Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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The Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro is a modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its conical shape and striking stained-glass windows.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1971914 — 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: Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Context triple: [Lapa, hasLandmark, Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro]
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A.
São Paulo Cathedral
São Paulo Cathedral is a major neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral and one of the most iconic religious and architectural landmarks in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
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B.
Rio de Janeiro City Hall
Rio de Janeiro City Hall is the main administrative headquarters of the city of Rio de Janeiro, housing its executive municipal authorities and central government offices.
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C.
Catedral Primada de América
The Catedral Primada de América is the oldest cathedral in the Americas, a 16th-century Roman Catholic church in Santo Domingo renowned for its early colonial architecture and historical significance.
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D.
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina, serving as the seat of the archbishop and a prominent historic and religious landmark in the city.
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E.
Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
- 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: Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Target entity description: The Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro is a modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its conical shape and striking stained-glass windows.
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A.
São Paulo Cathedral
São Paulo Cathedral is a major neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral and one of the most iconic religious and architectural landmarks in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
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B.
Rio de Janeiro City Hall
Rio de Janeiro City Hall is the main administrative headquarters of the city of Rio de Janeiro, housing its executive municipal authorities and central government offices.
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C.
Catedral Primada de América
The Catedral Primada de América is the oldest cathedral in the Americas, a 16th-century Roman Catholic church in Santo Domingo renowned for its early colonial architecture and historical significance.
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D.
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Catholic church in Buenos Aires, Argentina, serving as the seat of the archbishop and a prominent historic and religious landmark in the city.
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E.
Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic church building
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cathedral ⓘ modernist building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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surface form:
Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro
Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
surface form:
Catedral de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ
surface form:
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
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| architect | Edgar de Oliveira da Fonseca ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| capacity | about 20000 people standing ⓘ |
| cityServed | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1979 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1964 ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diameter | approximately 106 meters ⓘ |
| diocese | Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| floorPlan | circular ⓘ |
| function | seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
|
| hasBellTowers | no traditional external bell towers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central skylight at the top of the cone
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four large stained-glass panels ⓘ underground museum ⓘ |
| height | approximately 75 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important landmark of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Mayan pyramids (general form) ⓘ |
| isCathedralOf |
Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
|
| languageOfLiturgy | Portuguese ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition |
Latin Church worldwide
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surface form:
Latin Church
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| locatedIn |
Rio de Janeiro
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Southeast Region of Brazil ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Region, Brazil
State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood |
Centro (Rio de Janeiro)
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surface form:
Centro (Downtown Rio de Janeiro)
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| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint Sebastian
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surface form:
São Sebastião (Saint Sebastian)
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| notableFeature |
large interior nave without columns
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pyramidal-conical structure ⓘ striking stained-glass windows ⓘ |
| primaryUse | worship ⓘ |
| publicAccess | open to visitors ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| secondaryUse | tourism ⓘ |
| shape | conical ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1979 ⓘ |
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Subject: Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro Description of subject: The Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro is a modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its conical shape and striking stained-glass windows.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro
Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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alsoKnownAs
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Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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this entity surface form:
Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro
Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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alsoKnownAs
→
Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Catedral de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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alsoKnownAs
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Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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this entity surface form:
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
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hasMajorShrine
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Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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this entity surface form:
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Rio de Janeiro
this entity surface form:
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies
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burialPlace
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Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
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this entity surface form:
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral