Chartres Cathedral
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Chartres Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, celebrated for its remarkable stained glass windows, architectural unity, and status as a major medieval pilgrimage site.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chartres Cathedral canonical | 14 |
| Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres | 3 |
| Chartres Cathedral labyrinth | 1 |
| The Cathedral of Chartres | 1 |
| stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2180763 — 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: Chartres Cathedral Context triple: [Centre-Val de Loire, contains, Chartres Cathedral]
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A.
Bourges Cathedral
Bourges Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in central France, celebrated for its distinctive architecture, impressive stained glass windows, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
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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C.
Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in northeastern France renowned as the traditional coronation site of French kings.
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D.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Notre-Dame Cathedral is a famed medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in Paris, renowned for its Gothic architecture, stained glass, and historical significance.
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E.
Le Mans Cathedral
Le Mans Cathedral is a major Gothic and Romanesque cathedral in Le Mans, France, renowned for its impressive architecture and extensive medieval stained glass.
- 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: Chartres Cathedral Target entity description: Chartres Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, celebrated for its remarkable stained glass windows, architectural unity, and status as a major medieval pilgrimage site.
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A.
Bourges Cathedral
Bourges Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in central France, celebrated for its distinctive architecture, impressive stained glass windows, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
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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C.
Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in northeastern France renowned as the traditional coronation site of French kings.
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D.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Notre-Dame Cathedral is a famed medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in Paris, renowned for its Gothic architecture, stained glass, and historical significance.
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E.
Le Mans Cathedral
Le Mans Cathedral is a major Gothic and Romanesque cathedral in Le Mans, France, renowned for its impressive architecture and extensive medieval stained glass.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic cathedral
ⓘ
Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ World Heritage Site ⓘ pilgrimage church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chartres Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
|
| architecturalStyle | High Gothic ⓘ |
| architecturalType | cathedral ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | c. 1220 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 1194 ⓘ |
| contains |
Blue Virgin window
ⓘ
Chartres Cathedral self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Chartres Cathedral labyrinth
Royal Portal ⓘ Sancta Camisa ⓘ north transept rose window ⓘ south transept rose window ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Chartres ⓘ |
| governingBody | Roman Catholic Diocese of Chartres ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crypt beneath the choir
ⓘ
flying buttresses ⓘ pointed arches ⓘ ribbed vaults ⓘ twin western towers ⓘ |
| heightOfNorthTower | 115 m ⓘ |
| heightOfSouthTower | 105 m ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalEra | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageListAs | Chartres Cathedral self-link ⓘ |
| length | c. 130 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centre-Val de Loire
ⓘ
Chartres ⓘ Eure-et-Loir ⓘ |
| majorPilgrimageSiteSince | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| naveHeight | c. 37 m ⓘ |
| notableFor |
architectural unity of its High Gothic design
ⓘ
labyrinth in the nave floor ⓘ medieval pilgrimage to the Sancta Camisa relic ⓘ remarkably well-preserved medieval stained glass ⓘ sculpted portals with extensive iconographic programs ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| primaryConstructionPeriod |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| province | Ecclesiastical province of Tours ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 81 ⓘ |
| width | c. 32 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chartres Cathedral Description of subject: Chartres Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, celebrated for its remarkable stained glass windows, architectural unity, and status as a major medieval pilgrimage site.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
this entity surface form:
The Cathedral of Chartres
this entity surface form:
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
this entity surface form:
Chartres Cathedral labyrinth
this entity surface form:
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
subject surface form:
La Cathédrale
subject surface form:
La Cathédrale
this entity surface form:
stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral