Avignon Cathedral
E160338
Avignon Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Avignon, France, renowned for its Romanesque architecture and its proximity to the Palais des Papes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avignon Cathedral canonical | 5 |
| Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d’Avignon | 2 |
| Notre-Dame des Doms d’Avignon | 1 |
| Tombs of Avignon popes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1347097 — 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: Avignon Cathedral Context triple: [Avignon, UNESCOListingIncludes, Avignon Cathedral]
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A.
Palais des Papes
The Palais des Papes is a vast 14th-century Gothic palace in Avignon that served as the residence of the popes during the Avignon Papacy and is one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe.
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B.
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in central France, renowned for its distinctive black volcanic stone construction and dominating presence over the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
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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.
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D.
Strasbourg Cathedral
Strasbourg Cathedral is a towering Gothic masterpiece in Strasbourg, France, renowned for its intricate façade, astronomical clock, and once being the world’s tallest building.
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E.
Ajaccio Cathedral
Ajaccio Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Ajaccio, Corsica, best known as the site of Napoleon Bonaparte’s baptism.
- 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: Avignon Cathedral Target entity description: Avignon Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Avignon, France, renowned for its Romanesque architecture and its proximity to the Palais des Papes.
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A.
Palais des Papes
The Palais des Papes is a vast 14th-century Gothic palace in Avignon that served as the residence of the popes during the Avignon Papacy and is one of the largest and most important medieval Gothic buildings in Europe.
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B.
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral is a prominent Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in central France, renowned for its distinctive black volcanic stone construction and dominating presence over the city of Clermont-Ferrand.
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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.
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D.
Strasbourg Cathedral
Strasbourg Cathedral is a towering Gothic masterpiece in Strasbourg, France, renowned for its intricate façade, astronomical clock, and once being the world’s tallest building.
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E.
Ajaccio Cathedral
Ajaccio Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Ajaccio, Corsica, best known as the site of Napoleon Bonaparte’s baptism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cathedral
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ Romanesque church building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Avignon Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Notre-Dame des Doms d’Avignon
|
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| city | Avignon ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1150 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 12th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 12th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Episcopal palace ensemble elements
ⓘ
Avignon Cathedral self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tombs of Avignon popes
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
The Virgin Mary
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese |
Diocese of Avignon
ⓘ
surface form:
Archdiocese of Avignon
|
| floorPlanType | Latin cross plan ⓘ |
| function | Seat of the Archbishop of Avignon ⓘ |
| hasApse | Semi-circular apse ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Baroque architecture ⓘ |
| hasBellTower | Yes ⓘ |
| hasChoir | Yes ⓘ |
| hasDome | Yes ⓘ |
| hasNave | Yes ⓘ |
| hasSideChapels | Yes ⓘ |
| hasStatue | Gilded statue of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStart | 1840 ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Avignon
ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ Vaucluse ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo | Palais des Papes ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rocher des Doms ⓘ |
| mainBuildingMaterial | Stone ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Avignon Cathedral
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d’Avignon
|
| notableFor |
Proximity to the Palais des Papes
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Role in the Papal Avignon period ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| publicAccess | Open to visitors ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Catholicism ⓘ |
| roofType | Tiled roof ⓘ |
| statueLocation | Top of the western tower ⓘ |
| status | Metropolitan cathedral ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf |
Palais des Papes
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surface form:
Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1995 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Avignon Cathedral Description of subject: Avignon Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Avignon, France, renowned for its Romanesque architecture and its proximity to the Palais des Papes.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d’Avignon
this entity surface form:
Cathédrale Notre-Dame des Doms d’Avignon
this entity surface form:
Notre-Dame des Doms d’Avignon
this entity surface form:
Tombs of Avignon popes