Kaunas Cathedral Basilica

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Roman Catholic cathedral basilica cultural heritage monument minor basilica

Kaunas Cathedral Basilica is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Kaunas, Lithuania, notable for its Gothic and Renaissance architectural features and status as a key religious and historical landmark in the city.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kaunas Cathedral Basilica canonical	2
Kaunas Cathedral Basilica of the Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul	1
Kauno Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Povilo arkikatedra bazilika	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4010954 — 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: Kaunas Cathedral Basilica
Context triple: [Kaunas Castle, hasNearby, Kaunas Cathedral Basilica]

A. Kaunas Castle
Kaunas Castle is a historic Gothic defensive fortress in Kaunas, Lithuania, notable as one of the country’s oldest stone castles and a key medieval stronghold.
B. Town Hall of Kaunas
The Town Hall of Kaunas is a historic 16th-century civic building in Lithuania, famed for its elegant white Baroque architecture and its nickname, the "White Swan."
C. Kaunas Old Town
Kaunas Old Town is the historic center of Kaunas, Lithuania, known for its medieval architecture, cobblestone streets, and well-preserved cultural landmarks.
D. Riga Cathedral
Riga Cathedral is a historic Lutheran cathedral in Latvia’s capital, renowned for its impressive Gothic and Baroque architecture and one of the largest organs in Europe.
E. Kaunas Fortress
Kaunas Fortress is a 19th–20th century Russian Empire military fortification complex in Kaunas, Lithuania, built to defend the western borders and now partly preserved as a historical and cultural monument.
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: Kaunas Cathedral Basilica
Target entity description: Kaunas Cathedral Basilica is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Kaunas, Lithuania, notable for its Gothic and Renaissance architectural features and status as a key religious and historical landmark in the city.

A. Kaunas Castle
Kaunas Castle is a historic Gothic defensive fortress in Kaunas, Lithuania, notable as one of the country’s oldest stone castles and a key medieval stronghold.
B. Town Hall of Kaunas
The Town Hall of Kaunas is a historic 16th-century civic building in Lithuania, famed for its elegant white Baroque architecture and its nickname, the "White Swan."
C. Kaunas Old Town
Kaunas Old Town is the historic center of Kaunas, Lithuania, known for its medieval architecture, cobblestone streets, and well-preserved cultural landmarks.
D. Riga Cathedral
Riga Cathedral is a historic Lutheran cathedral in Latvia’s capital, renowned for its impressive Gothic and Baroque architecture and one of the largest organs in Europe.
E. Kaunas Fortress
Kaunas Fortress is a 19th–20th century Russian Empire military fortification complex in Kaunas, Lithuania, built to defend the western borders and now partly preserved as a historical and cultural monument.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ basilica ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ linked to: Baroque Gothic architecture ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ
basilicaSince	1926 ⓘ
cathedralSince	1895 ⓘ
country	Lithuania ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saints Peter and Paul ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Archdiocese of Kaunas ⓘ
floorPlan	basilican plan ⓘ
followsRite	Latin Rite ⓘ
governingBody	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kaunas ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of Kaunas
hasAltarpiece	main altarpiece dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul ⓘ
hasArtwork	religious paintings ⓘ sculptures of saints ⓘ
hasChapel	Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ Chapel of the Holy Cross ⓘ Chapel of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ
hasFeature	main altar ⓘ organ ⓘ sacristy ⓘ side chapels ⓘ three naves ⓘ
hasNameInNativeLanguage	Kauno Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Povilo arkikatedra bazilika ⓘ linked to: Kaunas Cathedral Basilica
heightOfNave	28 m ⓘ
heritageDesignation	cultural monument of Lithuania ⓘ
length	84 m ⓘ
locatedIn	Kaunas ⓘ Old Town of Kaunas ⓘ linked to: Kaunas Old Town
locatedOn	Vilniaus Street ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ
notableFor	Gothic and Renaissance architectural features ⓘ largest Gothic church in Lithuania ⓘ
region	Kaunas County ⓘ
religion	Catholicism ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
significance	architectural monument of Lithuania ⓘ historical landmark in Kaunas ⓘ major religious landmark in Kaunas ⓘ
status	cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Kaunas ⓘ
usedFor	Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ concerts ⓘ religious services ⓘ
width	34 m ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Kaunas Castle → hasNearby → Kaunas Cathedral Basilica ⓘ

Town Hall of Kaunas → locatedNear → Kaunas Cathedral Basilica ⓘ

Kaunas Old Town → hasPart → Kaunas Cathedral Basilica of the Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul ⓘ

linked to: Kaunas Cathedral Basilica

Kaunas Cathedral Basilica → hasNameInNativeLanguage → Kauno Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Povilo arkikatedra bazilika ⓘ