Modena Cathedral
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Modena Cathedral is a renowned Romanesque cathedral in Modena, Italy, celebrated for its medieval architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Modena Cathedral canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6275069 — 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: Modena Cathedral Context triple: [Modena, hasLandmark, Modena Cathedral]
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A.
Parma Cathedral
Parma Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Parma, Italy, renowned for its architecture and Correggio’s celebrated frescoes.
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Ferrara Cathedral
Ferrara Cathedral is a prominent Romanesque-Gothic Catholic cathedral in Ferrara, Italy, renowned for its ornate façade and historical significance as the city’s main religious monument.
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C.
Piacenza Cathedral
Piacenza Cathedral is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Piacenza, Italy, renowned for its medieval architecture and significant religious and artistic heritage.
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D.
Imola Cathedral
Imola Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Imola, Italy, renowned as the principal cathedral of the city and a significant site of religious and architectural heritage.
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E.
Cathedral of Arezzo
The Cathedral of Arezzo is a prominent Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in the Tuscan city of Arezzo, renowned for its historic architecture and important religious artworks.
- 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: Modena Cathedral Target entity description: Modena Cathedral is a renowned Romanesque cathedral in Modena, Italy, celebrated for its medieval architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status.
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A.
Parma Cathedral
Parma Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Parma, Italy, renowned for its architecture and Correggio’s celebrated frescoes.
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B.
Ferrara Cathedral
Ferrara Cathedral is a prominent Romanesque-Gothic Catholic cathedral in Ferrara, Italy, renowned for its ornate façade and historical significance as the city’s main religious monument.
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C.
Piacenza Cathedral
Piacenza Cathedral is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Piacenza, Italy, renowned for its medieval architecture and significant religious and artistic heritage.
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D.
Imola Cathedral
Imola Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Imola, Italy, renowned as the principal cathedral of the city and a significant site of religious and architectural heritage.
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E.
Cathedral of Arezzo
The Cathedral of Arezzo is a prominent Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in the Tuscan city of Arezzo, renowned for its historic architecture and important religious artworks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cathedral
ⓘ
Romanesque cathedral ⓘ World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| architect | Lanfranco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | cathedral ⓘ |
| bellTower | Ghirlandina Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1184 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1099 ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Assumption of the Virgin Mary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Geminianus of Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| function |
place of worship
ⓘ
seat of a bishop ⓘ |
| governingBody | Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crypt containing relics of Saint Geminianus
ⓘ
façade with sculpted reliefs ⓘ rose window on the façade ⓘ three-aisled basilica plan ⓘ |
| heightOfBellTower_m | 86 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
national monument of Italy ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Emilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Piazza Grande, Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | white marble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Romanesque sculpture
ⓘ
medieval reliefs of the Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Saint Geminianus of Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousDiocese | Diocese of Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBuildingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| principalSculptor | Wiligelmo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfUNESCOListing | Europe and North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Catholicism ⓘ |
| servesAs | cathedral of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteID | 827 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteIncludes |
Ghirlandina Tower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piazza Grande, Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Cathedral, Torre Civica and Piazza Grande, Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1997 ⓘ |
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Subject: Modena Cathedral Description of subject: Modena Cathedral is a renowned Romanesque cathedral in Modena, Italy, celebrated for its medieval architecture and UNESCO World Heritage status.
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