St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney

E280978

Gothic Revival building Roman Catholic church cathedral landmark

St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney is a prominent Gothic Revival Roman Catholic church and one of the city's most recognizable religious and architectural landmarks.

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Label	Occurrences
St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney canonical	20
St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney	2
St Mary’s Cathedral presbytery, Sydney	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2610435 — 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: St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney
Context triple: [Hyde Park (Sydney), adjacentTo, St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney]

A. St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney
St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney is a historic Gothic Revival Anglican cathedral in the heart of Sydney, serving as the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney and a prominent landmark in the city.
B. St Anne’s Cathedral
St Anne’s Cathedral is a prominent Anglican cathedral in Belfast, Northern Ireland, noted for its Romanesque Revival architecture and role as a major religious and cultural landmark in the city.
C. St Michael’s Cathedral
St Michael’s Cathedral is the historic Anglican cathedral in Coventry, England, whose ruins from the 1940 World War II bombing stand alongside a modern rebuilt church as a symbol of reconciliation and peace.
D. St Peter’s Cathedral
St Peter’s Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral and prominent architectural landmark located in the German city of Osnabrück.
E. St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne
St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne is a prominent Anglican cathedral known for its distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and central location opposite Federation Square in the city’s CBD.
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: St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney
Target entity description: St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney is a prominent Gothic Revival Roman Catholic church and one of the city's most recognizable religious and architectural landmarks.

A. St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney
St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney is a historic Gothic Revival Anglican cathedral in the heart of Sydney, serving as the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney and a prominent landmark in the city.
B. St Anne’s Cathedral
St Anne’s Cathedral is a prominent Anglican cathedral in Belfast, Northern Ireland, noted for its Romanesque Revival architecture and role as a major religious and cultural landmark in the city.
C. St Michael’s Cathedral
St Michael’s Cathedral is the historic Anglican cathedral in Coventry, England, whose ruins from the 1940 World War II bombing stand alongside a modern rebuilt church as a symbol of reconciliation and peace.
D. St Peter’s Cathedral
St Peter’s Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral and prominent architectural landmark located in the German city of Osnabrück.
E. St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne
St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne is a prominent Anglican cathedral known for its distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and central location opposite Federation Square in the city’s CBD.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic Revival building ⓘ Roman Catholic church ⓘ cathedral ⓘ landmark ⓘ
address	St Mary’s Road, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ⓘ
architect	Jack Hennessy Jr. ⓘ John Hennessy ⓘ William Wilkinson Wardell ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic Revival ⓘ
architecturalType	basilica ⓘ
city	Sydney ⓘ
consecrationYear	1882 ⓘ
constructionEnd	1928 ⓘ
constructionStart	1868 ⓘ
coordinates	33.871°S 151.213°E ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Immaculate Mother of God ⓘ linked to: Virgin Mary Mary, Help of Christians ⓘ linked to: Mary Help of Christians
dedication	8 September 1900 ⓘ
denomination	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
governingDiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney ⓘ
hasFeature	apse ⓘ bell tower ⓘ crypt ⓘ nave ⓘ pipe organ ⓘ rose window ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ transepts ⓘ
hasSpire	twin western spires ⓘ
hasTower	central tower ⓘ
heritageDesignation	New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ linked to: State Heritage Register listing (New South Wales)
heritageDesignationDate	2 April 1999 ⓘ
isCathedralOf	Archdiocese of Sydney ⓘ linked to: Ecclesiastical Province of Sydney
length	approximately 107 metres ⓘ
locatedIn	Archdiocese of Sydney ⓘ linked to: Ecclesiastical Province of Sydney New South Wales ⓘ
material	Sydney sandstone ⓘ
notableFor	Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ prominent twin spires on Sydney skyline ⓘ role as major religious and tourist attraction in Sydney ⓘ
overlooks	Hyde Park, Sydney ⓘ
predecessorBuildingDestroyedBy	fire ⓘ
predecessorBuildingFireYear	1865 ⓘ
primaryUse	liturgical services ⓘ seat of the Archbishop of Sydney ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
spiresHeight	approximately 74.6 metres ⓘ
status	metropolitan cathedral ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ
width	approximately 24 metres ⓘ

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Referenced by (23)

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

Hyde Park (Sydney) → adjacentTo → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

subject linked to: Hyde Park

The Domain, Sydney → adjacentTo → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

Queen’s Square, Sydney → hasViewOf → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

Hyde Park, Sydney → adjacentTo → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

Centrepoint Tower → nearbyAttraction → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

Catholic Church in Australia → hasNationalShrine → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

Ecclesiastical Province of Sydney → hasCathedralOfMetropolitanSee → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

College Street, Sydney → hasNearbyLandmark → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

subject linked to: College Street

College Street, Sydney → hasNearbyReligiousBuilding → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

subject linked to: College Street

Elizabeth Street, Sydney → hasLandmark → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

Sydney central business district → contains → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

Sydney central business district → hasLandmark → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

Hyde Park North → near → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

Roger Vaughan → burialPlace → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

St Mary’s Road, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia → fronts → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

St Mary’s Road, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia → adjacentTo → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

St Mary’s Road, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia → hasLandmark → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

William Wilkinson Wardell → notableWork → St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

linked to: St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney

William Wilkinson Wardell → notableWork → St Mary’s Cathedral presbytery, Sydney ⓘ

linked to: St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney

William Wilkinson Wardell → designed → St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

linked to: St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney → cathedral → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney → hasMajorChurch → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney → centralChurch → St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney ⓘ

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