St. Hedwig's Cathedral
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St. Hedwig's Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in central Berlin, notable as the first Catholic church built in the city after the Reformation and a key religious and architectural landmark.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Hedwig's Cathedral canonical | 2 |
| Sankt-Hedwigs-Kathedrale | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1266069 — 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: St. Hedwig's Cathedral Context triple: [Unter den Linden, hasLandmark, St. Hedwig's Cathedral]
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A.
Frauenkirche
Frauenkirche is Munich’s iconic late Gothic cathedral, known for its twin domed towers that dominate the city’s skyline.
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B.
Berlin Cathedral
Berlin Cathedral is a monumental Protestant church on Museum Island in central Berlin, renowned for its grand dome, ornate interior, and role as a major religious and historical landmark of the city.
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C.
St. Jacobi Church
St. Jacobi Church is a historic Gothic-style Lutheran church and prominent architectural landmark in the city of Göttingen, Germany.
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D.
Friedrichswerder Church
Friedrichswerder Church is a 19th-century Neo-Gothic Protestant church in Berlin, renowned as one of Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s most important architectural works.
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E.
Frankfurt Cathedral
Frankfurt Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, renowned for its role as the coronation site of Holy Roman Emperors.
- 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: St. Hedwig's Cathedral Target entity description: St. Hedwig's Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in central Berlin, notable as the first Catholic church built in the city after the Reformation and a key religious and architectural landmark.
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A.
Frauenkirche
Frauenkirche is Munich’s iconic late Gothic cathedral, known for its twin domed towers that dominate the city’s skyline.
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B.
Berlin Cathedral
Berlin Cathedral is a monumental Protestant church on Museum Island in central Berlin, renowned for its grand dome, ornate interior, and role as a major religious and historical landmark of the city.
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C.
St. Jacobi Church
St. Jacobi Church is a historic Gothic-style Lutheran church and prominent architectural landmark in the city of Göttingen, Germany.
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D.
Friedrichswerder Church
Friedrichswerder Church is a 19th-century Neo-Gothic Protestant church in Berlin, renowned as one of Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s most important architectural works.
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E.
Frankfurt Cathedral
Frankfurt Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, renowned for its role as the coronation site of Holy Roman Emperors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cathedral
ⓘ
church building ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| architect | Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | central-plan church ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Germany
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Cathedrals in Berlin ⓘ Roman Catholic cathedrals in Germany ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Frederick II of Prussia
ⓘ
Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick the Great
|
| consecrationYear | 1773 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1773 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1747 ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| cryptFunction | burial place of Berlin bishops ⓘ |
| damagedDuring |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
World War II ⓘ |
| denomination |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
|
| diocese | Archdiocese of Berlin ⓘ |
| facing | Bebelplatz ⓘ |
| hasCrypt | true ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed building in Berlin ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Pantheon
ⓘ
surface form:
Pantheon in Rome
|
| intendedFor | Catholic community in Prussia ⓘ |
| isCathedralOf | Archbishop of Berlin ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
German
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bebelplatz
ⓘ
Berlin ⓘ Mitte ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Hedwig of Silesia ⓘ |
| near |
Humboldt University of Berlin
ⓘ
Berlin State Opera ⓘ
surface form:
State Opera Unter den Linden
Unter den Linden ⓘ |
| reconstructionEnd | 1963 ⓘ |
| reconstructionStart | 1952 ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| reopened | 1963 ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| significance |
first Catholic church built in Berlin after the Reformation
ⓘ
important architectural landmark in Berlin ⓘ major religious landmark in central Berlin ⓘ principal Roman Catholic cathedral in Berlin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Catholic liturgy
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concerts ⓘ episcopal ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Hedwig's Cathedral Description of subject: St. Hedwig's Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in central Berlin, notable as the first Catholic church built in the city after the Reformation and a key religious and architectural landmark.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Unter den Linden
this entity surface form:
Sankt-Hedwigs-Kathedrale