wales.
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E.
Cardiff Bridge
Cardiff Bridge is a historic road bridge in Cardiff, Wales, carrying traffic across the River Taff near the city centre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barrage
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civil engineering project ⓘ infrastructure project ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Mermaid Quay
ⓘ
National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Senedd building
Wales Millennium Centre ⓘ |
| connects |
Cardiff Bay waterfront
ⓘ
surface form:
Cardiff Bay
Penarth ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| controversy | environmental concerns during planning ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates | Cardiff Bay freshwater lake ⓘ |
| crosses |
mouth of River Ely
ⓘ
mouth of River Taff ⓘ |
| developer | Cardiff Bay Development Corporation ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
changes to local ecology
ⓘ
loss of intertidal mudflats ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cycle path
ⓘ
fish pass ⓘ locks ⓘ public art installations ⓘ public walkway ⓘ roadway ⓘ sluice gates ⓘ visitor facilities ⓘ |
| legislatedBy |
Cardiff Bay Barrage
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993
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| length |
approximately 0.7 miles
ⓘ
approximately 1.1 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cardiff
ⓘ
Cardiff Bay waterfront ⓘ
surface form:
Cardiff Bay
Severn Estuary ⓘ South Wales ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| managingAuthority | Cardiff Harbour Authority ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creation of one of the largest waterfront developments in Europe
ⓘ
urban regeneration of Cardiff Bay ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1999 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| purpose |
commercial development
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create freshwater lake ⓘ flood control ⓘ housing development ⓘ leisure development ⓘ regenerate docklands ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
boating access control ⓘ cycling ⓘ recreational walking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cardiff Bay Barrage Description of subject: Cardiff Bay Barrage is a major civil engineering project in Cardiff, Wales, that created a large freshwater lake and transformed the former docklands into a modern waterfront area for leisure, housing, and commerce.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993