Oudezijds Voorburgwal
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oudezijds Voorburgwal canonical | 19 |
| Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal | 2 |
| OZ Voorburgwal | 1 |
| Oudezijds Voorburgwal area | 1 |
| Oudezijds Voorburgwal, Amsterdam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T223188 — 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: Oudezijds Voorburgwal Context triple: [Red Light District (Amsterdam), hasPart, Oudezijds Voorburgwal]
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A.
Keizersgracht
Keizersgracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its grand 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
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B.
Singelgracht
Singelgracht is a historic canal forming part of the outer ring of waterways around Amsterdam’s city center.
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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.
Brouwersgracht
Brouwersgracht is a picturesque historic canal in Amsterdam, renowned for its traditional canal houses, bridges, and central location in the city’s canal belt.
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E.
Herengracht
Herengracht is one of Amsterdam’s most famous and historic canals, renowned for its elegant 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s canal belt.
- 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: Oudezijds Voorburgwal Target entity description: 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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A.
Keizersgracht
Keizersgracht is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its grand 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s UNESCO-listed canal belt.
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B.
Singelgracht
Singelgracht is a historic canal forming part of the outer ring of waterways around Amsterdam’s city center.
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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.
Brouwersgracht
Brouwersgracht is a picturesque historic canal in Amsterdam, renowned for its traditional canal houses, bridges, and central location in the city’s canal belt.
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E.
Herengracht
Herengracht is one of Amsterdam’s most famous and historic canals, renowned for its elegant 17th-century canal houses and central role in the city’s canal belt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
street in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Oudezijds Voorburgwal
ⓘ
surface form:
OZ Voorburgwal
|
| crosses |
Damstraat
ⓘ
Grimburgwal ⓘ Korte Niezel ⓘ Lange Niezel ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Grachtengordel
ⓘ
surface form:
Amsterdam canal belt (inner medieval section)
|
| hasBuildingType |
canal-side warehouses
ⓘ
narrow gabled houses ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
historic canal houses
ⓘ
medieval street pattern ⓘ nightlife venues ⓘ red-light windows ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
bars and cafés
ⓘ
hotels and hostels ⓘ restaurants ⓘ sex industry ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | medieval origin ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Bethlehemsteeg bridges
ⓘ
Oude Kerk, Amsterdam ⓘ
surface form:
Oude Kerk
former monasteries and church buildings ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
cycling
ⓘ
walking ⓘ |
| hasUrbanFunction | central artery of the Red Light District ⓘ |
| hasWaterwayType | gracht ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of protected cityscape of Amsterdam centre ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest canals in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| isPedestrianFriendly | true ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ North Holland ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict |
Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde
ⓘ
surface form:
Burgwallen-Oude Zijde
|
| nameMeaning | Old Side Front Rampart ⓘ |
| near |
Dam Square
ⓘ
Nieuwmarkt area ⓘ
surface form:
Nieuwmarkt
|
| partOf |
Amsterdam-Centrum
ⓘ
surface form:
Amsterdam city centre
De Wallen ⓘ |
| runsParallelTo | Oudezijds Achterburgwal ⓘ |
| terminusNorth |
Dam Square
ⓘ
surface form:
Dam Square vicinity
|
| terminusSouth | Oudezijds Kolk area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hospitality and entertainment
ⓘ
residential purposes ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oudezijds Voorburgwal Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Red Light District (Amsterdam)
this entity surface form:
Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal
this entity surface form:
OZ Voorburgwal
this entity surface form:
Oudezijds Voorburgwal canal
this entity surface form:
Oudezijds Voorburgwal area
subject surface form:
Oudezijds Achterburgwal
subject surface form:
Stichting Oude Kerk
this entity surface form:
Oudezijds Voorburgwal, Amsterdam