Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed
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The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is a famous 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, renowned for its colorful onion domes and iconic status as a symbol of Russia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11273888 — 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: Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed Context triple: [The Intercession of the Theotokos on the Moat, alsoKnownAs, Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed]
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Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic and once-destroyed, now restored Orthodox church that serves as one of the principal temples of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery complex in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Vladimir, renowned for its medieval architecture and important role in the religious and political life of medieval Rus.
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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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Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic Orthodox church in Kharkiv, Ukraine, renowned for its baroque architecture and prominent bell tower.
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Cathedral of the Dormition
The Cathedral of the Dormition is the principal church of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia, serving as its main liturgical and administrative center.
- 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: Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed Target entity description: The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is a famous 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, renowned for its colorful onion domes and iconic status as a symbol of Russia.
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A.
Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic Orthodox church in Kharkiv, Ukraine, renowned for its baroque architecture and prominent bell tower.
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B.
Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Vladimir, renowned for its medieval architecture and important role in the religious and political life of medieval Rus.
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C.
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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Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic and once-destroyed, now restored Orthodox church that serves as one of the principal temples of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery complex in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Cathedral of the Dormition
The Cathedral of the Dormition is the principal church of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint John XXIII of Sofia, serving as its main liturgical and administrative center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian Orthodox church
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cathedral ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Russian Revival influence
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Russian architecture ⓘ Russian tented roof architecture ⓘ |
| builtToCommemorate |
capture of Kazan
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conquest of the Khanate of Kazan and Astrakhan ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Ivan IV of Russia
NERFINISHED
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Ivan the Terrible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1561 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1555 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 55.7525°N 37.6231°E ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
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place of worship ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Intercession of the Theotokos
NERFINISHED
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Saint Basil the Blessed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat
NERFINISHED
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Pokrovsky Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Basil's Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChapel |
central Church of the Intercession of the Virgin
NERFINISHED
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chapel of Saint Alexander Svirsky NERFINISHED ⓘ chapel of Saint Nicholas Velikoretsky NERFINISHED ⓘ chapel of Saint Varlaam of Khutyn NERFINISHED ⓘ chapel of Saints Cyprian and Justina NERFINISHED ⓘ chapel of the Entry into Jerusalem ⓘ chapel of the Holy Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ chapel of the Intercession of the Virgin over the Moat NERFINISHED ⓘ chapel of the Three Patriarchs of Constantinople ⓘ |
| height | approximately 47.5 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | federal cultural heritage monument of Russia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moscow
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Moscow Kremlin and Red Square UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
GUM department store
NERFINISHED
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Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
asymmetrical composition of chapels
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central tented roof church surrounded by chapels ⓘ colorful onion domes ⓘ |
| numberOfDomes | 9 ⓘ |
| owner | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| roofType | tented roof ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Moscow
NERFINISHED
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Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristRegion | Central Federal District of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed Description of subject: The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is a famous 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, renowned for its colorful onion domes and iconic status as a symbol of Russia.
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