Cristo Rei of Dili statue

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monument religious monument statue tourist attraction

The Cristo Rei of Dili statue is a towering seaside monument of Christ overlooking the city of Dili in East Timor, and is one of the country’s most iconic religious and tourist landmarks.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Cristo Rei of Dili statue canonical	5
Cristo Rei of Dili	2
Cristo Rei Díli	1
Cristo Rei de Díli	1
Cristo Rei, Dili	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1556311 — 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: Cristo Rei of Dili statue
Context triple: [Dili, hasLandmark, Cristo Rei of Dili statue]

A. Monument to the Discoveries
The Monument to the Discoveries is a prominent riverside landmark in Lisbon, Portugal, commemorating the Portuguese Age of Exploration and its key historical figures.
B. Hoa Hakananaiʻa statue
The Hoa Hakananaiʻa statue is a famous Easter Island moai carved from basalt, renowned for its intricate petroglyphs and as one of the British Museum’s most iconic Polynesian sculptures.
C. Christ the Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer is a monumental Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ overlooking Rio de Janeiro from the summit of Mount Corcovado, and is one of Brazil’s most iconic symbols.
D. Belém Tower
Belém Tower is a 16th-century fortified tower in Lisbon, Portugal, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned as a symbol of the Age of Discoveries.
E. Lion Monument
The Lion Monument is a famous rock relief sculpture in Lucerne, Switzerland, commemorating Swiss Guards who were killed during the French Revolution.
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: Cristo Rei of Dili statue
Target entity description: The Cristo Rei of Dili statue is a towering seaside monument of Christ overlooking the city of Dili in East Timor, and is one of the country’s most iconic religious and tourist landmarks.

A. Monument to the Discoveries
The Monument to the Discoveries is a prominent riverside landmark in Lisbon, Portugal, commemorating the Portuguese Age of Exploration and its key historical figures.
B. Hoa Hakananaiʻa statue
The Hoa Hakananaiʻa statue is a famous Easter Island moai carved from basalt, renowned for its intricate petroglyphs and as one of the British Museum’s most iconic Polynesian sculptures.
C. Christ the Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer is a monumental Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ overlooking Rio de Janeiro from the summit of Mount Corcovado, and is one of Brazil’s most iconic symbols.
D. Belém Tower
Belém Tower is a 16th-century fortified tower in Lisbon, Portugal, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned as a symbol of the Age of Discoveries.
E. Lion Monument
The Lion Monument is a famous rock relief sculpture in Lucerne, Switzerland, commemorating Swiss Guards who were killed during the French Revolution.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monument ⓘ religious monument ⓘ statue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
accessedBy	stairway ⓘ
builtDuring	Indonesian occupation of East Timor ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Dili ⓘ Colossal statues of Jesus ⓘ Monuments and memorials in East Timor ⓘ Tourist attractions in East Timor ⓘ
country	East Timor ⓘ linked to: Timor-Leste
depicts	Jesus Christ ⓘ
faces	city of Dili ⓘ linked to: Dili, Timor-Leste
hasFeature	large statue of Christ with outstretched arms ⓘ pedestal shaped like a globe ⓘ viewing platform ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction	Cristo Rei Beach ⓘ linked to: Areia Branca beach
hasViewOf	Atauro Island ⓘ Surrounding coastline ⓘ
height	approximately 27 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	important national landmark of East Timor ⓘ
inaugurated	1996 ⓘ
languageOfName	Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn	Cristo Rei, Dili ⓘ linked to: Cristo Rei of Dili statue Dili ⓘ
locatedNear	Bay of Dili ⓘ linked to: Dili Bay
locatedOn	seaside hill ⓘ
material	concrete pedestal ⓘ copper ⓘ
numberOfSteps	approximately 500 ⓘ
overlooks	city of Dili ⓘ linked to: Dili, Timor-Leste
ownedBy	Government of East Timor ⓘ linked to: Government of Timor-Leste
purpose	religious symbol ⓘ tourist landmark ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significance	iconic symbol of Dili ⓘ major pilgrimage site ⓘ
tourismType	religious tourism ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ
translationOfName	Christ the King of Dili ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

Dili → hasLandmark → Cristo Rei of Dili statue ⓘ

Dili, Timor-Leste → hasLandmark → Cristo Rei of Dili statue ⓘ

Dili municipality → contains → Cristo Rei of Dili statue ⓘ

Cristo Rei of Dili statue → locatedIn → Cristo Rei, Dili ⓘ