Western Wall
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The Western Wall is a revered remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem and a central site of Jewish prayer and pilgrimage.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Wall canonical | 27 |
| Western Wall Tunnels | 2 |
| HaKotel HaMa'aravi | 1 |
| Kotel | 1 |
| Temple Mount retaining wall | 1 |
| Wailing Wall | 1 |
| Western Wall after the Six-Day War | 1 |
| Western Wall archaeological sites | 1 |
| Western Wall as surviving retaining wall | 1 |
| Western Wall prayer area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T30475 — 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: Western Wall Context triple: [Jews, hasSacredPlace, Western Wall]
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A.
Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
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B.
Reformation Wall
The Reformation Wall is a monumental stone memorial in Geneva honoring key figures and events of the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
YadVashem
Yad Vashem is Israel’s official memorial and research center dedicated to documenting, studying, and commemorating the Holocaust and its victims.
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D.
Golgotha
Golgotha is the hill outside ancient Jerusalem traditionally identified as the site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and a central location in Christian religious history.
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E.
Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple, built by the Roman emperor Augustus around 15 BCE and now prominently displayed in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- 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: Western Wall Target entity description: The Western Wall is a revered remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem and a central site of Jewish prayer and pilgrimage.
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A.
Temple Mount
Temple Mount is a hilltop in Jerusalem revered as one of the holiest sites in Judaism, traditionally regarded as the location of the First and Second Temples.
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B.
Reformation Wall
The Reformation Wall is a monumental stone memorial in Geneva honoring key figures and events of the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
YadVashem
Yad Vashem is Israel’s official memorial and research center dedicated to documenting, studying, and commemorating the Holocaust and its victims.
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D.
Golgotha
Golgotha is the hill outside ancient Jerusalem traditionally identified as the site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and a central location in Christian religious history.
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E.
Temple of Dendur
The Temple of Dendur is an ancient Egyptian sandstone temple, built by the Roman emperor Augustus around 15 BCE and now prominently displayed in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ religious site ⓘ retaining wall ⓘ |
| access | open to people of all faiths ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Temple Mount
ⓘ
Western Wall Plaza ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
HaKotel HaMa'aravi
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Wall
Kotel ⓘ
linked to:
Western Wall
Wailing Wall ⓘ
linked to:
Western Wall
|
| constructionPeriod |
Second Temple period
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Temple Judaism
|
| controlledBy |
State of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Israel
|
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| custom | men and women pray in separate sections ⓘ |
| dateOfUNESCOInscription | 1981 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Jewish prayer ⓘ |
| height | approximately 19 meters exposed above ground ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf | Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | captured by Israel in 1967 Six-Day War ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| length | approximately 488 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Jerusalem District ⓘ
linked to:
Jerusalem
Old City of Jerusalem ⓘ State of Israel ⓘ
linked to:
Israel
|
| managementBy | Western Wall Heritage Foundation ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Al-Aqsa Mosque
ⓘ
Dome of the Rock ⓘ
linked to:
Temple Mount
Jewish Quarter of the Old City ⓘ |
| partOf |
Temple Mount retaining walls
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple Mount
ancient Jewish Temple complex ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| significance | holiest place where Jews can pray ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Jewish continuity
ⓘ
Jewish national identity ⓘ |
| totalHeight | over 30 meters including underground sections ⓘ |
| tradition | placing written prayers in cracks between stones ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Bar Mitzvah ceremonies
ⓘ
Bat Mitzvah ceremonies ⓘ individual prayer ⓘ national ceremonies in Israel ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ public prayer services ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ |
| visibleLength | about 57 meters in the main prayer area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Western Wall Description of subject: The Western Wall is a revered remnant of the ancient Jewish Temple complex in Jerusalem and a central site of Jewish prayer and pilgrimage.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Dung Gate of Jerusalem