Smolny Cathedral
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Smolny Cathedral is an 18th-century Baroque Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned for its striking blue-and-white facade and design by architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smolny Cathedral canonical | 5 |
| Smolny Convent | 4 |
| Nikolsky Marine Cathedral | 1 |
| Smolensky Cathedral | 1 |
| Smolny Cathedral ensemble | 1 |
| Smolny Cathedral in Saint Petersburg | 1 |
| Smolny Convent ensemble | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T466490 — 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: Smolny Cathedral Context triple: [Elizabeth of Russia, commissionedBuilding, Smolny Cathedral]
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A.
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Saint Isaac's Cathedral is a monumental 19th-century Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, renowned for its massive gilded dome and richly decorated interior.
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B.
Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Kremlin, renowned as the traditional site of tsarist coronations and a central symbol of the Russian state and church.
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C.
Kazan Cathedral
Kazan Cathedral is a prominent Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its grand neoclassical colonnade and role as a major religious and architectural landmark of the city.
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D.
St. Basil's Cathedral
St. Basil's Cathedral is a 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, famed for its vividly colored onion domes and iconic, fairy-tale-like architecture.
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E.
Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
Peter and Paul Cathedral in Saint Petersburg is a landmark Russian Orthodox church and historic mausoleum of the Russian emperors from the House of Romanov.
- 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: Smolny Cathedral Target entity description: Smolny Cathedral is an 18th-century Baroque Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned for its striking blue-and-white facade and design by architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
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A.
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Saint Isaac's Cathedral is a monumental 19th-century Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, renowned for its massive gilded dome and richly decorated interior.
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B.
Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Kremlin, renowned as the traditional site of tsarist coronations and a central symbol of the Russian state and church.
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C.
Kazan Cathedral
Kazan Cathedral is a prominent Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its grand neoclassical colonnade and role as a major religious and architectural landmark of the city.
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D.
St. Basil's Cathedral
St. Basil's Cathedral is a 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, famed for its vividly colored onion domes and iconic, fairy-tale-like architecture.
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E.
Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
Peter and Paul Cathedral in Saint Petersburg is a landmark Russian Orthodox church and historic mausoleum of the Russian emperors from the House of Romanov.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque church
ⓘ
Russian Orthodox church ⓘ cathedral ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| architect | Bartolomeo Rastrelli ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
Elizabethan Baroque ⓘ |
| city |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| color |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Elizabeth of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Empress Elizabeth of Russia
|
| constructionStart |
1748
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Our Lady of Smolensk
ⓘ
resurrection of Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Resurrection of Christ
|
| denomination | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| function |
place of worship
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | Bartolomeo Rastrelli ⓘ |
| hasBellTowers | 4 ⓘ |
| hasDomeCount | 5 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central dome surrounded by four smaller domes
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decorative pilasters and columns ⓘ elaborate cornices ⓘ ornate Baroque facades ⓘ sculptural decoration ⓘ tall drum under main dome ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stucco ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Saint Petersburg
ⓘ
St. Petersburg ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
Smolny Institute ⓘ
surface form:
Smolny Convent
|
| locatedOn | left bank of the Neva River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Smolny Institute
ⓘ
surface form:
Smolny Convent
|
| near |
embankments of the Neva River
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surface form:
Neva River embankment
Smolny Institute ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blue-and-white facade
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five-domed composition ⓘ rich Baroque decoration ⓘ slender bell towers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Smolny Cathedral
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Smolny Convent ensemble
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| region | Northwestern Federal District ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| touristRegion | historic centre of Saint Petersburg ⓘ |
| usedAs | concert hall ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Smolny Cathedral Description of subject: Smolny Cathedral is an 18th-century Baroque Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned for its striking blue-and-white facade and design by architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Elizabeth of Russia
this entity surface form:
Nikolsky Marine Cathedral
this entity surface form:
Smolny Convent
this entity surface form:
Smolny Convent ensemble
this entity surface form:
Smolensky Cathedral
subject surface form:
Embankments of the Neva River
this entity surface form:
Smolny Cathedral ensemble
this entity surface form:
Smolny Convent
this entity surface form:
Smolny Convent
subject surface form:
Bartolomeo Rastrelli
this entity surface form:
Smolny Convent
this entity surface form:
Smolny Cathedral in Saint Petersburg