Great East Window

E153834

Gothic stained glass medieval artwork stained-glass window

The Great East Window is a vast medieval stained-glass window in York Minster, renowned as one of the largest and most important examples of Gothic stained glass in Europe.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Great East Window of York Minster	2
Great East Window canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1351384 — 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 East Window
Context triple: [York Minster, hasPart, Great East Window]

A. Bishop’s Eye window
The Bishop’s Eye window is a large, intricately traceryed Gothic rose window in Lincoln Cathedral, renowned for its elaborate medieval stained glass and distinctive design.
B. south rose window
The south rose window is a monumental 13th-century stained-glass window in Notre-Dame de Paris, renowned for its intricate Gothic design and vivid biblical imagery.
C. north rose window
The north rose window is a monumental 13th-century stained-glass window in Notre-Dame de Paris, renowned for its intricate Gothic design and vivid biblical imagery.
D. Palladian window
A Palladian window is a large, elegant architectural feature consisting of a central arched window flanked by two shorter rectangular side windows, commonly used in classical and Renaissance-inspired designs.
E. Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in the city of Winchester, renowned for its vast Gothic architecture and status as one of the largest cathedrals in Europe.
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 East Window
Target entity description: The Great East Window is a vast medieval stained-glass window in York Minster, renowned as one of the largest and most important examples of Gothic stained glass in Europe.

A. Bishop’s Eye window
The Bishop’s Eye window is a large, intricately traceryed Gothic rose window in Lincoln Cathedral, renowned for its elaborate medieval stained glass and distinctive design.
B. south rose window
The south rose window is a monumental 13th-century stained-glass window in Notre-Dame de Paris, renowned for its intricate Gothic design and vivid biblical imagery.
C. north rose window
The north rose window is a monumental 13th-century stained-glass window in Notre-Dame de Paris, renowned for its intricate Gothic design and vivid biblical imagery.
D. Palladian window
A Palladian window is a large, elegant architectural feature consisting of a central arched window flanked by two shorter rectangular side windows, commonly used in classical and Renaissance-inspired designs.
E. Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in the city of Winchester, renowned for its vast Gothic architecture and status as one of the largest cathedrals in Europe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic stained glass ⓘ medieval artwork ⓘ stained-glass window ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic ⓘ
artist	John Thornton of Coventry ⓘ
commissionedBy	chapter of York Minster ⓘ
completionDate	1408 ⓘ
conservationMethod	panel-by-panel removal and conservation ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	John Thornton of Coventry ⓘ
depicts	Last Judgment ⓘ linked to: Final Judgment scenes from the Book of Genesis ⓘ scenes from the Book of Revelation ⓘ
genre	religious art ⓘ
hasLanguage	Latin inscriptions ⓘ
hasPart	main lights ⓘ predella panels ⓘ stone mullions ⓘ tracery lights ⓘ
height	approximately 23.7 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of Grade I listed building York Minster ⓘ part of UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List site York (if listed at time of knowledge cutoff) ⓘ
inception	early 15th century ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ North Yorkshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ York ⓘ York Minster ⓘ
materialUsed	lead ⓘ stained glass ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the largest expanses of medieval stained glass in Europe ⓘ complex biblical iconography ⓘ high artistic quality of Gothic glass painting ⓘ
partOf	east end of York Minster ⓘ
positionInBuilding	behind the high altar ⓘ east end of the choir ⓘ
restorationProject	York Minster Revealed project ⓘ linked to: York Minster
significantEvent	major conservation completed in the 2010s ⓘ
significantPeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ
startDate	1405 ⓘ
theme	Christian eschatology ⓘ creation ⓘ salvation history ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
underwentRestoration	19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ
width	approximately 9.4 metres ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

York Minster → hasPart → Great East Window ⓘ

John Thornton of Coventry → notableWork → Great East Window of York Minster ⓘ

linked to: Great East Window

John Thornton of Coventry → commissionedFor → Great East Window of York Minster ⓘ