Guatemala City Cathedral

E406769

Roman Catholic cathedral cathedral church building

Guatemala City Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic church and historic landmark in Guatemala’s capital, known for its neoclassical architecture and central role in the country’s religious and cultural life.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Metropolitan Cathedral of Guatemala City	2
Catedral Metropolitana de Guatemala	1
Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago de Guatemala	1
Cathedral of Guatemala City	1
Guatemala City Cathedral canonical	1
Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago de Guatemala	1
metropolitan cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of Guatemala	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4024922 — 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: Guatemala City Cathedral
Context triple: [Presidential Palace of Guatemala, locatedNear, Guatemala City Cathedral]

A. Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador
The Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador is the principal Roman Catholic church of El Salvador’s capital, known for its prominent role in the country’s religious life and as the burial place of Archbishop Óscar Romero.
B. Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral
Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic church and an iconic neoclassical landmark in the historic center of Santiago, Chile.
C. Puebla Cathedral
Puebla Cathedral is a grand 16th–17th century Roman Catholic cathedral in Puebla, Mexico, renowned for its towering bell towers, richly decorated Baroque interior, and status as one of the country’s most important colonial churches.
D. Guadalajara Cathedral
Guadalajara Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church and iconic architectural symbol of Guadalajara, Mexico, known for its distinctive twin towers and blend of Gothic, Baroque, and Neoclassical styles.
E. Capilla del Cristo
Capilla del Cristo is a small historic 18th-century Catholic chapel and pilgrimage site located at the edge of a cliff in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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: Guatemala City Cathedral
Target entity description: Guatemala City Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic church and historic landmark in Guatemala’s capital, known for its neoclassical architecture and central role in the country’s religious and cultural life.

A. Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador
The Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador is the principal Roman Catholic church of El Salvador’s capital, known for its prominent role in the country’s religious life and as the burial place of Archbishop Óscar Romero.
B. Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral
Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic church and an iconic neoclassical landmark in the historic center of Santiago, Chile.
C. Puebla Cathedral
Puebla Cathedral is a grand 16th–17th century Roman Catholic cathedral in Puebla, Mexico, renowned for its towering bell towers, richly decorated Baroque interior, and status as one of the country’s most important colonial churches.
D. Guadalajara Cathedral
Guadalajara Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church and iconic architectural symbol of Guadalajara, Mexico, known for its distinctive twin towers and blend of Gothic, Baroque, and Neoclassical styles.
E. Capilla del Cristo
Capilla del Cristo is a small historic 18th-century Catholic chapel and pilgrimage site located at the edge of a cliff in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Catedral Metropolitana de Guatemala ⓘ linked to: Guatemala City Cathedral Catedral Primada Metropolitana de Santiago ⓘ linked to: Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral Metropolitan Cathedral of Guatemala City ⓘ linked to: Guatemala City Cathedral
architecturalStyle	Baroque elements ⓘ Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
builtAfter	1773 Guatemala earthquakes ⓘ
citySquare	Plaza Mayor de la Constitución ⓘ linked to: Plaza de la Constitución
consecrationYear	1815 ⓘ
constructionEnd	1815 ⓘ
constructionStart	1782 ⓘ
contains	altarpieces ⓘ paintings ⓘ religious artworks ⓘ sculptures of saints ⓘ
coordinates	14.6406°N 90.5133°W ⓘ
country	Guatemala ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important site for national ceremonies ⓘ major religious landmark in Guatemala ⓘ symbol of Catholic presence in Guatemala ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Assumption of the Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Assumption of Mary
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
faces	Plaza de la Constitución ⓘ
function	principal church of Guatemala City ⓘ seat of the Archbishop of Guatemala ⓘ
groundbreakingDate	1782 ⓘ
hasDome	yes ⓘ
hasFeature	bell towers ⓘ central nave ⓘ crypt ⓘ neoclassical façade ⓘ side chapels ⓘ
heritageDesignation	historic monument of Guatemala ⓘ
isCathedralOf	Archdiocese of Santiago de Guatemala ⓘ
locatedIn	Guatemala City ⓘ Guatemala Department ⓘ Historic Center of Guatemala City ⓘ
locatedOn	Parque Central ⓘ linked to: central plaza (Parque Central)
material	masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ
numberOfTowers	2 ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Catholicism ⓘ
replaced	cathedral of Antigua Guatemala as main seat of the archdiocese ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
significance	central role in Guatemala’s cultural life ⓘ central role in Guatemala’s religious life ⓘ
usedFor	Mass ⓘ cultural events ⓘ religious processions ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Presidential Palace of Guatemala → locatedNear → Guatemala City Cathedral ⓘ

Metropolitan Cathedral (Guatemala City) → alsoKnownAs → Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago de Guatemala ⓘ

subject linked to: Metropolitan Cathedral