Street of Facades
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Street of Facades is a row of monumental Nabataean tombs and dwellings carved into the sandstone cliffs along a main thoroughfare in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Street of Facades canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3772198 — 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: Street of Facades Context triple: [Petra, knownFor, Street of Facades]
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A.
Façade
Façade is a 1920s experimental entertainment piece combining Edith Sitwell’s recited poems with William Walton’s modernist chamber music, known for its witty, jazz-influenced style.
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B.
The Avenue
The Avenue is an upmarket shopping and dining destination located within the Spinningfields district of Manchester, England.
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C.
Homage to the Square
Homage to the Square is a celebrated series of abstract paintings by Josef Albers that systematically explores color relationships through nested squares.
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D.
City Without Walls
City Without Walls is a poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects his mature style, blending moral reflection, social commentary, and formal experimentation.
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E.
La Plaza
La Plaza is the historic central square of Los Angeles, recognized as the birthplace of the city and a focal point of its early civic and cultural life.
- 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: Street of Facades Target entity description: Street of Facades is a row of monumental Nabataean tombs and dwellings carved into the sandstone cliffs along a main thoroughfare in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan.
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A.
Façade
Façade is a 1920s experimental entertainment piece combining Edith Sitwell’s recited poems with William Walton’s modernist chamber music, known for its witty, jazz-influenced style.
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B.
The Avenue
The Avenue is an upmarket shopping and dining destination located within the Spinningfields district of Manchester, England.
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C.
Homage to the Square
Homage to the Square is a celebrated series of abstract paintings by Josef Albers that systematically explores color relationships through nested squares.
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D.
City Without Walls
City Without Walls is a poetry collection by W. H. Auden that reflects his mature style, blending moral reflection, social commentary, and formal experimentation.
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E.
La Plaza
La Plaza is the historic central square of Los Angeles, recognized as the birthplace of the city and a focal point of its early civic and cultural life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site feature
ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ensemble ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Nabataean rock-cut architecture ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Southern Levant archaeological sites ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | subject to erosion ⓘ |
| culture | Nabataean ⓘ |
| follows | main thoroughfare of Petra ⓘ |
| governedBy | Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority ⓘ |
| hasAccess | pedestrian path ⓘ |
| hasArtisticElement |
architectural ornamentation
ⓘ
façade relief carving ⓘ |
| hasCivilization |
Nabataean
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surface form:
Nabataean civilization
|
| hasCountry | Jordan ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carved into sandstone cliffs
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rock-cut dwellings ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ row of monumental facades ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
necropolis zone
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urban frontage along main route ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf |
Petra
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Petra
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| inscribedOn |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage List (as part of Petra)
|
| locatedIn |
Jordan
ⓘ
Ma’an Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Ma'an Governorate
Petra ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| near |
The Siq
ⓘ
surface form:
the Siq
Petra Theater ⓘ
surface form:
the Theatre of Petra
|
| notableFor |
elaborate carved facades
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integration into natural cliff face ⓘ monumental scale of tombs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Petra
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient city of Petra
visitor route through Petra ⓘ |
| period | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
natural weathering
ⓘ
tourism impact ⓘ |
| timeOfConstruction | 1st century BCE to 1st century CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
criterion (i)
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criterion (iii) ⓘ criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
ⓘ
ceremonial display ⓘ residential purposes ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | main processional route in Petra ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Street of Facades Description of subject: Street of Facades is a row of monumental Nabataean tombs and dwellings carved into the sandstone cliffs along a main thoroughfare in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.