Amiens Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site
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The Amiens Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, celebrated for its immense scale, harmonious architecture, and exceptionally well-preserved medieval sculpture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amiens Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site canonical | 1 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site Amiens Cathedral | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2586481 — 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 UNESCO World Heritage Site Context triple: [Amiens, hasHeritageStatus, Amiens Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site]
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A.
Chartres Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, celebrated for its remarkable stained glass windows, architectural unity, and status as a major medieval pilgrimage site.
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B.
Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Treille, Lille
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Treille in Lille is a prominent neo-Gothic and modernist Catholic church known for its distinctive contemporary façade and status as a major religious and architectural landmark in northern France.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 UNESCO World Heritage Site Target entity description: The Amiens Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, celebrated for its immense scale, harmonious architecture, and exceptionally well-preserved medieval sculpture.
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A.
Chartres Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, celebrated for its remarkable stained glass windows, architectural unity, and status as a major medieval pilgrimage site.
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B.
Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Treille, Lille
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Treille in Lille is a prominent neo-Gothic and modernist Catholic church known for its distinctive contemporary façade and status as a major religious and architectural landmark in northern France.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic cathedral
ⓘ
Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ church building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
High Gothic ⓘ |
| category |
Gothic cathedrals in France
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in France ⓘ World Heritage Sites in France ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1270 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1220 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Our Lady
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| diocese | Diocese of Amiens ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 7700 square metres ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ambulatory with radiating chapels
ⓘ
central portal of the Last Judgement ⓘ choir ⓘ north transept ⓘ south transept ⓘ west façade ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique of France
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 13th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| length | approximately 145 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amiens
ⓘ
Hauts-de-France region ⓘ
linked to:
Hauts-de-France
Somme department ⓘ
linked to:
Somme (department)
|
| locatedOn | left bank of the River Somme ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens
ⓘ
linked to:
Amiens Cathedral
|
| naveHeight | approximately 42 metres ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate west front
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harmonious Gothic architecture ⓘ immense scale ⓘ well-preserved medieval sculpture ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| status | cathedral church of the Diocese of Amiens ⓘ |
| towerHeight | approximately 68 metres ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 162 ⓘ |
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Subject: Amiens Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site Description of subject: The Amiens Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, celebrated for its immense scale, harmonious architecture, and exceptionally well-preserved medieval sculpture.
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subject linked to:
Amiens, France
linked to: Amiens Cathedral UNESCO World Heritage Site