Church of the Light
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Church of the Light is a minimalist concrete chapel in Ibaraki, Japan, renowned for its dramatic cross-shaped opening that fills the interior with natural light.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Church of the Light canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1155625 — 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: Church of the Light Context triple: [Tadao Ando, designed, Church of the Light]
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A.
Gehry Tower
Gehry Tower is a distinctive, deconstructivist-style stainless steel-clad building in Hanover, Germany, designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry.
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B.
City God Temple of Shanghai
The City God Temple of Shanghai is a historic Taoist temple and popular cultural landmark in Shanghai’s Old City, renowned for its traditional architecture, bustling marketplace, and role as a center of local folk worship.
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C.
Eureka Tower
Eureka Tower is a prominent residential skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia, known for its striking gold-plated crown and once being one of the tallest residential buildings in the world.
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D.
Open Hand Monument
The Open Hand Monument is a prominent modernist sculpture in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier as a symbol of peace, reconciliation, and the city's progressive spirit.
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E.
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a famous stainless-steel public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its reflective, bean-like shape and prominence in Chicago’s Millennium Park.
- 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: Church of the Light Target entity description: Church of the Light is a minimalist concrete chapel in Ibaraki, Japan, renowned for its dramatic cross-shaped opening that fills the interior with natural light.
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A.
Gehry Tower
Gehry Tower is a distinctive, deconstructivist-style stainless steel-clad building in Hanover, Germany, designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry.
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B.
City God Temple of Shanghai
The City God Temple of Shanghai is a historic Taoist temple and popular cultural landmark in Shanghai’s Old City, renowned for its traditional architecture, bustling marketplace, and role as a center of local folk worship.
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C.
Eureka Tower
Eureka Tower is a prominent residential skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia, known for its striking gold-plated crown and once being one of the tallest residential buildings in the world.
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D.
Open Hand Monument
The Open Hand Monument is a prominent modernist sculpture in Chandigarh, India, designed by Le Corbusier as a symbol of peace, reconciliation, and the city's progressive spirit.
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E.
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a famous stainless-steel public sculpture by artist Anish Kapoor, known for its reflective, bean-like shape and prominence in Chicago’s Millennium Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapel
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church building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ work of architecture ⓘ |
| architect | Tadao Ando ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Minimalism
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Modern architecture ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
architecture magazines
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numerous architecture books ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasAltarLocation | at the end wall with cross-shaped opening ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalInfluenceOn | contemporary minimalist church design ⓘ |
| hasClient | Ibaraki Kasugaoka Church congregation ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 34.829°N 135.568°E ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
frequently studied in architecture education
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iconic example of Tadao Ando’s religious architecture ⓘ |
| hasDenomination | Protestantism ⓘ |
| hasDesignConcept |
intersection of light and solid
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spiritual experience through light and emptiness ⓘ |
| hasDoorMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| hasExtension | Sunday School building ⓘ |
| hasFloorMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasLightingDesign | primarily natural light ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalSpace | single nave ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | east–west ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAffiliation | Christianity ⓘ |
| hasSeatingCapacity | approximately 80 ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | load-bearing concrete walls ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfPlan | rectangular plan ⓘ |
| hasVisitorPolicy | open to visitors at designated times ⓘ |
| hasWallMaterial | exposed cast-in-place concrete ⓘ |
| isNotableWorkOf | Tadao Ando ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| materialUsed | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| nativeName | 光の教会 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bare concrete interior
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cross-shaped opening cut into the concrete altar wall ⓘ dramatic use of natural light ⓘ narrow slit between wall and ceiling admitting light ⓘ simple rectangular volume ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| partOf | Ibaraki Kasugaoka Church complex ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1989 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Church of the Light Description of subject: Church of the Light is a minimalist concrete chapel in Ibaraki, Japan, renowned for its dramatic cross-shaped opening that fills the interior with natural light.
Referenced by (4)
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