Qorikancha
E118227
Qorikancha is a historic Inca temple complex in Cusco, Peru, renowned for its finely crafted stonework and later incorporation into the Spanish colonial Church of Santo Domingo.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qorikancha canonical | 4 |
| Coricancha | 2 |
| Temple of the Sun in Cusco | 2 |
| Koricancha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T996738 — 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: Qorikancha Context triple: [Cusco, tourismAttraction, Qorikancha]
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A.
Sacsayhuamán
Sacsayhuamán is a monumental Inca fortress and ceremonial complex overlooking Cusco, renowned for its massive precisely fitted stone walls and archaeological significance.
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B.
Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a semi-circular Incan ceremonial structure at Machu Picchu, likely used for astronomical observations and religious rituals dedicated to the sun god Inti.
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C.
Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
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D.
Qhapaq Ñan
Qhapaq Ñan is the vast Andean road system built by the Inca civilization, spanning thousands of kilometers to connect major centers across their mountainous empire.
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E.
Chavín de Huántar
Chavín de Huántar is an ancient ceremonial and archaeological site in the Peruvian Andes that served as the religious and cultural center of the Chavín civilization.
- 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: Qorikancha Target entity description: Qorikancha is a historic Inca temple complex in Cusco, Peru, renowned for its finely crafted stonework and later incorporation into the Spanish colonial Church of Santo Domingo.
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A.
Sacsayhuamán
Sacsayhuamán is a monumental Inca fortress and ceremonial complex overlooking Cusco, renowned for its massive precisely fitted stone walls and archaeological significance.
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B.
Temple of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun is a semi-circular Incan ceremonial structure at Machu Picchu, likely used for astronomical observations and religious rituals dedicated to the sun god Inti.
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C.
Huaca Pucllana
Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.
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D.
Qhapaq Ñan
Qhapaq Ñan is the vast Andean road system built by the Inca civilization, spanning thousands of kilometers to connect major centers across their mountainous empire.
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E.
Chavín de Huántar
Chavín de Huántar is an ancient ceremonial and archaeological site in the Peruvian Andes that served as the religious and cultural center of the Chavín civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Inca temple complex
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Qorikancha
ⓘ
surface form:
Coricancha
Qorikancha ⓘ
surface form:
Koricancha
Temple of the Sun ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Inca architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of Santo Domingo
Dominican convent of Santo Domingo ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Inca emperor Pachacuti
ⓘ
surface form:
Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui
|
| builder | Inca Empire ⓘ |
| cityCenterDistance | near main square of Cusco ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Spanish conquistadors ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| countryCapitalNearest | Lima ⓘ |
| culture |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca civilization
|
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
religious site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Inti ⓘ |
| event | partially destroyed during Spanish conquest of Peru ⓘ |
| feature |
curved Inca stone wall
ⓘ
foundations of Inca walls ⓘ inner courtyards ⓘ trapezoidal niches ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu buffer cultural context (via City of Cuzco listing) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site City of Cuzco ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
astronomical observation center
ⓘ
principal Inca temple of the Sun ⓘ religious ceremonial center ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto |
Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo
ⓘ
surface form:
Church of Santo Domingo
|
| knownFor |
ashlar masonry
ⓘ
finely crafted stonework ⓘ integration with Church of Santo Domingo ⓘ precise stone joints ⓘ |
| laterArchitecturalStyle | Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cusco
ⓘ
Cusco Region ⓘ Peru ⓘ |
| material |
andesite stone
ⓘ
basalt stone ⓘ |
| overbuiltBy |
Order of Preachers
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominican Order
|
| partOf | historic center of Cusco ⓘ |
| periodOfConstruction |
Andean Late Horizon
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca period
|
| religion | Inca religion ⓘ |
| tourism | one of the most visited sites in Cusco ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1983 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Qorikancha Description of subject: Qorikancha is a historic Inca temple complex in Cusco, Peru, renowned for its finely crafted stonework and later incorporation into the Spanish colonial Church of Santo Domingo.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coricancha
this entity surface form:
Temple of the Sun in Cusco
this entity surface form:
Temple of the Sun in Cusco
subject surface form:
Historic Centre of Cusco
this entity surface form:
Coricancha
this entity surface form:
Koricancha