Mafra National Palace

E464560

Baroque palace UNESCO World Heritage Site basilica convent complex national monument royal palace

Mafra National Palace is a vast Baroque royal complex in Mafra, Portugal, renowned for its grand basilica, monumental convent, and one of Europe’s most important historic libraries.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Mafra National Palace canonical	6
Basilica of Mafra	3
Mafra Convent	1
Mafra National Palace Library	1
Mafra National Palace UNESCO World Heritage Site	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4691020 — 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: Mafra National Palace
Context triple: [Lioz limestone, usedInMonument, Mafra National Palace]

A. Queluz National Palace
Queluz National Palace is an 18th-century rococo royal palace near Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture, formal gardens, and role as a former summer residence of the Portuguese royal family.
B. Royal Palace of Sintra
The Royal Palace of Sintra is a historic Portuguese royal residence renowned for its distinctive blend of Gothic, Manueline, Moorish, and Mudéjar architectural styles, set in the scenic hills of Sintra.
C. São Bento Palace
São Bento Palace is a historic neoclassical building in Lisbon that serves as the seat of the Portuguese Parliament.
D. Royal Palace of Ajuda
The Royal Palace of Ajuda is a neoclassical royal residence in Lisbon that served as the official home of the Portuguese monarchy in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
E. Belém Palace
Belém Palace is the official residence of the President of Portugal, located in Lisbon’s Belém district and serving as a central site of Portuguese political and ceremonial life.
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: Mafra National Palace
Target entity description: Mafra National Palace is a vast Baroque royal complex in Mafra, Portugal, renowned for its grand basilica, monumental convent, and one of Europe’s most important historic libraries.

A. Queluz National Palace
Queluz National Palace is an 18th-century rococo royal palace near Lisbon, Portugal, renowned for its ornate architecture, formal gardens, and role as a former summer residence of the Portuguese royal family.
B. Royal Palace of Sintra
The Royal Palace of Sintra is a historic Portuguese royal residence renowned for its distinctive blend of Gothic, Manueline, Moorish, and Mudéjar architectural styles, set in the scenic hills of Sintra.
C. São Bento Palace
São Bento Palace is a historic neoclassical building in Lisbon that serves as the seat of the Portuguese Parliament.
D. Royal Palace of Ajuda
The Royal Palace of Ajuda is a neoclassical royal residence in Lisbon that served as the official home of the Portuguese monarchy in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
E. Belém Palace
Belém Palace is the official residence of the President of Portugal, located in Lisbon’s Belém district and serving as a central site of Portuguese political and ceremonial life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque palace ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ basilica ⓘ convent complex ⓘ national monument ⓘ royal palace ⓘ
architect	António Canevari ⓘ Johann Friedrich Ludwig ⓘ Manuel da Maia ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Baroque ⓘ Italian Baroque ⓘ Neoclassical ⓘ
builtFor	John V of Portugal ⓘ
commissionedBy	John V of Portugal ⓘ
completionDate	1755 ⓘ
constructionStart	1717 ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Our Lady and Saint Anthony of Padua ⓘ
floorCount	2 ⓘ
hasFeature	central dome ⓘ historic library ⓘ monumental convent ⓘ monumental façade ⓘ royal basilica ⓘ twin bell towers ⓘ
hasPart	Basilica of Mafra ⓘ linked to: Mafra National Palace Mafra Convent ⓘ linked to: Mafra National Palace Mafra National Palace Library ⓘ linked to: Mafra National Palace cloisters ⓘ gardens ⓘ infirmary ⓘ royal apartments ⓘ tapada de Mafra hunting park ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1730 ⓘ
libraryHolds	illuminated manuscripts ⓘ incunabula ⓘ rare books ⓘ
librarySize	about 36,000 volumes ⓘ
locatedIn	Centro Histórico de Mafra ⓘ Lisbon District ⓘ Mafra ⓘ
managedBy	Direção-Geral do Património Cultural ⓘ
material	limestone ⓘ
notableFor	carillon with 98 bells ⓘ largest Baroque building in Portugal ⓘ one of Europe’s most important historic libraries ⓘ six historic pipe organs in the basilica ⓘ
ownedBy	Portuguese State ⓘ linked to: Portuguese state
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	2019 ⓘ
usedAs	Franciscan convent ⓘ national museum ⓘ royal residence ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

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

Lioz limestone → usedInMonument → Mafra National Palace ⓘ

John V of Portugal → commissioned → Mafra National Palace ⓘ

subject linked to: King John V of Portugal

John V of Portugal → patronage → Mafra National Palace ⓘ

Mafra → hasLandmark → Mafra National Palace ⓘ

Mafra → hasLandmark → Basilica of Mafra ⓘ