Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai

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Roman Catholic cathedral Romanesque-Gothic cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site cathedral church building

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai is a Romanesque-Gothic Catholic cathedral in Belgium renowned for its distinctive five-towered silhouette and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Label	Occurrences
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai canonical	4
Tournai Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1002113 — 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: Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
Context triple: [Wallonia, containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai]

A. Notre-Dame Cathedral
Notre-Dame Cathedral is a famed medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in Paris, renowned for its Gothic architecture, stained glass, and historical significance.
B. Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in northeastern France renowned as the traditional coronation site of French kings.
C. Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral is a famous Gothic cathedral in Rouen, France, renowned for its intricate façade and for inspiring Claude Monet’s celebrated series of impressionist paintings capturing it in different lights and seasons.
D. Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral
Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Orange in southeastern France, notable for its medieval origins and architectural heritage.
E. Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg City
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg City is a prominent Roman Catholic church and national symbol, notable as the grand ducal burial site of the House of Nassau-Weilburg.
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: Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
Target entity description: Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai is a Romanesque-Gothic Catholic cathedral in Belgium renowned for its distinctive five-towered silhouette and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A. Notre-Dame Cathedral
Notre-Dame Cathedral is a famed medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in Paris, renowned for its Gothic architecture, stained glass, and historical significance.
B. Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in northeastern France renowned as the traditional coronation site of French kings.
C. Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral is a famous Gothic cathedral in Rouen, France, renowned for its intricate façade and for inspiring Claude Monet’s celebrated series of impressionist paintings capturing it in different lights and seasons.
D. Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral
Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Orange in southeastern France, notable for its medieval origins and architectural heritage.
E. Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg City
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg City is a prominent Roman Catholic church and national symbol, notable as the grand ducal burial site of the House of Nassau-Weilburg.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ Romanesque-Gothic cathedral ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Bishop of Tournai ⓘ
choirConstructionPeriod	13th century ⓘ
constructionStart	12th century ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Our Lady ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
foundedIn	11th–12th century ⓘ
function	episcopal seat ⓘ
hasBellTowers	yes ⓘ
hasPart	Gothic choir ⓘ Romanesque nave ⓘ central tower ⓘ transept with five towers ⓘ western towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus	major monument of medieval architecture in Belgium ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Latin Rite ⓘ
locatedIn	Hainaut ⓘ surface form: Hainaut Province Tournai ⓘ Wallonia ⓘ
locatedOn	Grand-Place of Tournai ⓘ
materialUsed	blue-grey limestone ⓘ
naveConstructionPeriod	12th century ⓘ
notableFeature	Gothic choir ⓘ five-towered silhouette ⓘ massive Romanesque nave ⓘ
numberOfTowers	5 ⓘ
partOf	Bishopric of Tournai ⓘ surface form: Diocese of Tournai
region	Europe ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Catholicism ⓘ
towerHeight	approximately 83 metres ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory	Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	criterion (ii) ⓘ criterion (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	1009 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName	Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai self-link ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed	2000 ⓘ
usedFor	cultural events ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wallonia → containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai ⓘ

World Heritage Sites in Belgium → hasExample → Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai ⓘ

Bishopric of Tournai → hasHeritageStatus → Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tournai Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName → Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai self-link ⓘ

Tournai Cathedral → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName → Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai ⓘ

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