Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar

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Gothic church Roman Catholic church basilica church tourist attraction

The Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar is a renowned 14th-century Catalan Gothic church in Barcelona, celebrated for its harmonious architecture and historical significance in the city's maritime and mercantile past.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar canonical	18
Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar	3
Santa María del Mar, Barcelona	1
parish complex of Santa Maria del Mar	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2228823 — 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: Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar
Context triple: [Fossar de les Moreres, adjacentTo, Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar]

A. Palau Güell
Palau Güell is a modernist mansion in Barcelona designed by Antoni Gaudí, renowned for its innovative architecture and ornate rooftop chimneys.
B. Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa is a medieval Crusader-era fortress-cathedral in modern Tartus, Syria, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of its kind in the Levant.
C. Casa Milà
Casa Milà is a renowned modernist building in Barcelona designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, famous for its undulating stone façade and sculptural rooftop.
D. Sagrada Família
The Sagrada Família is an iconic, still-unfinished basilica in Barcelona designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, renowned for its distinctive modernist architecture and intricate facades.
E. Park Güell
Park Güell is a famous public park in Barcelona designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, renowned for its colorful mosaics, organic forms, and panoramic city views.
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: Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar
Target entity description: The Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar is a renowned 14th-century Catalan Gothic church in Barcelona, celebrated for its harmonious architecture and historical significance in the city's maritime and mercantile past.

A. Palau Güell
Palau Güell is a modernist mansion in Barcelona designed by Antoni Gaudí, renowned for its innovative architecture and ornate rooftop chimneys.
B. Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa is a medieval Crusader-era fortress-cathedral in modern Tartus, Syria, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of its kind in the Levant.
C. Casa Milà
Casa Milà is a renowned modernist building in Barcelona designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, famous for its undulating stone façade and sculptural rooftop.
D. Sagrada Família
The Sagrada Família is an iconic, still-unfinished basilica in Barcelona designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, renowned for its distinctive modernist architecture and intricate facades.
E. Park Güell
Park Güell is a famous public park in Barcelona designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, renowned for its colorful mosaics, organic forms, and panoramic city views.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic church ⓘ Roman Catholic church ⓘ basilica ⓘ church ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	Berenguer de Montagut ⓘ Ramon Despuig ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Catalan Gothic ⓘ Gothic architecture ⓘ
completionDate	1383 ⓘ
consecrationYear	1384 ⓘ
constructionEnd	1383 ⓘ
constructionStart	1329 ⓘ
coordinateLocation	41.383°N 2.183°E ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Mary ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
diocese	Archdiocese of Barcelona ⓘ
floorPlan	basilica plan ⓘ
hasFeature	large rose window ⓘ octagonal towers ⓘ side chapels between buttresses ⓘ single wide nave ⓘ slender octagonal columns ⓘ
hasWorkInspiredBy	novel "La catedral del mar" ⓘ linked to: La Catedral del Mar
height	approximately 32 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ Cultural Asset of Local Interest ⓘ Monument of national interest in Spain ⓘ
inception	1329 ⓘ
knownFor	association with Barcelona's maritime history ⓘ association with Barcelona's merchant guilds ⓘ harmonious Gothic architecture ⓘ role in the Ribera district community ⓘ
languageOfName	Catalan ⓘ
locatedIn	Barcelona ⓘ Catalonia ⓘ Ciutat Vella ⓘ El Born ⓘ Province of Barcelona ⓘ
materialUsed	Montjuïc stone ⓘ linked to: Montjuïc
nativeLabel	Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar ⓘ linked to: Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar
numberOfNaves	1 ⓘ
parish	Parish of Santa Maria del Mar ⓘ linked to: parish cemetery of Santa Maria del Mar
religion	Christianity ⓘ
significantEvent	damaged by fire in 1936 ⓘ
towerHeight	approximately 54 meters ⓘ
website	https://www.santamariadelmarbarcelona.org/ ⓘ

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