Basilica of San Lorenzo el Real
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The Basilica of San Lorenzo el Real is the grand Renaissance church at the heart of Spain’s El Escorial complex, serving as its principal religious and architectural centerpiece.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilica of San Lorenzo de El Escorial | 2 |
| Basilica of San Lorenzo el Real canonical | 1 |
| Basílica de San Lorenzo el Real | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1880020 — 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: Basilica of San Lorenzo el Real Context triple: [El Escorial, contains, Basilica of San Lorenzo el Real]
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A.
Almudena Cathedral
Almudena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Madrid, Spain, known for its relatively modern construction, eclectic architectural style, and status as the seat of the Archdiocese of Madrid.
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B.
Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral is a vast Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Spain, renowned as one of the largest churches in the world and noted for housing the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
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C.
Granada Cathedral
Granada Cathedral is a grand Spanish Renaissance and Baroque-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Granada, renowned for its impressive architecture and historical significance in Andalusia.
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D.
Valencia Cathedral
Valencia Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Romanesque, and Baroque architecture and its claim to house the Holy Grail.
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E.
Valladolid Cathedral
Valladolid Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Valladolid, Spain, known for its unfinished Renaissance design by architect Juan de Herrera.
- 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: Basilica of San Lorenzo el Real Target entity description: The Basilica of San Lorenzo el Real is the grand Renaissance church at the heart of Spain’s El Escorial complex, serving as its principal religious and architectural centerpiece.
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A.
Almudena Cathedral
Almudena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Madrid, Spain, known for its relatively modern construction, eclectic architectural style, and status as the seat of the Archdiocese of Madrid.
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B.
Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral is a vast Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Spain, renowned as one of the largest churches in the world and noted for housing the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
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C.
Granada Cathedral
Granada Cathedral is a grand Spanish Renaissance and Baroque-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Granada, renowned for its impressive architecture and historical significance in Andalusia.
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D.
Valencia Cathedral
Valencia Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Romanesque, and Baroque architecture and its claim to house the Holy Grail.
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E.
Valladolid Cathedral
Valladolid Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Valladolid, Spain, known for its unfinished Renaissance design by architect Juan de Herrera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance church
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ basilica ⓘ |
| architect |
Juan Bautista de Toledo
ⓘ
Juan de Herrera ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Herrerian style
ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Order of Saint Jerome
ⓘ
surface form:
Hieronymite Order
Order of Saint Augustine ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| contains |
choir
ⓘ
high altar of El Escorial ⓘ royal pantheon access ⓘ side chapels ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Lawrence ⓘ |
| era | 16th century architecture ⓘ |
| function |
monastic church
ⓘ
principal church of El Escorial ⓘ royal pantheon church ⓘ |
| hasDome | central dome over crossing ⓘ |
| hasPlan | Latin cross plan ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
major Spanish religious monument
ⓘ
national cultural heritage site of Spain ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| isCentralElementOf | architectural composition of El Escorial ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Castile region
Community of Madrid ⓘ El Escorial ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
El Escorial ⓘ
surface form:
San Lorenzo de El Escorial
|
| material | granite ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Basilica of San Lorenzo el Real
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Basílica de San Lorenzo el Real
|
| notableFeature |
austere granite façade
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geometric, sober ornamentation characteristic of Herrerian style ⓘ large central dome visible from exterior ⓘ symmetrical towers flanking façade ⓘ |
| partOf |
El Escorial
ⓘ
surface form:
El Escorial complex
|
| partOfUNESCOSite |
El Escorial
ⓘ
surface form:
Monastery and Site of the Escorial, Madrid
|
| patron | Philip II of Spain ⓘ |
| positionWithinComplex | central courtyard axis of El Escorial ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious services
ⓘ
royal ceremonies ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basilica of San Lorenzo el Real Description of subject: The Basilica of San Lorenzo el Real is the grand Renaissance church at the heart of Spain’s El Escorial complex, serving as its principal religious and architectural centerpiece.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Basilica of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
this entity surface form:
Basilica of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Basilica of San Lorenzo el Real
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nativeName
→
Basilica of San Lorenzo el Real
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Basílica de San Lorenzo el Real