Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir

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Russian Orthodox church World Heritage Site cathedral cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia

Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir is a 12th-century Russian Orthodox church renowned as a masterpiece of early Russian architecture and a former mother church of medieval Rus'.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir	1
Assumption Cathedral, Vladimir	1
Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3332756 — 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: Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir
Context triple: [Grand Duchy of Vladimir, notableBuilding, Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir]

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. Holy Trinity Cathedral (Alexander Nevsky Lavra)
Holy Trinity Cathedral is the main Baroque-style church of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Saint Petersburg, Russia, serving as a prominent religious and architectural landmark.
D. 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.
E. Annunciation Cathedral of Kazan
The Annunciation Cathedral of Kazan is a historic Russian Orthodox church and one of the principal religious and architectural monuments within the Kazan Kremlin.
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: Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir
Target entity description: Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir is a 12th-century Russian Orthodox church renowned as a masterpiece of early Russian architecture and a former mother church of medieval Rus'.

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. Holy Trinity Cathedral (Alexander Nevsky Lavra)
Holy Trinity Cathedral is the main Baroque-style church of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in Saint Petersburg, Russia, serving as a prominent religious and architectural landmark.
D. 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.
E. Annunciation Cathedral of Kazan
The Annunciation Cathedral of Kazan is a historic Russian Orthodox church and one of the principal religious and architectural monuments within the Kazan Kremlin.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Russian Orthodox church ⓘ World Heritage Site ⓘ cathedral ⓘ cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Russian architecture ⓘ pre-Mongol Russian architecture ⓘ
completionDate	1160 ⓘ
constructionStart	1158 ⓘ
contains	frescoes by Andrei Rublev ⓘ frescoes by Daniil Chyorny ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Dormition of the Mother of God ⓘ linked to: Dormition of the Theotokos
denomination	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
diocese	Eparchy of Vladimir ⓘ
floodEvent	suffered fires and reconstructions in the Middle Ages ⓘ
formerRole	mother church of medieval Rus' ⓘ
foundedBy	Andrei Bogolyubsky ⓘ linked to: Andrey Bogolyubsky
function	cathedral church of the Vladimir diocese ⓘ
hasDomeColor	gold ⓘ
hasFeature	arcade-galleries ⓘ carved stone decoration ⓘ freestanding belfry nearby ⓘ
height	about 32 metres ⓘ
heritageCriteria	UNESCO criteria (ii) ⓘ UNESCO criteria (iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1992 ⓘ
inception	1158 ⓘ
locatedIn	Golden Ring of Russia ⓘ Vladimir ⓘ Vladimir Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Cathedral Square in Vladimir ⓘ
mainIcon	Theotokos of Vladimir (historically housed) ⓘ
material	white limestone ⓘ
near	Cathedral of Saint Demetrius in Vladimir ⓘ
numberOfDomes	5 ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
ownership	Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
partOf	White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal ⓘ
patron	Andrei Bogolyubsky ⓘ linked to: Andrey Bogolyubsky
rebuiltIn	1185–1189 ⓘ
region	Central Russia ⓘ
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
significance	masterpiece of early Russian architecture ⓘ
touristAttraction	major ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	633 ⓘ
usedFor	Orthodox liturgical services ⓘ burial place of Vladimir princes ⓘ enthronement of grand princes of Vladimir ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Grand Duchy of Vladimir → notableBuilding → Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir ⓘ

Andrey Bogolyubsky → burialPlace → Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir ⓘ

linked to: Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir

Andrey Bogolyubsky → associatedWith → Assumption Cathedral, Vladimir ⓘ