Vieux-Port de Marseille
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Vieux-Port de Marseille is the historic old harbor of Marseille, France, known as the city’s traditional maritime center and a bustling hub of boats, markets, and waterfront cafés.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vieux-Port de Marseille canonical | 19 |
| Old Port of Marseille | 13 |
| Port of Marseille | 4 |
| Marseille harbor | 3 |
| Vieux-Port of Marseille | 3 |
| Vieux-Port | 2 |
| Old Port of Marseille area | 1 |
| Ombrière du Vieux-Port | 1 |
| The Port of Marseille | 1 |
| Vieux-Port area of Marseille | 1 |
| Vieux-Port–La Joliette area of Marseille | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T585268 — 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: Vieux-Port de Marseille Context triple: [Marseille, hasLandmark, Vieux-Port de Marseille]
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A.
Port of Nice
The Port of Nice is a major harbor on the French Riviera that serves as a hub for passenger ferries, cruise ships, and local maritime activities in the city of Nice.
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B.
Port of Paris
The Port of Paris is a major inland port complex in the Île-de-France region that handles river traffic, logistics, and tourism along the Seine and its connected waterways.
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C.
Port of Rouen
The Port of Rouen is a major French inland seaport and grain-export hub located on the River Seine between Paris and the English Channel.
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D.
Loulé
Loulé is a historic market town and municipality in southern Portugal known for its traditional architecture, lively festivals, and role as a cultural and commercial center in the Algarve region.
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E.
Port of Le Havre
The Port of Le Havre is one of France’s largest and busiest seaports, serving as a major gateway for maritime trade on the English Channel and the North Sea.
- 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: Vieux-Port de Marseille Target entity description: Vieux-Port de Marseille is the historic old harbor of Marseille, France, known as the city’s traditional maritime center and a bustling hub of boats, markets, and waterfront cafés.
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A.
Port of Nice
The Port of Nice is a major harbor on the French Riviera that serves as a hub for passenger ferries, cruise ships, and local maritime activities in the city of Nice.
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B.
Port of Paris
The Port of Paris is a major inland port complex in the Île-de-France region that handles river traffic, logistics, and tourism along the Seine and its connected waterways.
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C.
Port of Rouen
The Port of Rouen is a major French inland seaport and grain-export hub located on the River Seine between Paris and the English Channel.
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D.
Loulé
Loulé is a historic market town and municipality in southern Portugal known for its traditional architecture, lively festivals, and role as a cultural and commercial center in the Algarve region.
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E.
Port of Le Havre
The Port of Le Havre is one of France’s largest and busiest seaports, serving as a major gateway for maritime trade on the English Channel and the North Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic harbor
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tourist attraction ⓘ urban public space ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde
ⓘ
surface form:
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde (overlooking)
Fort Saint-Jean ⓘ Fort Saint-Nicolas ⓘ La Canebière ⓘ Le Panier district ⓘ |
| architect |
Michel Desvigne
ⓘ
Norman Foster ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Château d’If
ⓘ
Frioul Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Îles du Frioul
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
Ombrière mirrored canopy
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large pedestrianized areas ⓘ reduced car traffic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mairie de Marseille (City Hall) vicinity
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Old Port quays ⓘ Vieux-Port de Marseille self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ombrière du Vieux-Port
boat moorings ⓘ ferry terminals ⓘ fish auction area ⓘ fish market ⓘ marina ⓘ pedestrian promenades ⓘ restaurants ⓘ tourist boat piers ⓘ waterfront cafés ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique (France) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Marseille ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ |
| locatedInBay | Lacydon ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cafés and restaurants
ⓘ
maritime heritage ⓘ role as traditional center of Marseille ⓘ traditional fish market ⓘ views of Notre-Dame de la Garde ⓘ |
| partOf | city center of Marseille ⓘ |
| publicTransportStop | Vieux-Port – Hôtel de Ville metro station ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Greek foundation of Massalia
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Marseille European Capital of Culture 2013 activities ⓘ World War II destruction and reconstruction ⓘ urban renewal projects in the 20th century ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType |
historic district
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waterfront ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ferries to nearby islands
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fishing ⓘ markets ⓘ public events ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ tourist excursions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vieux-Port de Marseille Description of subject: Vieux-Port de Marseille is the historic old harbor of Marseille, France, known as the city’s traditional maritime center and a bustling hub of boats, markets, and waterfront cafés.
Referenced by (49)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Ombrière du Vieux-Port
this entity surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Vieux-Port area of Marseille
MUCEM (Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations)
→
locatedOnWaterfront
→
Vieux-Port de Marseille
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subject surface form:
MUCEM
this entity surface form:
Vieux-Port of Marseille
subject surface form:
MUCEM
this entity surface form:
Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Vieux-Port–La Joliette area of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
The Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
subject surface form:
Vieux-Port – Hôtel de Ville
this entity surface form:
Vieux-Port
subject surface form:
Vieux-Port – Hôtel de Ville
this entity surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
subject surface form:
Vieux-Port – Hôtel de Ville
this entity surface form:
Vieux-Port
this entity surface form:
Vieux-Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Marseille harbor
this entity surface form:
Vieux-Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Marseille harbor
this entity surface form:
Marseille harbor
subject surface form:
Fortifications of Marseille
subject surface form:
Fortifications of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Old Port of Marseille area
this entity surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
this entity surface form:
Old Port of Marseille
subject surface form:
Centre Bourse