Pont de l’Alma
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Pont de l’Alma is a notable road bridge in Paris, France, best known for its location near the site of Princess Diana’s fatal 1997 car crash and for its iconic Zouave statue used as an informal flood gauge.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pont de l’Alma canonical | 12 |
| Pont de l'Alma | 3 |
| Pont de l’Alma (left bank side) | 1 |
| Pont de l’Alma road tunnel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T346963 — 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: Pont de l’Alma Context triple: [River Seine, hasBridge, Pont de l’Alma]
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A.
Pont Neuf
Pont Neuf is the oldest standing bridge in Paris, renowned for its historic stone arches and its role linking the Île de la Cité with both banks of the city.
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B.
Pont des Arts
The Pont des Arts is a historic pedestrian bridge in central Paris that links the Institut de France with the Louvre and is famed for its scenic views over the Seine.
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C.
Rochambeau Bridge
The Rochambeau Bridge is a major highway span over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., forming part of the 14th Street Bridge complex that carries traffic between the District and Virginia.
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D.
Pont Alexandre III
Pont Alexandre III is an ornate Beaux-Arts bridge in Paris, celebrated for its lavish sculptures and role as a symbol of Franco-Russian friendship.
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E.
Grand Bridge
The Grand Bridge is an imposing ornamental stone bridge and landscape feature within the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, designed to enhance the estate’s grand Baroque setting.
- 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: Pont de l’Alma Target entity description: Pont de l’Alma is a notable road bridge in Paris, France, best known for its location near the site of Princess Diana’s fatal 1997 car crash and for its iconic Zouave statue used as an informal flood gauge.
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A.
Pont Neuf
Pont Neuf is the oldest standing bridge in Paris, renowned for its historic stone arches and its role linking the Île de la Cité with both banks of the city.
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B.
Pont des Arts
The Pont des Arts is a historic pedestrian bridge in central Paris that links the Institut de France with the Louvre and is famed for its scenic views over the Seine.
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C.
Rochambeau Bridge
The Rochambeau Bridge is a major highway span over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., forming part of the 14th Street Bridge complex that carries traffic between the District and Virginia.
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D.
Pont Alexandre III
Pont Alexandre III is an ornate Beaux-Arts bridge in Paris, celebrated for its lavish sculptures and role as a symbol of Franco-Russian friendship.
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E.
Grand Bridge
The Grand Bridge is an imposing ornamental stone bridge and landscape feature within the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, designed to enhance the estate’s grand Baroque setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge in Paris
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | 1997 car crash of Diana, Princess of Wales ⓘ |
| connects |
Avenue George V
ⓘ
Avenue du Président Wilson ⓘ
surface form:
Avenue de New York
|
| constructionStartDate | 1854 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses |
Left Bank of the Seine
ⓘ
surface form:
Rive Droite–Rive Gauche connection
River Seine ⓘ
surface form:
Seine
|
| floodGauge | Zouave statue ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple road lanes ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMonument | Flame of Liberty ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTransport |
Alma–Marceau metro station
ⓘ
Pont de l’Alma RER station ⓘ |
| hasStatue |
Artilleryman
ⓘ
Chasseurs alpins ⓘ
surface form:
Chasseur à pied
Grenadier ⓘ Zouave ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | not classified as a historic monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1856 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 153 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
7th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
8th arrondissement of Paris ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Paris
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Paris
|
| material | concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Alma River
ⓘ
Battle of Alma ⓘ |
| nearbyEventSite | site of Princess Diana’s fatal 1997 car crash ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Avenue Montaigne
ⓘ
Eiffel Tower ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Pont de l’Alma
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Pont de l’Alma road tunnel
|
| notableFeature | Zouave statue used as informal flood gauge ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1856 ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west across the Seine ⓘ |
| originalArchitect | Hyacinthe Gariel ⓘ |
| originalEngineer |
Hyacinthe Gariel
ⓘ
Paul-Martin Gallocher de Lagalisserie ⓘ |
| originalMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| partOf | Paris road network ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 1970s ⓘ |
| reconstructionReason | structural problems ⓘ |
| reconstructionStartDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| reopeningDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| replaced | original 19th-century arch bridge ⓘ |
| river |
River Seine
ⓘ
surface form:
Seine
|
| trafficType | road traffic ⓘ |
| width | approximately 42 meters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pont de l’Alma Description of subject: Pont de l’Alma is a notable road bridge in Paris, France, best known for its location near the site of Princess Diana’s fatal 1997 car crash and for its iconic Zouave statue used as an informal flood gauge.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pont de l'Alma
this entity surface form:
Pont de l’Alma (left bank side)
this entity surface form:
Pont de l’Alma road tunnel
this entity surface form:
Pont de l'Alma
this entity surface form:
Pont de l'Alma
subject surface form:
Alma–Marceau
subject surface form:
Alma–Marceau