Cathedral of Brasília

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Roman Catholic cathedral landmark modernist building

The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Cathedral of Brasília canonical	7
Brasília Cathedral	1
Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida	1
Evangelists sculptures at Brasília Cathedral	1
Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Aparecida	1
stained-glass windows of the Cathedral of Brasília	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T195903 — 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 Brasília
Context triple: [Oscar Niemeyer, designed, Cathedral of Brasília]

A. National Congress of Brazil building
The National Congress of Brazil building is a landmark modernist government complex in Brasília, renowned for its distinctive twin towers flanked by a domed and a bowl-shaped chamber.
B. Belém Palace
Belém Palace is the official residence of the President of Portugal, located in Lisbon’s Belém district and serving as a central site of Portuguese political and ceremonial life.
C. Palácio do Planalto
Palácio do Planalto is the modernist presidential office building in Brasília that serves as the official workplace of the President of Brazil.
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. Palácio da Alvorada
Palácio da Alvorada is the modernist official residence of the President of Brazil in Brasília, renowned for its sleek columns and iconic architectural design.
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 Brasília
Target entity description: The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.

A. National Congress of Brazil building
The National Congress of Brazil building is a landmark modernist government complex in Brasília, renowned for its distinctive twin towers flanked by a domed and a bowl-shaped chamber.
B. Belém Palace
Belém Palace is the official residence of the President of Portugal, located in Lisbon’s Belém district and serving as a central site of Portuguese political and ceremonial life.
C. Palácio do Planalto
Palácio do Planalto is the modernist presidential office building in Brasília that serves as the official workplace of the President of Brazil.
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. Palácio da Alvorada
Palácio da Alvorada is the modernist official residence of the President of Brazil in Brasília, renowned for its sleek columns and iconic architectural design.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ landmark ⓘ modernist building ⓘ
architect	Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ
architecturalStyle	modernist architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	planned city of Brasília ⓘ
columnShape	curved concrete column ⓘ
consecrationYear	1970 ⓘ
constructionMaterial	reinforced concrete ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Our Lady Aparecida ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Archdiocese of Brasília ⓘ
feature	crown-like exterior ⓘ glass roof ⓘ reflecting pool ⓘ suspended angel sculptures ⓘ underground entrance ⓘ
floorType	marble floor ⓘ
function	place of worship ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
groundbreakingDate	1958 ⓘ
hasArtworkBy	Marianne Peretti ⓘ
hasArtworkType	stained glass ⓘ
hasBellTower	yes ⓘ
hasSculptureBy	Alfredo Ceschiatti ⓘ
hasSculptureType	angel sculptures ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn	Brasília ⓘ Federal District (Brazil) ⓘ
nativeName	Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ⓘ linked to: Cathedral of Brasília
nativeNameLanguage	pt ⓘ
notableFor	hyperboloid concrete structure ⓘ striking glass roof ⓘ
numberOfColumns	16 ⓘ
openingYear	1970 ⓘ
owner	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brasília ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of Brasília
partOf	Monumental Axis of Brasília ⓘ
plan	circular plan ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
roofMaterial	stained glass ⓘ
shape	hyperboloid structure ⓘ
status	metropolitan cathedral ⓘ
structuralEngineer	Joaquim Cardozo ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteDesignationYear	1987 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf	Brasília ⓘ
usesLighting	natural light ⓘ

How these facts were elicited