Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

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Russian Orthodox church cathedral landmark mausoleum

Peter and Paul Cathedral in Saint Petersburg is a landmark Russian Orthodox church and historic mausoleum of the Russian emperors from the House of Romanov.

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Label	Occurrences
Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg canonical	22
Peter and Paul Cathedral	15
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Romanov family vault	1
Peter and Paul Cathedral (nearby landmark)	1
Peter and Paul Cathedral in Saint Petersburg	1
Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg (reburial of Romanov remains)	1
Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg (reinterred remains of the imperial family)	1
Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg (reinterred remains)	1
tomb of Peter the Great (Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T98576 — 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: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
Context triple: [House of Romanov, burialPlace, Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg]

A. Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Saint Isaac's Cathedral is a monumental 19th-century Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, renowned for its massive gilded dome and richly decorated interior.
B. Kazan Cathedral
Kazan Cathedral is a prominent Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its grand neoclassical colonnade and role as a major religious and architectural landmark of the city.
C. Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a richly decorated Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, famed for its colorful onion domes and elaborate mosaics commemorating the site of Tsar Alexander II’s assassination.
D. Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo
Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo is an opulent former summer residence of the Russian tsars, famed for its lavish Baroque architecture and the legendary Amber Room.
E. Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas
The Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas is a richly decorated, onion-domed Orthodox church in Nice, France, known as one of the most important and beautiful Russian religious buildings outside Russia.
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: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
Target entity description: Peter and Paul Cathedral in Saint Petersburg is a landmark Russian Orthodox church and historic mausoleum of the Russian emperors from the House of Romanov.

A. Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Saint Isaac's Cathedral is a monumental 19th-century Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, renowned for its massive gilded dome and richly decorated interior.
B. Kazan Cathedral
Kazan Cathedral is a prominent Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its grand neoclassical colonnade and role as a major religious and architectural landmark of the city.
C. Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a richly decorated Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, famed for its colorful onion domes and elaborate mosaics commemorating the site of Tsar Alexander II’s assassination.
D. Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo
Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo is an opulent former summer residence of the Russian tsars, famed for its lavish Baroque architecture and the legendary Amber Room.
E. Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas
The Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas is a richly decorated, onion-domed Orthodox church in Nice, France, known as one of the most important and beautiful Russian religious buildings outside Russia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian Orthodox church ⓘ cathedral ⓘ landmark ⓘ mausoleum ⓘ
architect	Domenico Trezzini ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Petrine Baroque ⓘ
associatedWith	Peter the Great’s founding of Saint Petersburg ⓘ
burialPlaceOf	Alexander I of Russia ⓘ Alexander II of Russia ⓘ Alexander III of Russia ⓘ Catherine I of Russia ⓘ Catherine II of Russia ⓘ Empress Elizabeth of Russia ⓘ linked to: Elizabeth of Russia Nicholas I of Russia ⓘ Nicholas II of Russia ⓘ linked to: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia Paul I of Russia ⓘ Peter III of Russia ⓘ Peter the Great ⓘ members of the House of Romanov ⓘ
cityFounderBuried	Peter the Great ⓘ
completionDate	1733 ⓘ
consecrationYear	1733 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1712 ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Paul ⓘ linked to: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States Saint Peter ⓘ linked to: Apostle Peter
denomination	Russian Orthodox ⓘ
diocese	Diocese of Saint Petersburg ⓘ linked to: Diocese of Chersonese
function	cathedral church ⓘ imperial mausoleum ⓘ
governingBody	State Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg ⓘ
hasFeature	carillon in the bell tower ⓘ iconostasis in Baroque style ⓘ
hasSpire	golden spire with angel holding a cross ⓘ
height	about 122.5 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments" ⓘ
historicalEra	early 18th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Peter and Paul Fortress ⓘ Saint Petersburg ⓘ linked to: St. Petersburg
locatedOn	Zayachy Island ⓘ
partOf	Peter and Paul Fortress complex ⓘ linked to: Peter and Paul Fortress
religion	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
replaced	earlier wooden church on the site ⓘ
significance	main necropolis of Russian emperors from the House of Romanov ⓘ
tallestBuildingIn	Saint Petersburg (for much of the 18th–19th centuries) ⓘ
touristAttraction	major tourist attraction in Saint Petersburg ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1990 ⓘ
usedAs	museum ⓘ

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Referenced by (44)

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

House of Romanov → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Nicholas II of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

subject linked to: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Peter and Paul Fortress → hasPart → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Peter the Great → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Elizabeth of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

subject linked to: Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Catherine I of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Peter II of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Anna of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Peter III of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Catherine II of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Paul I of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Alexander I of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Nicholas I of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Alexander II of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Alexander III of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia → baptismPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Olga Nikolaevna of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Olga Nikolaevna of Russia → burialPlace → Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Romanov family vault ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg (reinterred remains) ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Maria Nikolaevna of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg (reburial of Romanov remains) ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia → placeOfBurial → Peter and Paul Cathedral ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Mint Building → associatedWith → Peter and Paul Cathedral (nearby landmark) ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Marta Helena Skowrońska → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg → placeOfBurial → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Yekaterina Alekseyevna → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Holy Passion-Bearer Tsar Nicholas → buriedAt → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia → placeOfBurial → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Petrine Baroque → hasNotableBuilding → Peter and Paul Cathedral in Saint Petersburg ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Grand Duke Constantine Nikolaevich of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia → placeOfBurial → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg (reinterred remains of the imperial family) ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Alexandra Feodorovna of Hesse → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia → placeOfBurial → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

subject linked to: Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia

Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Carlo Bartolomeo Rastrelli → notableWork → tomb of Peter the Great (Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg) ⓘ

linked to: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg

Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

Grand Duke Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia → burialPlace → Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint Petersburg ⓘ

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