Oulu Cathedral
E769450
Oulu Cathedral is a prominent Lutheran church in the Finnish city of Oulu, known for its neoclassical architecture and role as the main church of the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oulu Cathedral canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8942867 — 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: Oulu Cathedral Context triple: [Diocese of Oulu, seat, Oulu Cathedral]
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A.
Tampere Cathedral
Tampere Cathedral is a prominent early 20th-century Lutheran church in Tampere, Finland, renowned for its National Romantic architecture and distinctive interior frescoes.
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B.
Espoo Cathedral
Espoo Cathedral is a medieval stone church in Espoo, Finland, serving as the main Lutheran cathedral and historic religious center of the Diocese of Espoo.
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C.
Helsinki Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral is a prominent 19th-century neoclassical Lutheran church and iconic symbol of Helsinki, Finland.
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D.
Turku Cathedral
Turku Cathedral is a historic medieval church in Turku, Finland, regarded as the country’s national shrine and a central symbol of Finnish Christianity and culture.
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E.
Tapiola Church
Tapiola Church is a modernist Lutheran church in Espoo, Finland, noted for its minimalist architecture and integration into the garden city of Tapiola.
- 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: Oulu Cathedral Target entity description: Oulu Cathedral is a prominent Lutheran church in the Finnish city of Oulu, known for its neoclassical architecture and role as the main church of the region.
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A.
Tampere Cathedral
Tampere Cathedral is a prominent early 20th-century Lutheran church in Tampere, Finland, renowned for its National Romantic architecture and distinctive interior frescoes.
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B.
Espoo Cathedral
Espoo Cathedral is a medieval stone church in Espoo, Finland, serving as the main Lutheran cathedral and historic religious center of the Diocese of Espoo.
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C.
Helsinki Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral is a prominent 19th-century neoclassical Lutheran church and iconic symbol of Helsinki, Finland.
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D.
Turku Cathedral
Turku Cathedral is a historic medieval church in Turku, Finland, regarded as the country’s national shrine and a central symbol of Finnish Christianity and culture.
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E.
Tapiola Church
Tapiola Church is a modernist Lutheran church in Espoo, Finland, noted for its minimalist architecture and integration into the garden city of Tapiola.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lutheran church
ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ |
| architect | Carl Ludvig Engel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | basilica ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Oulu
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Cathedrals in Finland ⓘ Neoclassical church buildings in Finland ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 65.012°N 25.471°E ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Oulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facadeColor | light yellow ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| followsChurchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran ⓘ |
| hasAddress | Kirkkokatu, Oulu, Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDome | no large central dome ⓘ |
| hasParish | Oulu Cathedral Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
altar
ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ nave ⓘ organ ⓘ |
| hasSeatingCapacity | approximately 900 ⓘ |
| hasSpire | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected cultural heritage site in Finland ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | nationally significant built cultural environment of Finland ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| isInOldTown | Oulu city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMainChurchOf | Diocese of Oulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSeatOf | Bishop of Oulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Oulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | North Ostrobothnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConstructionPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| reconstructedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| reconstructionArchitect | Carl Ludvig Engel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| reopeningDate | after 1832 reconstruction ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | metal ⓘ |
| significantEvent | fire of 1822 in Oulu ⓘ |
| usedFor |
concerts
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religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oulu Cathedral Description of subject: Oulu Cathedral is a prominent Lutheran church in the Finnish city of Oulu, known for its neoclassical architecture and role as the main church of the region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.