Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

E143485

Roman Catholic church basilica minor cathedral landmark tourist attraction

The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, commonly known as the Florence Cathedral, is a renowned Gothic-Renaissance church famous for its iconic red-tiled dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Florence Cathedral	18
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore canonical	5
Santa Maria del Fiore	3
Opera del Duomo of Florence	2
Blessed Virgin Mary (Santa Maria del Fiore)	1
Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore	1
Florence Cathedral (Duomo)	1
Florence Cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore)	1
Florence Cathedral complex	1
Il Duomo di Firenze	1
Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence Cathedral)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1245831 — 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 Santa Maria del Fiore
Context triple: [Florence, hasLandmark, Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore]

A. Pisa Cathedral complex
The Pisa Cathedral complex is a renowned medieval ensemble in Pisa, Italy, famous for its monumental cathedral, baptistery, and the Leaning Tower, exemplifying the height of Romanesque art and architecture.
B. Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
The Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence is a major Franciscan church renowned as the “Temple of the Italian Glories,” housing the tombs and monuments of prominent figures such as Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli.
C. Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Genoa, Italy, renowned for its striking striped Gothic-Romanesque façade and richly decorated interior.
D. Florence Cathedral dome
The Florence Cathedral dome is Filippo Brunelleschi’s pioneering 15th-century masonry dome in Florence, Italy, celebrated as a masterpiece that launched and symbolized Renaissance architecture.
E. Milan Cathedral
Milan Cathedral is a monumental Gothic cathedral in central Milan, renowned for its intricate spires, marble façade, and status as one of the largest churches in the world.
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 Santa Maria del Fiore
Target entity description: The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, commonly known as the Florence Cathedral, is a renowned Gothic-Renaissance church famous for its iconic red-tiled dome engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi.

A. Pisa Cathedral complex
The Pisa Cathedral complex is a renowned medieval ensemble in Pisa, Italy, famous for its monumental cathedral, baptistery, and the Leaning Tower, exemplifying the height of Romanesque art and architecture.
B. Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
The Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence is a major Franciscan church renowned as the “Temple of the Italian Glories,” housing the tombs and monuments of prominent figures such as Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli.
C. Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Genoa, Italy, renowned for its striking striped Gothic-Romanesque façade and richly decorated interior.
D. Florence Cathedral dome
The Florence Cathedral dome is Filippo Brunelleschi’s pioneering 15th-century masonry dome in Florence, Italy, celebrated as a masterpiece that launched and symbolized Renaissance architecture.
E. Milan Cathedral
Milan Cathedral is a monumental Gothic cathedral in central Milan, renowned for its intricate spires, marble façade, and status as one of the largest churches in the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic church ⓘ basilica minor ⓘ cathedral ⓘ landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	Arnolfo di Cambio ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ
commonName	Florence Cathedral ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
consecratedBy	Pope Eugene IV ⓘ
consecrationDate	1436 ⓘ
constructionBeganUnder	Republic of Florence ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
domeCompletionDate	1436 ⓘ
domeDiameter	about 45 m ⓘ
domeEngineer	Filippo Brunelleschi ⓘ
domeHeight	approximately 114 m ⓘ
façadeCompletionDate	19th century ⓘ
façadeMaterial	green marble ⓘ red marble ⓘ white marble ⓘ
groundbreakingDate	1296 ⓘ
hasArtworkBy	Federico Zuccari ⓘ Giorgio Vasari ⓘ
hasBaptistery	Florence Baptistery ⓘ linked to: Baptistery of San Giovanni
hasCampanile	Giotto's Campanile ⓘ
height	approximately 114 m ⓘ
interiorDecoration	Last Judgment fresco in the dome ⓘ
isCathedralOf	Archdiocese of Florence ⓘ
knownFor	Brunelleschi's dome ⓘ linked to: Florence Cathedral dome red-tiled dome ⓘ
locatedIn	Piazza del Duomo, Florence ⓘ
locatedInCity	Florence ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Tuscany ⓘ
material	marble ⓘ
nativeName	Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
nickname	Il Duomo di Firenze ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
notableFeature	large rose window ⓘ marble façade with geometric patterns ⓘ octagonal dome ⓘ
partOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Florence ⓘ linked to: historic centre of Florence
patronCity	Florence ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
replaced	Church of Santa Reparata ⓘ
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
roofType	terracotta tiles ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince	1982 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited