Archaeological Site of Ephesus
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The Archaeological Site of Ephesus is an extensive ancient Greek and Roman city in present-day Turkey, renowned for its remarkably preserved ruins, including monumental public buildings, streets, and religious structures.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| archaeological site of Ephesus | 3 |
| Ancient Ephesus | 1 |
| Archaeological Site of Ephesus canonical | 1 |
| ancient city of Ephesus archaeological complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11099768 — 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: Archaeological Site of Ephesus Context triple: [Library of Celsus, partOf, Archaeological Site of Ephesus]
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A.
Great Theatre of Ephesus
The Great Theatre of Ephesus is a vast ancient Greco-Roman amphitheater in present-day Turkey, renowned for its impressive capacity and well-preserved architecture.
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B.
Archaeological Site of Troy
The Archaeological Site of Troy is the ancient city in northwestern Turkey famed from Homeric epics and renowned for its multi-layered ruins that reveal over 4,000 years of continuous human settlement and history.
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C.
Ancient city of Side
The Ancient city of Side is a well-preserved Greco-Roman coastal settlement in southern Turkey, renowned for its monumental theater, temples, and harbor ruins.
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D.
Apamea archaeological site
Apamea archaeological site is an ancient Hellenistic and Roman city in western Syria, renowned for its extensive colonnaded street and well-preserved ruins.
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E.
Ephesus Archaeological Museum
The Ephesus Archaeological Museum is a museum in Selçuk, Turkey, renowned for its extensive collection of artifacts from the ancient city of Ephesus, including sculptures, reliefs, and everyday objects.
- 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: Archaeological Site of Ephesus Target entity description: The Archaeological Site of Ephesus is an extensive ancient Greek and Roman city in present-day Turkey, renowned for its remarkably preserved ruins, including monumental public buildings, streets, and religious structures.
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A.
Great Theatre of Ephesus
The Great Theatre of Ephesus is a vast ancient Greco-Roman amphitheater in present-day Turkey, renowned for its impressive capacity and well-preserved architecture.
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B.
Archaeological Site of Troy
The Archaeological Site of Troy is the ancient city in northwestern Turkey famed from Homeric epics and renowned for its multi-layered ruins that reveal over 4,000 years of continuous human settlement and history.
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C.
Ancient city of Side
The Ancient city of Side is a well-preserved Greco-Roman coastal settlement in southern Turkey, renowned for its monumental theater, temples, and harbor ruins.
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D.
Apamea archaeological site
Apamea archaeological site is an ancient Hellenistic and Roman city in western Syria, renowned for its extensive colonnaded street and well-preserved ruins.
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E.
Ephesus Archaeological Museum
The Ephesus Archaeological Museum is a museum in Selçuk, Turkey, renowned for its extensive collection of artifacts from the ancient city of Ephesus, including sculptures, reliefs, and everyday objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apostle John
NERFINISHED
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Apostle Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected cultural property ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greek
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Byzantine ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| dateInscribedOnUNESCOList | 2015 ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Austrian Archaeological Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStart | late 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Greek colonists from Ionia ⓘ |
| governingBody | Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Basilica of St. John
NERFINISHED
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Baths of Scholastica NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine fortifications ⓘ Church of Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Commercial Agora of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Curetes Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Theatre of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Harbour Baths NERFINISHED ⓘ Harbour Gymnasium NERFINISHED ⓘ Harbour Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Harbour channel ⓘ Koressos Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Library of Celsus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Agora NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnesian Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Odeon of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Prytaneion of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Serapeion of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Stadium of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ State Agora of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Artemis NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Domitian NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Hadrian NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Isis NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of the Sebastoi NERFINISHED ⓘ Terrace Houses NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Agora NERFINISHED ⓘ Varius Baths NERFINISHED ⓘ Vedius Gymnasium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | İzmir Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Aegean Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
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Selçuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cayster River plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with early Christianity
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religious buildings of multiple periods ⓘ urban street grid with colonnaded streets ⓘ well-preserved monumental architecture ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient city of Ephesus ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Early Christian period
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Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOBufferZone | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
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(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1018 ⓘ |
| visitorInfrastructure |
museum displays in Ephesus Archaeological Museum in Selçuk
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visitor center ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Archaeological Site of Ephesus Description of subject: The Archaeological Site of Ephesus is an extensive ancient Greek and Roman city in present-day Turkey, renowned for its remarkably preserved ruins, including monumental public buildings, streets, and religious structures.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Odeon (Ephesus)
this entity surface form:
archaeological site of Ephesus
this entity surface form:
ancient city of Ephesus archaeological complex
this entity surface form:
archaeological site of Ephesus
this entity surface form:
archaeological site of Ephesus
this entity surface form:
Ancient Ephesus