Scaliger Tombs
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The Scaliger Tombs are an elaborate group of Gothic funerary monuments in Verona, Italy, built for the powerful Scaliger family who once ruled the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scaliger Tombs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5249828 — 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: Scaliger Tombs Context triple: [Verona, hasLandmark, Scaliger Tombs]
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A.
Vatican Necropolis
The Vatican Necropolis is an ancient underground burial ground beneath St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, believed to include the tomb of Saint Peter and other early Christian graves.
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B.
Tomb of Petrarch
The Tomb of Petrarch is the monumental red Verona marble grave of the Italian poet Francesco Petrarca, located in the village of Arquà Petrarca in northern Italy.
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C.
Royal Tombs
The Royal Tombs are a series of monumental rock-cut burial facades in Petra, Jordan, showcasing the grandeur and architectural sophistication of the Nabataean civilization.
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D.
Tomb of Pope Alexander VII
The Tomb of Pope Alexander VII is a grand Baroque funerary monument in St. Peter’s Basilica, renowned for its dramatic sculptural composition and masterful use of marble and bronze by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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E.
Tomb of Pope Clement XIII
The Tomb of Pope Clement XIII is a renowned neoclassical funerary monument in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, celebrated for Antonio Canova’s masterful marble sculpture and dramatic allegorical figures.
- 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: Scaliger Tombs Target entity description: The Scaliger Tombs are an elaborate group of Gothic funerary monuments in Verona, Italy, built for the powerful Scaliger family who once ruled the city.
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A.
Vatican Necropolis
The Vatican Necropolis is an ancient underground burial ground beneath St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, believed to include the tomb of Saint Peter and other early Christian graves.
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B.
Tomb of Petrarch
The Tomb of Petrarch is the monumental red Verona marble grave of the Italian poet Francesco Petrarca, located in the village of Arquà Petrarca in northern Italy.
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C.
Royal Tombs
The Royal Tombs are a series of monumental rock-cut burial facades in Petra, Jordan, showcasing the grandeur and architectural sophistication of the Nabataean civilization.
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D.
Tomb of Pope Alexander VII
The Tomb of Pope Alexander VII is a grand Baroque funerary monument in St. Peter’s Basilica, renowned for its dramatic sculptural composition and masterful use of marble and bronze by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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E.
Tomb of Pope Clement XIII
The Tomb of Pope Clement XIII is a renowned neoclassical funerary monument in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, celebrated for Antonio Canova’s masterful marble sculpture and dramatic allegorical figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic funerary monument
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funerary monument complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | church of Santa Maria Antica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Arche Scaligere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor |
della Scala family
NERFINISHED
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lords of Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Scaliger family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enclosedBy | iron grille ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
canopy
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equestrian statue ⓘ gabled baldachin ⓘ pinnacle ⓘ rich sculptural decoration ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle | Italian Gothic sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 45.443°N 10.998°E ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Tomb of Alberto II della Scala
NERFINISHED
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Tomb of Bartolomeo I della Scala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Cangrande I della Scala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Cansignorio della Scala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Giovanni della Scala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Mastino II della Scala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument of national importance (Italy) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
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Veneto ⓘ Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOldTown | true ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo | Santa Maria Antica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| near |
Palazzo del Podestà
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piazza dei Signori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate Gothic canopies
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equestrian effigies of Scaliger lords ⓘ symbol of Scaliger power in Verona ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | historic centre of Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfConstruction | 14th century ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | dynastic burial site ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scaliger Tombs Description of subject: The Scaliger Tombs are an elaborate group of Gothic funerary monuments in Verona, Italy, built for the powerful Scaliger family who once ruled the city.
Referenced by (1)
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