Oude Kerk, Delft
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Oude Kerk in Delft is a historic medieval church in the Dutch city of Delft, renowned for its leaning tower and as the burial place of notable figures including painter Johannes Vermeer.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oude Kerk, Delft canonical | 6 |
| Oude Kerk | 2 |
| Oude Kerk (Delft) | 2 |
| Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft | 1 |
| Old Church (Delft) | 1 |
| Old Church of Delft | 1 |
| Old Church, Delft | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T104169 — 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: Oude Kerk, Delft Context triple: [Johannes Vermeer, burialPlace, Oude Kerk, Delft]
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A.
Westerkerk, Amsterdam
Westerkerk, Amsterdam is a prominent 17th-century Protestant church in central Amsterdam, renowned for its tall tower and historical association with the painter Rembrandt van Rijn.
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B.
Royal Palace of Amsterdam
The Royal Palace of Amsterdam is a 17th-century former city hall on Dam Square that now serves as one of the official residences and ceremonial venues of the Dutch monarch.
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C.
View of Delft
View of Delft is a celebrated 17th-century cityscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Vermeer, renowned for its luminous depiction of his hometown Delft.
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D.
Guild of Saint Luke (Delft)
The Guild of Saint Luke (Delft) was the professional association of painters and other visual artists in Delft during the Dutch Golden Age, regulating artistic practice and supporting members such as Johannes Vermeer.
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E.
Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht
The Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht are a communion of historically Catholic but non-Roman churches in Europe that reject papal infallibility and emphasize synodality, ecumenism, and a more liberal approach to doctrine and practice.
- 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: Oude Kerk, Delft Target entity description: Oude Kerk in Delft is a historic medieval church in the Dutch city of Delft, renowned for its leaning tower and as the burial place of notable figures including painter Johannes Vermeer.
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A.
Westerkerk, Amsterdam
Westerkerk, Amsterdam is a prominent 17th-century Protestant church in central Amsterdam, renowned for its tall tower and historical association with the painter Rembrandt van Rijn.
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B.
Royal Palace of Amsterdam
The Royal Palace of Amsterdam is a 17th-century former city hall on Dam Square that now serves as one of the official residences and ceremonial venues of the Dutch monarch.
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C.
View of Delft
View of Delft is a celebrated 17th-century cityscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Vermeer, renowned for its luminous depiction of his hometown Delft.
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D.
Guild of Saint Luke (Delft)
The Guild of Saint Luke (Delft) was the professional association of painters and other visual artists in Delft during the Dutch Golden Age, regulating artistic practice and supporting members such as Johannes Vermeer.
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E.
Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht
The Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht are a communion of historically Catholic but non-Roman churches in Europe that reject papal infallibility and emphasize synodality, ecumenism, and a more liberal approach to doctrine and practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ medieval church ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| builtOver | earlier 11th-century church ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
ⓘ
surface form:
Anthony van Leeuwenhoek
Johannes Vermeer ⓘ Maarten Tromp ⓘ Piet Hein ⓘ members of the House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkOf | Delft ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1246 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Hippolytus ⓘ |
| denomination | Protestant Church in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Old Church
ⓘ
Oude Kerk, Delft ⓘ
surface form:
Oude Kerk
|
| hasBellTower | yes ⓘ |
| hasChoir | Gothic choir ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carillon
ⓘ
stained glass windows ⓘ vaulted ceilings ⓘ |
| hasGrave |
grave of Anthony van Leeuwenhoek
ⓘ
grave of Johannes Vermeer ⓘ |
| hasMonument | tomb monuments of Dutch naval heroes ⓘ |
| hasNave | three-aisled nave ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | pipe organ ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
Rijksmonument
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch national heritage register
|
| heritageStatus | Rijksmonument ⓘ |
| leaningDirection | slightly westward ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delft
ⓘ
South Holland ⓘ Delft ⓘ
surface form:
historic centre of Delft
|
| near | Nieuwe Kerk, Delft ⓘ |
| notableFeature | leaning tower ⓘ |
| notableFor | leaning tower and historic burials ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalDenomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| parish |
Protestant Church in the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantse Gemeente Delft
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| towerHeight | approximately 75 meters ⓘ |
| towerType | brick tower ⓘ |
| usedFor |
concerts
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religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oude Kerk, Delft Description of subject: Oude Kerk in Delft is a historic medieval church in the Dutch city of Delft, renowned for its leaning tower and as the burial place of notable figures including painter Johannes Vermeer.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oude Kerk
this entity surface form:
Oude Kerk
this entity surface form:
Old Church, Delft
this entity surface form:
Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft
subject surface form:
Old Church (Delft)
this entity surface form:
Old Church of Delft
subject surface form:
New Church (Delft)
this entity surface form:
Old Church (Delft)
subject surface form:
Nieuwe Kerk (Delft)
this entity surface form:
Oude Kerk (Delft)
this entity surface form:
Oude Kerk (Delft)