Praza do Obradoiro
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Praza do Obradoiro is the grand central square of Santiago de Compostela, famed as the culminating point of the Camino de Santiago and framed by the city’s cathedral and historic civic buildings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Praza do Obradoiro canonical | 10 |
| Plaza del Obradoiro | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3984853 — 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: Praza do Obradoiro Context triple: [Santiago de Compostela, hasLandmark, Praza do Obradoiro]
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A.
Sé Square
Sé Square is a central public square in São Paulo, Brazil, known as the city's symbolic ground zero and a major historical, religious, and civic landmark.
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B.
Plaza Grande
Plaza Grande is the main historic square in Quito, Ecuador, surrounded by important government and religious buildings and serving as the political and cultural heart of the city.
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C.
Plaza Grande
Plaza Grande is the historic central square of Mérida, Mexico, surrounded by colonial-era buildings and serving as the city’s main social and cultural gathering place.
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D.
Plaza del Pilar
Plaza del Pilar is a major historic square in Zaragoza, Spain, renowned for its monumental basilica, civic buildings, and role as the city’s cultural and social hub.
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E.
Campos Square
Campos Square is a historic public square and bustling commercial hub located on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria.
- 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: Praza do Obradoiro Target entity description: Praza do Obradoiro is the grand central square of Santiago de Compostela, famed as the culminating point of the Camino de Santiago and framed by the city’s cathedral and historic civic buildings.
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A.
Sé Square
Sé Square is a central public square in São Paulo, Brazil, known as the city's symbolic ground zero and a major historical, religious, and civic landmark.
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B.
Plaza Grande
Plaza Grande is the main historic square in Quito, Ecuador, surrounded by important government and religious buildings and serving as the political and cultural heart of the city.
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C.
Plaza Grande
Plaza Grande is the historic central square of Mérida, Mexico, surrounded by colonial-era buildings and serving as the city’s main social and cultural gathering place.
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D.
Plaza del Pilar
Plaza del Pilar is a major historic square in Zaragoza, Spain, renowned for its monumental basilica, civic buildings, and role as the city’s cultural and social hub.
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E.
Campos Square
Campos Square is a historic public square and bustling commercial hub located on Lagos Island in Lagos, Nigeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public square
ⓘ
urban plaza ⓘ |
| adjacentStreet |
Rúa da Raíña
ⓘ
Rúa do Franco ⓘ Rúa do Vilar ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleSurroundings |
Baroque
ⓘ
Gothic elements ⓘ Neoclassical ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
ⓘ
linked to:
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Colexio de San Xerome ⓘ Hostal dos Reis Católicos ⓘ Pazo de Raxoi ⓘ |
| coordinates | 42.8806°N 8.5449°W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| facesBuilding |
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
ⓘ
linked to:
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Colexio de San Xerome ⓘ Hostal dos Reis Católicos ⓘ Pazo de Raxoi ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
civic centre of Santiago de Compostela
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symbolic end point of pilgrimage ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBuildingFunction |
historic hospital and luxury hotel (Hostal dos Reis Católicos)
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municipal government (Pazo de Raxoi) ⓘ university rectorate (Colexio de San Xerome) ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Baroque façade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Santiago de Compostela Old Town) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Galician ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galicia
ⓘ
Province of A Coruña ⓘ Santiago de Compostela ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| nameInGalician | Praza do Obradoiro ⓘ |
| nameInSpanish |
Plaza del Obradoiro
ⓘ
linked to:
Praza do Obradoiro
|
| nameMeaning | Square of the Workshop ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the main square of Santiago de Compostela
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being the traditional finishing point of the Camino de Santiago ⓘ |
| partOf | historic centre of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ |
| pavingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| pilgrimageTradition |
place where pilgrims celebrate completion of the Camino
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place where pilgrims lay down backpacks ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | associated with the shrine of Saint James the Greater ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| surface | cobbled ⓘ |
| terminusOf | Camino de Santiago ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major tourist attraction in Galicia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pilgrim receptions
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public gatherings ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Praza do Obradoiro Description of subject: Praza do Obradoiro is the grand central square of Santiago de Compostela, famed as the culminating point of the Camino de Santiago and framed by the city’s cathedral and historic civic buildings.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Praza do Obradoiro