Cathedral of Our Lady (Munich)

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Roman Catholic church cathedral church building landmark tourist attraction

The Cathedral of Our Lady in Munich, commonly known as the Frauenkirche, is a landmark late Gothic church and iconic symbol of the city, serving as the seat of the Archbishop of Munich and Freising.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Frauenkirche (Munich)	2
Cathedral of Our Lady (Munich) canonical	1
Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising	1
Munich Cathedral	1
Munich Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)	1
nave of Frauenkirche, Munich	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2544639 — 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 Our Lady (Munich)
Context triple: [Archbishop of Munich and Freising, cathedral, Cathedral of Our Lady (Munich)]

A. Theatinerkirche, Munich
The Theatinerkirche in Munich is a prominent 17th-century Baroque Catholic church known for its striking yellow façade and role as a traditional burial site of Bavarian royalty.
B. Church of Our Lady, Fürth
The Church of Our Lady in Fürth is a historic Christian church and notable architectural landmark in the Bavarian city of Fürth, Germany.
C. Würzburg Cathedral
Würzburg Cathedral is a major Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Würzburg, Germany, renowned for its historic architecture and significance as the seat of the local bishop.
D. Wieskirche, Bavaria
Wieskirche in Bavaria is a renowned Bavarian pilgrimage church celebrated as one of the finest masterpieces of Rococo religious architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Old Town Hall (Munich)
The Old Town Hall in Munich is a historic Gothic-style building on Marienplatz that once served as the city’s administrative center and now houses a toy museum and ceremonial spaces.
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 Our Lady (Munich)
Target entity description: The Cathedral of Our Lady in Munich, commonly known as the Frauenkirche, is a landmark late Gothic church and iconic symbol of the city, serving as the seat of the Archbishop of Munich and Freising.

A. Theatinerkirche, Munich
The Theatinerkirche in Munich is a prominent 17th-century Baroque Catholic church known for its striking yellow façade and role as a traditional burial site of Bavarian royalty.
B. Church of Our Lady, Fürth
The Church of Our Lady in Fürth is a historic Christian church and notable architectural landmark in the Bavarian city of Fürth, Germany.
C. Würzburg Cathedral
Würzburg Cathedral is a major Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Würzburg, Germany, renowned for its historic architecture and significance as the seat of the local bishop.
D. Wieskirche, Bavaria
Wieskirche in Bavaria is a renowned Bavarian pilgrimage church celebrated as one of the finest masterpieces of Rococo religious architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Old Town Hall (Munich)
The Old Town Hall in Munich is a historic Gothic-style building on Marienplatz that once served as the city’s administrative center and now houses a toy museum and ceremonial spaces.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic church ⓘ cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Late Gothic ⓘ
architecturalType	hall church ⓘ
citySymbolOf	Munich ⓘ
commonName	Frauenkirche ⓘ
completionDate	1488 ⓘ
consecrationYear	1494 ⓘ
containsArtworkBy	Erasmus Grasser ⓘ
containsFeature	Teufelstritt (Devil’s Footstep) in the floor ⓘ
containsTombOf	Emperor Ludwig IV ⓘ linked to: Ludwig der Bayer members of the House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
coordinates	48.1386°N 11.5730°E ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
damage	severely damaged in World War II ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Archdiocese of Munich and Freising ⓘ
floorCount	nave with three aisles ⓘ
function	seat of the Archbishop of Munich and Freising ⓘ
governingBody	Archdiocese of Munich and Freising ⓘ
groundbreakingDate	1468 ⓘ
hasDomeType	onion dome ⓘ
hasPart	choir ⓘ crypt ⓘ main nave ⓘ north tower ⓘ south tower ⓘ
height	98.57 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	listed building in Bavaria ⓘ
isEpiscopalSeeOf	Archbishop of Munich and Freising ⓘ
knownFor	distinctive twin towers with onion domes ⓘ dominant position in Munich skyline ⓘ late Gothic brick architecture ⓘ
length	approximately 109 metres ⓘ
locatedIn	Bavaria ⓘ Munich ⓘ Old Town (Munich) ⓘ linked to: Munich old town Upper Bavaria ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ
nativeName	Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau ⓘ
numberOfTowers	2 ⓘ
parish	Dompfarrei Zu Unserer Lieben Frau ⓘ linked to: Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
restoration	post–World War II reconstruction completed in the 20th century ⓘ
seatingCapacity	around 4000 people ⓘ
towerHeight	98.57 metres ⓘ
website	https://www.muenchner-dom.de/ ⓘ
width	approximately 40 metres ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Archbishop of Munich and Freising → cathedral → Cathedral of Our Lady (Munich) ⓘ

Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor → burialPlace → Munich Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) ⓘ

subject linked to: Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV