Amiens Cathedral
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Amiens Cathedral is a monumental 13th-century Gothic cathedral in northern France, renowned for its vast size, intricate façade, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amiens Cathedral canonical | 15 |
| Amiens Cathedral (later campaigns) | 1 |
| Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens | 1 |
| Cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Amiens | 1 |
| Notre-Dame d’Amiens | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site (Amiens Cathedral) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2586476 — 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: Amiens Cathedral Context triple: [Amiens, knownFor, Amiens Cathedral]
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A.
Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in northeastern France renowned as the traditional coronation site of French kings.
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B.
Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral is a famous Gothic cathedral in Rouen, France, renowned for its intricate façade and for inspiring Claude Monet’s celebrated series of impressionist paintings capturing it in different lights and seasons.
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C.
Bourges Cathedral
Bourges Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in central France, celebrated for its distinctive architecture, impressive stained glass windows, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Troyes Cathedral
Troyes Cathedral is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Troyes, France, renowned for its impressive stained glass windows and architectural heritage.
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E.
Le Mans Cathedral
Le Mans Cathedral is a major Gothic and Romanesque cathedral in Le Mans, France, renowned for its impressive architecture and extensive medieval stained glass.
- 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: Amiens Cathedral Target entity description: Amiens Cathedral is a monumental 13th-century Gothic cathedral in northern France, renowned for its vast size, intricate façade, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in northeastern France renowned as the traditional coronation site of French kings.
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B.
Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral is a famous Gothic cathedral in Rouen, France, renowned for its intricate façade and for inspiring Claude Monet’s celebrated series of impressionist paintings capturing it in different lights and seasons.
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C.
Bourges Cathedral
Bourges Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in central France, celebrated for its distinctive architecture, impressive stained glass windows, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Troyes Cathedral
Troyes Cathedral is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Troyes, France, renowned for its impressive stained glass windows and architectural heritage.
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E.
Le Mans Cathedral
Le Mans Cathedral is a major Gothic and Romanesque cathedral in Le Mans, France, renowned for its impressive architecture and extensive medieval stained glass.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic cathedral
ⓘ
Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cathédrale Notre-Dame d’Amiens
ⓘ
linked to:
Amiens Cathedral
Notre-Dame d’Amiens ⓘ
linked to:
Amiens Cathedral
|
| architecturalStyle |
High Gothic
ⓘ
Rayonnant Gothic ⓘ
linked to:
French Rayonnant Gothic
|
| cityOnRiver | Somme River ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1270 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1220 ⓘ |
| containsRelic | alleged head of John the Baptist ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Our Lady of Amiens
ⓘ
linked to:
Our Lady (Notre-Dame)
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| diocese | Diocese of Amiens ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalProvince | Province of Reims ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 7700 square meters ⓘ |
| hasCloister | no surviving medieval cloister ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpire | yes ⓘ |
| heightOfNave | approximately 42 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gothic cathedrals in England
ⓘ
Gothic cathedrals in Germany ⓘ Gothic cathedrals in Spain ⓘ |
| length | approximately 145 meters ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | seat of the Bishop of Amiens ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amiens ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Picardy ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Hauts-de-France ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
central rose window
ⓘ
elaborate sculpted west façade ⓘ flying buttresses ⓘ labyrinth in the nave floor ⓘ polychrome façade light shows (son et lumière) ⓘ richly carved choir stalls ⓘ three large west portals ⓘ very high nave ⓘ |
| numberOfNaves | three ⓘ |
| planType | Latin cross plan ⓘ |
| primaryUse | Christian worship ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major tourist site in northern France ⓘ |
| towerHeight | approximately 68 meters ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
criterion (i)
ⓘ
criterion (ii) ⓘ criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of ‘Amiens Cathedral’ inscription ⓘ |
| width | approximately 70 meters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amiens Cathedral Description of subject: Amiens Cathedral is a monumental 13th-century Gothic cathedral in northern France, renowned for its vast size, intricate façade, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Amiens, France
subject linked to:
Amiens, France
subject linked to:
Somme, France
linked to: Amiens Cathedral
linked to: Amiens Cathedral
linked to: Amiens Cathedral
linked to: Amiens Cathedral
subject linked to:
Amiens Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site
linked to: Amiens Cathedral
subject linked to:
hortillonnages of Amiens