Rapenburg canal
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The Rapenburg canal is a historic and picturesque waterway in the Dutch city of Leiden, renowned for its stately houses, academic buildings, and cultural institutions along its banks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rapenburg canal canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3814285 — 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: Rapenburg canal Context triple: [Japan Museum SieboldHuis, locatedOn, Rapenburg canal]
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A.
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal is a waterway in Amsterdam associated with the Admiraal de Ruijterweg area, forming part of the city’s historic urban canal network.
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B.
Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal
The Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most iconic canals, running through the historic De Wallen red-light district in the city center.
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C.
Spuyten Duyvil Canal
Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.
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D.
Prinsengracht canal
The Prinsengracht canal is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its picturesque houseboats, waterside houses, and central role in the city’s canal belt.
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E.
Boerenwetering canal
The Boerenwetering canal is a waterway in Amsterdam that separates the De Pijp neighborhood from the Museumplein and Oud-Zuid areas.
- 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: Rapenburg canal Target entity description: The Rapenburg canal is a historic and picturesque waterway in the Dutch city of Leiden, renowned for its stately houses, academic buildings, and cultural institutions along its banks.
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A.
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal
Admiraal de Ruijterweg canal is a waterway in Amsterdam associated with the Admiraal de Ruijterweg area, forming part of the city’s historic urban canal network.
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B.
Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal
The Oudezijds Achterburgwal canal is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and most iconic canals, running through the historic De Wallen red-light district in the city center.
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C.
Spuyten Duyvil Canal
Spuyten Duyvil Canal is a man-made waterway in New York City that connects the Harlem River to the Hudson River, facilitating navigation around the northern tip of Manhattan.
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D.
Prinsengracht canal
The Prinsengracht canal is one of Amsterdam’s main historic canals, renowned for its picturesque houseboats, waterside houses, and central role in the city’s canal belt.
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E.
Boerenwetering canal
The Boerenwetering canal is a waterway in Amsterdam that separates the De Pijp neighborhood from the Museumplein and Oud-Zuid areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
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street ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Groenhazengracht
ⓘ
Nieuwe Rijn ⓘ Steenschuur ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse | Oude Rijn ⓘ |
| hasBodyOfWater | Rapenburg canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
contains academic buildings
ⓘ
contains cultural institutions ⓘ historic ⓘ lined with stately houses ⓘ picturesque ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 52.158°N 4.488°E ⓘ |
| hasDutchName | Rapenburg ⓘ |
| hasPart | Rapenburg canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasResident |
Leiden University faculties
ⓘ
cultural organizations ⓘ student societies ⓘ |
| hasStreetType | quay ⓘ |
| hasUse |
cultural district
ⓘ
residential area ⓘ university quarter ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart | various canal houses ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | rijksmonument ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| languageOfPlaceName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Leiden ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | South Holland ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Leiden University city centre campus
ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Building of Leiden University
Breestraat ⓘ Hortus Botanicus Leiden ⓘ
surface form:
Hortus botanicus Leiden
Leiden University Libraries ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden University Library
Leiden ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden city center
Museum De Lakenhal ⓘ Rijksmuseum van Oudheden ⓘ |
| notableFor |
canal-side mansions
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monumental architecture ⓘ museums ⓘ university buildings ⓘ |
| partOf | historic center of Leiden ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rapenburg canal Description of subject: The Rapenburg canal is a historic and picturesque waterway in the Dutch city of Leiden, renowned for its stately houses, academic buildings, and cultural institutions along its banks.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rapenburg
subject surface form:
Rapenburg