Fort du Randouillet
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Fort du Randouillet is a major 18th-century mountain fortification near Briançon in the French Alps, built as part of Vauban’s defensive system and now recognized within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
All labels observed (1)
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| Fort du Randouillet canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4103996 — 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: Fort du Randouillet Context triple: [Historic Fortified City of Briançon, hasPart, Fort du Randouillet]
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A.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, now largely serving as a military recreation area and green space near Waikiki.
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B.
Fort d’Estrées
Fort d’Estrées is a historic coastal fortification on Gorée Island in Senegal, now serving as a museum that documents the island’s role in Atlantic trade and colonial history.
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C.
Fort Conde
Fort Conde is a reconstructed 18th-century French colonial fort and museum in Mobile, Alabama, that interprets the region’s early military and colonial history.
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D.
Fort du Roule
Fort du Roule is a coastal fortification overlooking Cherbourg in Normandy, France, notable for its role in World War II and its commanding views over the English Channel.
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E.
Fort du Portalet
Fort du Portalet is a 19th-century French mountain fortress in the Pyrenees, later used as a prison during World War II, notably for detaining Marshal Philippe Pétain.
- 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: Fort du Randouillet Target entity description: Fort du Randouillet is a major 18th-century mountain fortification near Briançon in the French Alps, built as part of Vauban’s defensive system and now recognized within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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A.
Fort DeRussy
Fort DeRussy is a former U.S. Army coastal defense installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, now largely serving as a military recreation area and green space near Waikiki.
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B.
Fort d’Estrées
Fort d’Estrées is a historic coastal fortification on Gorée Island in Senegal, now serving as a museum that documents the island’s role in Atlantic trade and colonial history.
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C.
Fort Conde
Fort Conde is a reconstructed 18th-century French colonial fort and museum in Mobile, Alabama, that interprets the region’s early military and colonial history.
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D.
Fort du Roule
Fort du Roule is a coastal fortification overlooking Cherbourg in Normandy, France, notable for its role in World War II and its commanding views over the English Channel.
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E.
Fort du Portalet
Fort du Portalet is a 19th-century French mountain fortress in the Pyrenees, later used as a prison during World War II, notably for detaining Marshal Philippe Pétain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century fort
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Vauban fortification ⓘ bastioned fort ⓘ mountain fortification ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | bastion fort design ⓘ |
| category |
Forts in Hautes-Alpes
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Fortifications of Vauban ⓘ
surface form:
Vauban fortifications in France
World Heritage Sites in France ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage site
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ |
| elevation | high-altitude site ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
military defense
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protection of Briançon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barracks
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bastions ⓘ ditches ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ powder magazine ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Fortifications of Vauban
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UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Briançon
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France ⓘ French Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Hautes-Alpes ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedOn | mountain slope above Briançon ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Randouillet ⓘ |
| nearby |
Historic Fortified City of Briançon
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surface form:
Briançon old town
Fort des Têtes ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fortifications of Vauban
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surface form:
Vauban’s defensive system
defensive ring around Briançon ⓘ fortified ensemble of Briançon ⓘ |
| significance | example of mountain military architecture of Vauban ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of access routes to Italy
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defense of the Durance valley ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | Fortifications of Vauban ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort du Randouillet Description of subject: Fort du Randouillet is a major 18th-century mountain fortification near Briançon in the French Alps, built as part of Vauban’s defensive system and now recognized within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Referenced by (3)
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