Fort Saint-Jean
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Fort Saint-Jean is a historic coastal fortress in Marseille, France, guarding the entrance to the Old Port and now integrated into the MuCEM museum complex.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Saint-Jean canonical | 11 |
| Fort Saint-Jean site | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T585271 — 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 Saint-Jean Context triple: [Marseille, hasLandmark, Fort Saint-Jean]
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A.
Fort George
Fort George is a massive 18th-century artillery fortress near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, built after the Jacobite rising and renowned as one of the most outstanding fortifications of its kind in Europe.
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B.
Citadelle of Quebec
The Citadelle of Quebec is a historic star-shaped fortress and active military installation overlooking Old Quebec, recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
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.
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D.
Fort St. George
Fort St. George is a historic coastal fortress in Chennai, India, that served as the British East India Company’s first major stronghold and a key center of colonial administration in South India.
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E.
Fort Frederick
Fort Frederick is a historic coastal fortress in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, originally built by the Portuguese and later used by Dutch and British colonial powers.
- 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 Saint-Jean Target entity description: Fort Saint-Jean is a historic coastal fortress in Marseille, France, guarding the entrance to the Old Port and now integrated into the MuCEM museum complex.
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A.
Fort George
Fort George is a massive 18th-century artillery fortress near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, built after the Jacobite rising and renowned as one of the most outstanding fortifications of its kind in Europe.
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B.
Citadelle of Quebec
The Citadelle of Quebec is a historic star-shaped fortress and active military installation overlooking Old Quebec, recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
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.
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D.
Fort St. George
Fort St. George is a historic coastal fortress in Chennai, India, that served as the British East India Company’s first major stronghold and a key center of colonial administration in South India.
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E.
Fort Frederick
Fort Frederick is a historic coastal fortress in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, originally built by the Portuguese and later used by Dutch and British colonial powers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
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historic monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | military architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Louis XIV of France
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surface form:
King Louis XIV of France
|
| builtInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Marseille
ⓘ
Coastal fortifications in France ⓘ Forts in France ⓘ Tourist attractions in Marseille ⓘ |
| city | Marseille ⓘ |
| connectedBy | footbridge to MuCEM main building ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1668 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural venue
ⓘ
museum site ⓘ |
| damagedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| function |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| guards |
Vieux-Port de Marseille
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surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
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| hasPart |
courtyards
ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasView |
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde
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surface form:
Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde
Vieux-Port de Marseille ⓘ
surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
|
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique (France) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
MuCEM
ⓘ
surface form:
MuCEM museum complex
|
| locatedIn |
Bouches-du-Rhône
ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood |
Vieux-Port de Marseille
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surface form:
Vieux-Port area of Marseille
|
| locatedOn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| location | Marseille ⓘ |
| managedBy | MuCEM ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearby | Fort Saint-Nicolas ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| owner |
French Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
French state
|
| partOf | MuCEM ⓘ |
| situatedAt | entrance of the Old Port of Marseille ⓘ |
| underwent | restoration after World War II ⓘ |
| usedBy | German forces during World War II ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Saint-Jean Description of subject: Fort Saint-Jean is a historic coastal fortress in Marseille, France, guarding the entrance to the Old Port and now integrated into the MuCEM museum complex.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
MUCEM
subject surface form:
MUCEM
this entity surface form:
Fort Saint-Jean site
subject surface form:
Fortifications of Marseille