Basilica of San Zeno
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The Basilica of San Zeno is a renowned Romanesque church in Verona, Italy, celebrated for its striking façade, bronze doors, and association with the legend of Romeo and Juliet’s marriage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilica of San Zeno, Verona | 3 |
| Basilica of San Zeno canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5249825 — 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 Zeno Context triple: [Verona, hasLandmark, Basilica of San Zeno]
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A.
Basilica of San Fedele
The Basilica of San Fedele is a Romanesque church in the historic center of Como, Italy, renowned for its medieval architecture and artistic heritage.
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B.
Basilica of Sant’Abbondio
The Basilica of Sant’Abbondio is a Romanesque church in Como, Italy, renowned for its twin bell towers and well-preserved medieval frescoes.
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C.
Basilica of San Nicolò
The Basilica of San Nicolò is a prominent historic Catholic church in Lecco, Italy, known for its distinctive bell tower and its dedication to Saint Nicholas.
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San Zenone church
San Zenone church is a historic Catholic church in the Italian exclave of Campione d’Italia, known for serving as a central place of worship and local religious heritage.
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E.
Trento Cathedral
Trento Cathedral is a Romanesque-Gothic Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, renowned as the historic seat of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
- 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 Zeno Target entity description: The Basilica of San Zeno is a renowned Romanesque church in Verona, Italy, celebrated for its striking façade, bronze doors, and association with the legend of Romeo and Juliet’s marriage.
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A.
Basilica of San Fedele
The Basilica of San Fedele is a Romanesque church in the historic center of Como, Italy, renowned for its medieval architecture and artistic heritage.
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B.
Basilica of Sant’Abbondio
The Basilica of Sant’Abbondio is a Romanesque church in Como, Italy, renowned for its twin bell towers and well-preserved medieval frescoes.
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C.
Basilica of San Nicolò
The Basilica of San Nicolò is a prominent historic Catholic church in Lecco, Italy, known for its distinctive bell tower and its dedication to Saint Nicholas.
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D.
San Zenone church
San Zenone church is a historic Catholic church in the Italian exclave of Campione d’Italia, known for serving as a central place of worship and local religious heritage.
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E.
Trento Cathedral
Trento Cathedral is a Romanesque-Gothic Catholic cathedral in Trento, Italy, renowned as the historic seat of the Council of Trent in the 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic church
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Romanesque church ⓘ |
| affiliation | Diocese of Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altarpieceBy | Andrea Mantegna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | legendary marriage of Romeo and Juliet ⓘ |
| bronzeDoorsDepict |
allegorical figures
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biblical scenes ⓘ saints ⓘ |
| cityLandmark | one of Verona’s most important churches ⓘ |
| completedIn | 12th century ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 9th century ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Zeno of Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| façadeFeature |
alternating bands of tuff and brick
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projecting porch ⓘ sculpted portal ⓘ |
| floorPlan | Latin cross ⓘ |
| hasArtwork |
Romanesque sculptures
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San Zeno Altarpiece NERFINISHED ⓘ frescoes ⓘ reliefs on bronze doors ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bell tower
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bronze doors ⓘ choir ⓘ cloister ⓘ crypt ⓘ crypt of Saint Zeno ⓘ façade ⓘ main altar ⓘ nave ⓘ rose window ⓘ side aisles ⓘ transept ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "City of Verona" ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Romanesque cloister
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association with the legend of Romeo and Juliet’s marriage ⓘ bronze doors ⓘ large rose window ⓘ striking façade ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | parish church ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Veneto
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Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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marble ⓘ tuff stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Zeno of Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Zeno of Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portalSculptor | Master Nicholaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn | 12th century ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roseWindowAlsoKnownAs | Wheel of Fortune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | minor basilica ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major site in Verona ⓘ |
| towerCompleted | 1178 ⓘ |
| towerConstruction | began 1045 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSite | City of Verona, World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteInscriptionYear | 2000 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basilica of San Zeno Description of subject: The Basilica of San Zeno is a renowned Romanesque church in Verona, Italy, celebrated for its striking façade, bronze doors, and association with the legend of Romeo and Juliet’s marriage.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Basilica of San Zeno, Verona
subject surface form:
Saint Zeno of Verona
this entity surface form:
Basilica of San Zeno, Verona
subject surface form:
Saint Zeno of Verona
this entity surface form:
Basilica of San Zeno, Verona
subject surface form:
Saint Zeno of Verona