Old Cathedral, Linz

E280711

Baroque church Roman Catholic church cathedral cultural heritage monument tourist attraction

The Old Cathedral in Linz is a historic Baroque church that serves as one of the principal Catholic churches of the city and a significant religious and architectural landmark in Upper Austria.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Jesuitenkirche Linz	1
Old Cathedral, Linz canonical	1
cathedral of the Diocese of Linz	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2544190 — 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: Old Cathedral, Linz
Context triple: [Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz, coCathedral, Old Cathedral, Linz]

A. New Cathedral, Linz
New Cathedral in Linz is a prominent 19th–20th century Roman Catholic church in Austria, known as one of the country’s largest and most architecturally significant neo-Gothic cathedrals.
B. Karlskirche
Karlskirche is a prominent Baroque church in Vienna, Austria, renowned for its grand dome, richly decorated interior, and status as one of the city's most iconic architectural landmarks.
C. St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna is a landmark Gothic church and symbol of the city, renowned for its towering spire, richly patterned roof, and central role in Austria's religious and cultural history.
D. Ignatiuskirche (Linz)
Ignatiuskirche (Linz) is a prominent Baroque church in Linz, Austria, serving as one of the city’s main Roman Catholic churches and an important historical and architectural landmark.
E. Hofkirche, Innsbruck
The Hofkirche in Innsbruck is a Gothic court church renowned for its elaborate cenotaph of Emperor Maximilian I, surrounded by life-sized bronze statues of ancestors and heroes.
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: Old Cathedral, Linz
Target entity description: The Old Cathedral in Linz is a historic Baroque church that serves as one of the principal Catholic churches of the city and a significant religious and architectural landmark in Upper Austria.

A. New Cathedral, Linz
New Cathedral in Linz is a prominent 19th–20th century Roman Catholic church in Austria, known as one of the country’s largest and most architecturally significant neo-Gothic cathedrals.
B. Karlskirche
Karlskirche is a prominent Baroque church in Vienna, Austria, renowned for its grand dome, richly decorated interior, and status as one of the city's most iconic architectural landmarks.
C. St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna is a landmark Gothic church and symbol of the city, renowned for its towering spire, richly patterned roof, and central role in Austria's religious and cultural history.
D. Ignatiuskirche (Linz)
Ignatiuskirche (Linz) is a prominent Baroque church in Linz, Austria, serving as one of the city’s main Roman Catholic churches and an important historical and architectural landmark.
E. Hofkirche, Innsbruck
The Hofkirche in Innsbruck is a Gothic court church renowned for its elaborate cenotaph of Emperor Maximilian I, surrounded by life-sized bronze statues of ancestors and heroes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque church ⓘ Roman Catholic church ⓘ cathedral ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Alter Dom ⓘ Ignatiuskirche ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque ⓘ
belongsTo	Roman Catholic Church in Austria ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church in Austria
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Austria ⓘ
culturalRole	venue for sacred music ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ linked to: Ignatius of Loyola
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Diocese of Linz ⓘ
floorPlan	Latin cross ⓘ
followsRite	Roman Rite ⓘ
formerCathedralOf	Diocese of Linz ⓘ
governingBody	Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz ⓘ
hasArchitecturalType	hall church ⓘ
hasDome	yes ⓘ
hasFacadeDirection	west ⓘ
hasOrgan	pipe organ ⓘ
hasTower	two towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation	listed building in Austria ⓘ
isPartOf	historic center of Linz ⓘ
locatedIn	Hauptplatz, Linz ⓘ linked to: Main Square of Linz Innere Stadt, Linz ⓘ linked to: Innere Stadt (Linz) Linz ⓘ Upper Austria ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
notableFor	Baroque interior decoration ⓘ historic pipe organ ⓘ role as former cathedral of Linz ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
significance	major architectural landmark in Upper Austria ⓘ major religious landmark in Upper Austria ⓘ principal Catholic church of Linz ⓘ
state	Upper Austria ⓘ
usedFor	Catholic liturgy ⓘ concerts ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz → coCathedral → Old Cathedral, Linz ⓘ

Old Cathedral (Linz) → formerName → Jesuitenkirche Linz ⓘ

subject linked to: Old Cathedral

linked to: Old Cathedral, Linz

Old Cathedral (Linz) → positionHeld → cathedral of the Diocese of Linz ⓘ