Aqueduct of Maintenon
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The Aqueduct of Maintenon is an unfinished 17th-century monumental aqueduct in northern France, originally commissioned by Louis XIV to carry water from the Eure River to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aqueduct of Maintenon canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8403986 — 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: Aqueduct of Maintenon Context triple: [Château de Maintenon, hasViewOf, Aqueduct of Maintenon]
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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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Eupalinian aqueduct
The Eupalinian aqueduct is an ancient underground water tunnel on the Greek island of Samos, renowned as a major feat of 6th-century BCE engineering for its precise construction through a mountain.
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Roman aqueduct of Fréjus
The Roman aqueduct of Fréjus is an ancient water-supply structure in southern France that once carried water to the Roman colony of Forum Julii (modern Fréjus) and is now preserved as a significant archaeological monument.
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D.
Valens Aqueduct
The Valens Aqueduct is a late Roman-era aqueduct in Istanbul, Turkey, that once formed a key part of the city’s water supply system and remains a prominent historic landmark.
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E.
Cacor aqueduct
The Cacor aqueduct is a historic French water bridge that carries the Canal de Garonne over the Tarn River near Moissac.
- 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: Aqueduct of Maintenon Target entity description: The Aqueduct of Maintenon is an unfinished 17th-century monumental aqueduct in northern France, originally commissioned by Louis XIV to carry water from the Eure River to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
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A.
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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B.
Eupalinian aqueduct
The Eupalinian aqueduct is an ancient underground water tunnel on the Greek island of Samos, renowned as a major feat of 6th-century BCE engineering for its precise construction through a mountain.
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C.
Roman aqueduct of Fréjus
The Roman aqueduct of Fréjus is an ancient water-supply structure in southern France that once carried water to the Roman colony of Forum Julii (modern Fréjus) and is now preserved as a significant archaeological monument.
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D.
Valens Aqueduct
The Valens Aqueduct is a late Roman-era aqueduct in Istanbul, Turkey, that once formed a key part of the city’s water supply system and remains a prominent historic landmark.
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E.
Cacor aqueduct
The Cacor aqueduct is a historic French water bridge that carries the Canal de Garonne over the Tarn River near Moissac.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
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architectural structure ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| architect | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | classical ⓘ |
| builtFor | King Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Aqueducts in France
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Louis XIV architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Monuments historiques of Eure-et-Loir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| constructionHaltedAround | 1688 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1685 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Eure valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationIntended | Palace of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 60 metres at highest arches ⓘ |
| era | Ancien Régime France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
multi-tier arcades
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series of arches ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttractionType |
engineering landmark
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historical site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| intendedUse | supply water to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4.5 kilometres planned ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maintenon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBasinCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNorthernPartOf | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Centre-Val de Loire
NERFINISHED
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Eure-et-Loir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maintenon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Chartres
NERFINISHED
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Château de Maintenon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Louis XIV grand hydraulic works
ⓘ
Versailles water supply projects ⓘ |
| significance | example of large-scale hydraulic engineering under Louis XIV ⓘ |
| significantEvent | construction halted due to War of the League of Augsburg ⓘ |
| status | unfinished ⓘ |
| waterSourceIntended | Eure River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Aqueduct of Maintenon Description of subject: The Aqueduct of Maintenon is an unfinished 17th-century monumental aqueduct in northern France, originally commissioned by Louis XIV to carry water from the Eure River to the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.
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