Mafra National Palace
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Mafra National Palace is a vast Baroque royal complex in Mafra, Portugal, renowned for its grand basilica, monumental convent, and one of Europe’s most important historic libraries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mafra National Palace canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4691020 — 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: Mafra National Palace Context triple: [Lioz limestone, usedInMonument, Mafra National Palace]
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A.
Queluz National Palace
Queluz National Palace is an 18th-century rococo royal palace near Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture, formal gardens, and role as a former summer residence of the Portuguese royal family.
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B.
Royal Palace of Sintra
The Royal Palace of Sintra is a historic Portuguese royal residence renowned for its distinctive blend of Gothic, Manueline, Moorish, and Mudéjar architectural styles, set in the scenic hills of Sintra.
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C.
São Bento Palace
São Bento Palace is a historic neoclassical building in Lisbon that serves as the seat of the Portuguese Parliament.
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D.
Royal Palace of Ajuda
The Royal Palace of Ajuda is a neoclassical royal residence in Lisbon that served as the official home of the Portuguese monarchy in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Belém Palace
Belém Palace is the official residence of the President of Portugal, located in Lisbon’s Belém district and serving as a central site of Portuguese political and ceremonial life.
- 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: Mafra National Palace Target entity description: Mafra National Palace is a vast Baroque royal complex in Mafra, Portugal, renowned for its grand basilica, monumental convent, and one of Europe’s most important historic libraries.
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A.
Queluz National Palace
Queluz National Palace is an 18th-century rococo royal palace near Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture, formal gardens, and role as a former summer residence of the Portuguese royal family.
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B.
Royal Palace of Sintra
The Royal Palace of Sintra is a historic Portuguese royal residence renowned for its distinctive blend of Gothic, Manueline, Moorish, and Mudéjar architectural styles, set in the scenic hills of Sintra.
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C.
São Bento Palace
São Bento Palace is a historic neoclassical building in Lisbon that serves as the seat of the Portuguese Parliament.
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D.
Royal Palace of Ajuda
The Royal Palace of Ajuda is a neoclassical royal residence in Lisbon that served as the official home of the Portuguese monarchy in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Belém Palace
Belém Palace is the official residence of the President of Portugal, located in Lisbon’s Belém district and serving as a central site of Portuguese political and ceremonial life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque palace
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ basilica ⓘ convent complex ⓘ national monument ⓘ royal palace ⓘ |
| architect |
António Canevari
NERFINISHED
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Johann Friedrich Ludwig NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel da Maia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
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Italian Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoclassical ⓘ |
| builtFor | John V of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | John V of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1755 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1717 ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Our Lady and Saint Anthony of Padua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central dome
ⓘ
historic library ⓘ monumental convent ⓘ monumental façade ⓘ royal basilica ⓘ twin bell towers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Basilica of Mafra
NERFINISHED
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Mafra Convent NERFINISHED ⓘ Mafra National Palace Library NERFINISHED ⓘ cloisters ⓘ gardens ⓘ infirmary ⓘ royal apartments ⓘ tapada de Mafra hunting park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1730 ⓘ |
| libraryHolds |
illuminated manuscripts
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incunabula ⓘ rare books ⓘ |
| librarySize | about 36,000 volumes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centro Histórico de Mafra
NERFINISHED
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Lisbon District NERFINISHED ⓘ Mafra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Direção-Geral do Património Cultural NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
carillon with 98 bells
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largest Baroque building in Portugal ⓘ one of Europe’s most important historic libraries ⓘ six historic pipe organs in the basilica ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Portuguese State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iv)
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(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Franciscan convent
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national museum ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Mafra National Palace Description of subject: Mafra National Palace is a vast Baroque royal complex in Mafra, Portugal, renowned for its grand basilica, monumental convent, and one of Europe’s most important historic libraries.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John V of Portugal