Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat

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Russian Orthodox church cathedral cultural heritage monument

The Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat is a famous 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, renowned for its colorful onion domes and iconic status as a symbol of Russia.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat canonical	2
Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed	1
Church of the Intercession	1
Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos on the Moat	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2439164 — 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 the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat
Context triple: [St. Basil's Cathedral, alsoKnownAs, Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat]

A. Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Kremlin, renowned as the traditional site of tsarist coronations and a central symbol of the Russian state and church.
B. Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic Orthodox church in Kharkiv, Ukraine, renowned for its baroque architecture and prominent bell tower.
C. Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral
Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral is a major Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Varna, notable for its grand domes and status as one of the city's most important religious and architectural landmarks.
D. Annunciation Cathedral
Annunciation Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church within the Moscow Kremlin, renowned for its golden domes and richly decorated interior that once served as the private chapel of the Russian tsars.
E. Annunciation Cathedral
Annunciation Cathedral is a prominent Orthodox church in Kharkiv, Ukraine, known for its striking Neo-Byzantine architecture and richly decorated interior.
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 the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat
Target entity description: The Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat is a famous 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, renowned for its colorful onion domes and iconic status as a symbol of Russia.

A. Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Kremlin, renowned as the traditional site of tsarist coronations and a central symbol of the Russian state and church.
B. Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic Orthodox church in Kharkiv, Ukraine, renowned for its baroque architecture and prominent bell tower.
C. Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral
Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral is a major Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Varna, notable for its grand domes and status as one of the city's most important religious and architectural landmarks.
D. Annunciation Cathedral
Annunciation Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church within the Moscow Kremlin, renowned for its golden domes and richly decorated interior that once served as the private chapel of the Russian tsars.
E. Annunciation Cathedral
Annunciation Cathedral is a prominent Orthodox church in Kharkiv, Ukraine, known for its striking Neo-Byzantine architecture and richly decorated interior.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian Orthodox church ⓘ cathedral ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Pokrovsky Cathedral ⓘ Saint Basil's Cathedral ⓘ linked to: St. Basil's Cathedral St. Basil the Blessed ⓘ linked to: Vasily (Basil) the Blessed
architecturalStyle	Russian Revival (later restorations) ⓘ Russian architecture ⓘ Russian tented roof architecture ⓘ
builtToCommemorate	conquest of Astrakhan ⓘ conquest of Kazan ⓘ
builtUnderRuler	Ivan IV of Russia ⓘ linked to: Ivan IV the Terrible
constructionEnd	1561 ⓘ
constructionStart	1555 ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
culturalSignificance	iconic image of Russian architecture ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Intercession of the Theotokos ⓘ linked to: Protection of the Theotokos (Pokrov)
denomination	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
era	16th century ⓘ
features	central tented roof church ⓘ colorful onion domes ⓘ multiple side chapels ⓘ
function	museum ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
governingBody	State Historical Museum (for museum functions) ⓘ linked to: State Historical Museum
hasDomeCount	nine main domes ⓘ
hasPart	Chapel of St. Basil the Blessed ⓘ linked to: Chapel of St. Basil nine main chapels ⓘ
height	approximately 47.5 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus	federal cultural heritage monument of Russia ⓘ
locatedAt	southern end of Red Square ⓘ
locatedIn	Moscow ⓘ
locatedNear	Moscow Kremlin ⓘ
locatedOn	Red Square ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ
namedAfter	Theotokos (Mother of God) ⓘ linked to: Icons of the Theotokos
notableFor	asymmetrical composition of chapels ⓘ distinctive colorful domes ⓘ
originalLocationDescription	on the moat of the Kremlin fortifications ⓘ
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
roofType	tented roof ⓘ
symbolOf	Moscow ⓘ Russia ⓘ
touristAttraction	major tourist attraction in Moscow ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1990 ⓘ
worldHeritageSiteOf	Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow ⓘ linked to: Moscow Kremlin

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

St. Basil's Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat ⓘ

St. Basil's Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed ⓘ

linked to: Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat

The Intercession of the Theotokos on the Moat → originalName → Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos on the Moat ⓘ

linked to: Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat

Kizhi Island → hasAttraction → Church of the Intercession ⓘ

linked to: Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat

Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed → hasAlternativeName → Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat ⓘ

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