Great Mosque of Banda Aceh
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The Great Mosque of Banda Aceh is a historic and iconic mosque in Aceh, Indonesia, renowned for its grand architecture and symbolic resilience, particularly after surviving the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Mosque of Banda Aceh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10161198 — 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: Great Mosque of Banda Aceh Context triple: [Islamic Civilization Park, hasReplicaOf, Great Mosque of Banda Aceh]
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A.
Great Mosque of Medan
The Great Mosque of Medan is a prominent historic Islamic mosque in Medan, Indonesia, renowned for its grand architecture and status as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.
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B.
Putra Mosque
Putra Mosque is a prominent pink-domed Islamic mosque in Putrajaya, Malaysia, known for its striking modern architecture and location beside the Putrajaya Lake.
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C.
Ubudiah Mosque
Ubudiah Mosque is a grand royal mosque in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia, renowned for its striking golden domes and Indo-Saracenic architectural style.
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D.
Yusof Ishak Mosque
Yusof Ishak Mosque is a prominent mosque in Singapore named in honor of the country’s first President, serving as both a place of worship and a community hub.
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E.
Great Mosque of Palembang
The Great Mosque of Palembang is a historic and architecturally significant Islamic mosque in Palembang, Indonesia, known as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.
- 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: Great Mosque of Banda Aceh Target entity description: The Great Mosque of Banda Aceh is a historic and iconic mosque in Aceh, Indonesia, renowned for its grand architecture and symbolic resilience, particularly after surviving the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
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A.
Great Mosque of Medan
The Great Mosque of Medan is a prominent historic Islamic mosque in Medan, Indonesia, renowned for its grand architecture and status as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.
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B.
Putra Mosque
Putra Mosque is a prominent pink-domed Islamic mosque in Putrajaya, Malaysia, known for its striking modern architecture and location beside the Putrajaya Lake.
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C.
Ubudiah Mosque
Ubudiah Mosque is a grand royal mosque in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia, renowned for its striking golden domes and Indo-Saracenic architectural style.
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D.
Yusof Ishak Mosque
Yusof Ishak Mosque is a prominent mosque in Singapore named in honor of the country’s first President, serving as both a place of worship and a community hub.
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E.
Great Mosque of Palembang
The Great Mosque of Palembang is a historic and architecturally significant Islamic mosque in Palembang, Indonesia, known as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mosque
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religious building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| affiliation | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Baiturrahman Grand Mosque
NERFINISHED
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Masjid Raya Baiturrahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Indo-Saracenic architecture
ⓘ
Islamic architecture ⓘ Mughal revival architecture ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Dutch colonial period ⓘ |
| city | Banda Aceh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Karel van der Heijden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| damageFromEvent | minor damage in 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ⓘ |
| function |
Friday mosque
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place of daily prayer ⓘ |
| hasCapacity | thousands of worshippers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
black domes
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calligraphic decoration ⓘ large central dome ⓘ ornate arches ⓘ reflecting pool ⓘ single tall minaret ⓘ spacious courtyard ⓘ |
| hasRenovation |
expanded and renovated multiple times in the 20th century
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post-tsunami restoration and improvements ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aceh
NERFINISHED
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Aceh Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Banda Aceh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
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marble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grand architecture
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historical importance in Aceh ⓘ role as a symbol of faith and survival ⓘ |
| numberOfDomes | 7 ⓘ |
| numberOfMinarets | 1 ⓘ |
| originalBuilder | Dutch colonial government ⓘ |
| province | Aceh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| replaced | an older mosque destroyed during the Aceh War ⓘ |
| significance |
landmark of Banda Aceh
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symbol of Acehnese identity ⓘ symbol of resilience after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ⓘ |
| survivedEvent | 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Banda Aceh ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Islamic festivals
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community gatherings ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1881 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Mosque of Banda Aceh Description of subject: The Great Mosque of Banda Aceh is a historic and iconic mosque in Aceh, Indonesia, renowned for its grand architecture and symbolic resilience, particularly after surviving the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
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