Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct
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The Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct is a historic 19th-century structure in Béziers, France, that carries the Canal du Midi over the Orb River, showcasing notable civil engineering and canal architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Béziers canal infrastructure | 1 |
| Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct canonical | 1 |
| Canal du Midi infrastructure | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3853294 — 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: Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct Context triple: [Orb, hasCanalAqueductNearby, Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct]
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A.
Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi is a historic 17th-century canal in southern France, renowned as an engineering masterpiece that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
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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C.
Pont du Gard
Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge in southern France, renowned for its impressive three-tiered arches and exceptional state of preservation.
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D.
Aqueduct Saint-Clément
Aqueduct Saint-Clément is a historic 18th-century aqueduct in Montpellier, France, built to supply the city with water and now recognized as an iconic architectural landmark.
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E.
Pont-canal d’Agen
Pont-canal d’Agen is a historic 19th-century aqueduct bridge in southwestern France that carries the Canal de Garonne over the Garonne River near the town of Agen.
- 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: Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct Target entity description: The Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct is a historic 19th-century structure in Béziers, France, that carries the Canal du Midi over the Orb River, showcasing notable civil engineering and canal architecture.
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A.
Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi is a historic 17th-century canal in southern France, renowned as an engineering masterpiece that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
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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C.
Pont du Gard
Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge in southern France, renowned for its impressive three-tiered arches and exceptional state of preservation.
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D.
Aqueduct Saint-Clément
Aqueduct Saint-Clément is a historic 18th-century aqueduct in Montpellier, France, built to supply the city with water and now recognized as an iconic architectural landmark.
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E.
Pont-canal d’Agen
Pont-canal d’Agen is a historic 19th-century aqueduct bridge in southwestern France that carries the Canal de Garonne over the Garonne River near the town of Agen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
ⓘ
bridge ⓘ canal aqueduct ⓘ civil engineering structure ⓘ |
| architect | Urbain Maguès NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries | Canal du Midi ⓘ |
| connects | sections of the Canal du Midi on either side of the Orb River ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1854 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Orb River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected structure ⓘ |
| hasType | navigable aqueduct ⓘ |
| height | about 12 m ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique of France
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protected historic monument ⓘ |
| length |
240 metres
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approximately 240 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Béziers
ⓘ
France ⓘ Hérault ⓘ
surface form:
Hérault department
Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
|
| locatedNear |
Béziers
ⓘ
surface form:
Béziers city centre
Béziers locks ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Canal du Midi ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
canal architecture
ⓘ
civil engineering ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | 9 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1858 ⓘ |
| operator | Voies navigables de France ⓘ |
| over | Orb River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | French state ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Canal du Midi infrastructure
transport infrastructure in Béziers ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow canal boats to cross the Orb River safely
ⓘ
to carry the Canal du Midi over the Orb River ⓘ |
| regionServed | Occitanie ⓘ |
| replaced | former river-level crossing of the Orb by the Canal du Midi ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland water transport
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navigation ⓘ |
| waterwayCarried | Canal du Midi ⓘ |
| waterwaySystem | Canal du Midi and related canals in southern France ⓘ |
| width | about 28 m ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct Description of subject: The Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct is a historic 19th-century structure in Béziers, France, that carries the Canal du Midi over the Orb River, showcasing notable civil engineering and canal architecture.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Béziers canal infrastructure
this entity surface form:
Canal du Midi infrastructure