Obradoiro façade
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The Obradoiro façade is the grand, baroque western front of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, renowned for its ornate sculptural decoration and iconic role as the culmination point of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage.
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| Obradoiro façade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4261542 — 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: Obradoiro façade Context triple: [Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, hasFacade, Obradoiro façade]
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Torres Maldonado Facade
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Edificio Carrión
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C.
Horta City Hall
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Salvador de Madariaga building
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E.
Palacio Salvo
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- 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: Obradoiro façade Target entity description: The Obradoiro façade is the grand, baroque western front of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, renowned for its ornate sculptural decoration and iconic role as the culmination point of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage.
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A.
Torres Maldonado Facade
Torres Maldonado Facade is an architecturally distinctive building envelope designed by Preston Scott Cohen, characterized by its complex geometric forms and innovative treatment of surface and light.
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B.
Edificio Carrión
Edificio Carrión is an iconic early 20th-century Art Deco building in Madrid, Spain, best known for its prominent Schweppes neon sign overlooking the Gran Vía.
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C.
Horta City Hall
Horta City Hall is the main municipal government building of the city of Horta in the Azores, Portugal, serving as its administrative and civic center.
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D.
Salvador de Madariaga building
The Salvador de Madariaga building is one of the main administrative buildings of the European Parliament complex in Strasbourg, housing offices and support services for parliamentary activities.
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E.
Palacio Salvo
Palacio Salvo is an iconic early 20th-century eclectic skyscraper in Montevideo, Uruguay, long regarded as one of the city’s most recognizable architectural symbols.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque architecture
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cathedral façade ⓘ |
| access | public exterior view ⓘ |
| architect | Fernando de Casas Novoa ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Baroque ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Camino de Santiago
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Santiago de Compostela Cathedral ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1750 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1738 ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian iconography
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scenes related to Saint James ⓘ |
| faces | Praza do Obradoiro ⓘ |
| features |
balconies
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bell towers ⓘ central entrance portal ⓘ curved and broken pediments ⓘ large windows ⓘ pilasters and columns ⓘ richly decorated cornices ⓘ statue of Saint James the Greater ⓘ statues of apostles ⓘ |
| function | main façade of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral ⓘ |
| hasTowerHeight | approximately 74 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| influenced | later Galician Baroque façades ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Spanish Baroque architecture ⓘ |
| integrates | Romanesque portal behind Baroque screen ⓘ |
| location |
Galicia
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Santiago de Compostela ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| materialUsed | granite ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Praza do Obradoiro ⓘ |
| notableFor |
monumental staircase
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ornate sculptural decoration ⓘ role as culmination point of the Camino de Santiago ⓘ twin towers ⓘ |
| orientation | west ⓘ |
| partOf |
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
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World Heritage Site "Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain" ⓘ
linked to:
historic centre of Santiago de Compostela
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| region | northwest Spain ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | symbolic end point of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier Romanesque west front of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major landmark in Santiago de Compostela ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Praza do Obradoiro ⓘ |
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Subject: Obradoiro façade Description of subject: The Obradoiro façade is the grand, baroque western front of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, renowned for its ornate sculptural decoration and iconic role as the culmination point of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage.
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