St. Mary’s Basilica (Kraków)

E408281

Gothic church Roman Catholic church basilica minor landmark of Kraków

St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków is a landmark Gothic church famous for its towering brick façade, hourly trumpet call (hejnał), and the richly carved wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
St. Mary’s Basilica, Kraków	5
St. Mary's Basilica (Kraków)	2
St. Mary’s Basilica (Kraków) canonical	2
St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków	2
Altarpiece of St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków	1
High Altar of St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków	1
St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków	1
St. Mary's Basilica, Kraków	1
St. Mary’s Church (Bazylika Mariacka)	1
bugle call (Hejnał mariacki) from St. Mary's Basilica	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4047681 — 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 Basilica (Kraków)
Context triple: [Old Town (Kraków), hasPart, St. Mary’s Basilica (Kraków)]

A. Wrocław Cathedral
Wrocław Cathedral is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral on Ostrów Tumski in Wrocław, Poland, renowned for its twin towers and role as a major religious and architectural landmark of the city.
B. Poznań Cathedral
Poznań Cathedral is one of Poland’s oldest and most important Roman Catholic cathedrals, renowned as a historic burial site of early Polish rulers and a key monument of Gothic and Romanesque architecture.
C. Wawel Cathedral
Wawel Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Kraków, Poland, serving as the traditional coronation and burial site of Polish monarchs and national heroes.
D. Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tarnów
The Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tarnów is a prominent Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral in southern Poland, noted for its towering interior and richly decorated chapels and monuments.
E. Opole Cathedral
Opole Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Opole, Poland, renowned for its twin towers and status as one of the city’s most important religious and architectural monuments.
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 Basilica (Kraków)
Target entity description: St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków is a landmark Gothic church famous for its towering brick façade, hourly trumpet call (hejnał), and the richly carved wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss.

A. Wrocław Cathedral
Wrocław Cathedral is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral on Ostrów Tumski in Wrocław, Poland, renowned for its twin towers and role as a major religious and architectural landmark of the city.
B. Poznań Cathedral
Poznań Cathedral is one of Poland’s oldest and most important Roman Catholic cathedrals, renowned as a historic burial site of early Polish rulers and a key monument of Gothic and Romanesque architecture.
C. Wawel Cathedral
Wawel Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Kraków, Poland, serving as the traditional coronation and burial site of Polish monarchs and national heroes.
D. Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tarnów
The Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tarnów is a prominent Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral in southern Poland, noted for its towering interior and richly decorated chapels and monuments.
E. Opole Cathedral
Opole Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Opole, Poland, renowned for its twin towers and status as one of the city’s most important religious and architectural monuments.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic church ⓘ Roman Catholic church ⓘ basilica minor ⓘ landmark of Kraków ⓘ
altarpieceArtist	Veit Stoss ⓘ
altarpieceCompletion	late 15th century ⓘ
altarpieceMaterial	carved wood ⓘ
altarpieceStyle	Late Gothic ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Brick Gothic ⓘ
cityLandmarkOf	Kraków Main Square ⓘ linked to: Main Square, Kraków
consecrationYear	1320 ⓘ
constructionStart	13th century ⓘ
country	Poland ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Mary ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic ⓘ
famousFor	Gothic architecture ⓘ hourly trumpet call (hejnał mariacki) ⓘ role in Kraków’s skyline ⓘ unequal towers ⓘ wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss ⓘ
function	parish church ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
hasPart	Baroque chapels ⓘ higher northern tower ⓘ lower southern tower ⓘ main altar by Veit Stoss ⓘ organ ⓘ polychrome interior ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ starry blue vaulted ceiling ⓘ trumpet tower ⓘ two unequal towers ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn	Kraków ⓘ Lesser Poland Voivodeship ⓘ Main Market Square, Kraków ⓘ linked to: Main Square, Kraków Old Town, Kraków ⓘ linked to: Old Town of Kraków
locatedNear	Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) ⓘ Town Hall Tower, Kraków ⓘ linked to: Town Hall Tower (Kraków)
material	brick ⓘ
partOf	Historic Centre of Kraków (UNESCO World Heritage Site) ⓘ linked to: Old Town of Kraków
rebuiltIn	14th century ⓘ
rite	Latin Rite ⓘ
towerHeight	approximately 69 meters (southern tower) ⓘ approximately 80 meters (northern tower) ⓘ
trumpetCallDirection	played towards the four corners of the world ⓘ
trumpetCallFrequency	hourly ⓘ
trumpetCallName	hejnał mariacki ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

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

Old Town (Kraków) → hasPart → St. Mary’s Basilica (Kraków) ⓘ

subject linked to: Old Town

Adam Mickiewicz Monument (Kraków) → locatedNear → St. Mary’s Basilica, Kraków ⓘ

subject linked to: Adam Mickiewicz Monument