Rotunda
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Rotunda is the large domed chamber within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre that encloses the traditional site of Jesus’s tomb.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rotunda canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T897194 — 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: Rotunda Context triple: [Church of the Holy Sepulchre, containsStructure, Rotunda]
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A.
Capitol Rotunda
The Capitol Rotunda is the grand central interior space of the New York State Capitol, notable for its ornate architecture and use as a ceremonial and public gathering area.
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B.
Pantheon
The Pantheon is an ancient Roman temple in Rome renowned for its massive unreinforced concrete dome and oculus, and for being one of the best-preserved and most influential buildings of classical architecture.
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C.
Alexander Hall
Alexander Hall is a historic academic building on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary, used for theological instruction and institutional functions.
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D.
Rotunda at the University of Virginia
The Rotunda at the University of Virginia is a neoclassical domed building designed by Thomas Jefferson as the architectural and symbolic centerpiece of the university, inspired by ancient Roman temple forms.
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E.
El Capitolio
El Capitolio is a grand neoclassical building in Havana that once housed Cuba’s national congress and now serves as one of the city’s most iconic architectural symbols.
- 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: Rotunda Target entity description: Rotunda is the large domed chamber within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre that encloses the traditional site of Jesus’s tomb.
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A.
Capitol Rotunda
The Capitol Rotunda is the grand central interior space of the New York State Capitol, notable for its ornate architecture and use as a ceremonial and public gathering area.
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B.
Pantheon
The Pantheon is an ancient Roman temple in Rome renowned for its massive unreinforced concrete dome and oculus, and for being one of the best-preserved and most influential buildings of classical architecture.
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C.
Alexander Hall
Alexander Hall is a historic academic building on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary, used for theological instruction and institutional functions.
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D.
Rotunda at the University of Virginia
The Rotunda at the University of Virginia is a neoclassical domed building designed by Thomas Jefferson as the architectural and symbolic centerpiece of the university, inspired by ancient Roman temple forms.
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E.
El Capitolio
El Capitolio is a grand neoclassical building in Havana that once housed Cuba’s national congress and now serves as one of the city’s most iconic architectural symbols.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural space
ⓘ
domed chamber ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anastasis
ⓘ
Anastasis Rotunda ⓘ
linked to:
Rotunda of the Anastasis
|
| associatedWith |
Jesus of Nazareth
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus Christ
|
| associatedWithEvent |
Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Crucifixion of Jesus
|
| builtFor | veneration of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
Constantine the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantinus Magnus
|
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| dateOfOriginalConstruction | 4th century ⓘ |
| encloses |
Aedicule
ⓘ
traditional site of Jesus’s tomb ⓘ |
| floorPlanShape | circular ⓘ |
| function |
liturgical space
ⓘ
pilgrimage space ⓘ |
| governedBy | Status Quo of the Holy Places ⓘ |
| GreekNameMeaning | Resurrection ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
circular plan
ⓘ
dome ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Byzantine architecture
ⓘ
Crusader architecture ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| hasSurroundingElement |
ambulatory
ⓘ
supporting piers and columns ⓘ |
| heritageSite | Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| litBy | oculus in the dome ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| locatedInOldCity | Christian Quarter of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| majorReconstructionCentury |
11th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in Easter liturgies
ⓘ
housing the Aedicule over the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ |
| partOf | Church of the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ |
| pilgrimageDestinationFor | Christians worldwide ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter | destruction by Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roofType | domed roof ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Armenian Apostolic Church
ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rotunda Description of subject: Rotunda is the large domed chamber within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre that encloses the traditional site of Jesus’s tomb.
Referenced by (4)
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