San Cataldo Ossuary cube
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The San Cataldo Ossuary cube is a stark, minimalist cemetery building in Modena, Italy, renowned as a key work of postmodern architecture by Aldo Rossi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cemetery of Modena ossuary cube | 1 |
| San Cataldo Ossuary cube canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4905668 — 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: San Cataldo Ossuary cube Context triple: [Aldo Rossi, notableWork, San Cataldo Ossuary cube]
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A.
Monumental Cemetery of Milan
The Monumental Cemetery of Milan is a grand 19th-century necropolis renowned for its elaborate funerary sculptures, mausoleums, and monuments to many prominent Italian figures.
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B.
Basilica of the Holy Blood
The Basilica of the Holy Blood is a historic Roman Catholic church in Bruges, Belgium, renowned for housing a revered relic believed to contain the blood of Jesus Christ.
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C.
Chapel of the Holy Shroud
The Chapel of the Holy Shroud is a Baroque architectural masterpiece in Turin, Italy, renowned for housing the Shroud of Turin and for its dramatic, innovative dome design.
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D.
Dante's Tomb
Dante's Tomb is the mausoleum in Ravenna, Italy, that houses the remains of the medieval poet Dante Alighieri, author of the Divine Comedy.
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E.
Basilica of the Agony
The Basilica of the Agony is a Roman Catholic church on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, built over the rock traditionally associated with Jesus’ agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.
- 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: San Cataldo Ossuary cube Target entity description: The San Cataldo Ossuary cube is a stark, minimalist cemetery building in Modena, Italy, renowned as a key work of postmodern architecture by Aldo Rossi.
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A.
Monumental Cemetery of Milan
The Monumental Cemetery of Milan is a grand 19th-century necropolis renowned for its elaborate funerary sculptures, mausoleums, and monuments to many prominent Italian figures.
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B.
Basilica of the Holy Blood
The Basilica of the Holy Blood is a historic Roman Catholic church in Bruges, Belgium, renowned for housing a revered relic believed to contain the blood of Jesus Christ.
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C.
Chapel of the Holy Shroud
The Chapel of the Holy Shroud is a Baroque architectural masterpiece in Turin, Italy, renowned for housing the Shroud of Turin and for its dramatic, innovative dome design.
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D.
Dante's Tomb
Dante's Tomb is the mausoleum in Ravenna, Italy, that houses the remains of the medieval poet Dante Alighieri, author of the Divine Comedy.
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E.
Basilica of the Agony
The Basilica of the Agony is a Roman Catholic church on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, built over the rock traditionally associated with Jesus’ agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
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cemetery building ⓘ ossuary ⓘ work of architecture ⓘ |
| architect |
Aldo Rossi
ⓘ
Giacomo Venturi ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
postmodern architecture
ⓘ
rationalist architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Modena
ⓘ
Ossuaries in Italy ⓘ Postmodern architecture in Italy ⓘ |
| color | ochre ⓘ |
| competitionWonBy | Aldo Rossi ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| function |
cemetery extension
ⓘ
ossuary ⓘ |
| genre | minimalist architecture ⓘ |
| hasContext | extension to the 19th-century cemetery by Cesare Costa ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central courtyard
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colonnaded walkways ⓘ flat roof ⓘ gridded facade of square openings ⓘ repetitive cell-like niches for the dead ⓘ unfinished appearance ⓘ windowless exterior walls except for square voids ⓘ |
| hasInteriorLayout | orthogonal grid of burial cells ⓘ |
| hasOpeningType | square voids instead of conventional windows ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | key work of postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 design competition ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Aldo Rossi’s theories of the city
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Italian metaphysical painting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Emilia-Romagna
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Italy ⓘ Modena ⓘ |
| locatedNear | historic San Cataldo cemetery of Modena ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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concrete ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abstract representation of the city of the dead
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influence on late 20th-century cemetery design ⓘ stark minimalist form ⓘ |
| partOf | San Cataldo Cemetery ⓘ |
| shape | cube ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
city of the dead
ⓘ
collective memory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Cataldo Ossuary cube Description of subject: The San Cataldo Ossuary cube is a stark, minimalist cemetery building in Modena, Italy, renowned as a key work of postmodern architecture by Aldo Rossi.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: San Cataldo Ossuary cube