São Paulo Cathedral

E60070

Roman Catholic cathedral cathedral church building landmark

São Paulo Cathedral is a major neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral and one of the most iconic religious and architectural landmarks in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
São Paulo Cathedral canonical	8
Catedral Metropolitana de São Paulo	3
Catedral da Sé de São Paulo	3
Cathedral of São Paulo	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T474658 — 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: São Paulo Cathedral
Context triple: [São Paulo, hasLandmark, São Paulo Cathedral]

A. Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
B. 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.
C. Cathedral of the Annunciation
The Cathedral of the Annunciation is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Moscow, renowned for its gilded onion domes and richly decorated interiors as part of the Kremlin’s cathedral complex.
D. La Serena Cathedral
La Serena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark located in the historic center of La Serena, Chile.
E. Copan Building in São Paulo
The Copan Building in São Paulo is a landmark modernist residential skyscraper famed for its sinuous, wave-like façade and status as one of Brazil’s most iconic works of architecture.
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: São Paulo Cathedral
Target entity description: São Paulo Cathedral is a major neo-Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral and one of the most iconic religious and architectural landmarks in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.

A. Cathedral of Brasília
The Cathedral of Brasília is a landmark modernist Roman Catholic cathedral in Brazil’s capital, renowned for its hyperboloid concrete structure and striking glass roof.
B. 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.
C. Cathedral of the Annunciation
The Cathedral of the Annunciation is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Moscow, renowned for its gilded onion domes and richly decorated interiors as part of the Kremlin’s cathedral complex.
D. La Serena Cathedral
La Serena Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark located in the historic center of La Serena, Chile.
E. Copan Building in São Paulo
The Copan Building in São Paulo is a landmark modernist residential skyscraper famed for its sinuous, wave-like façade and status as one of Brazil’s most iconic works of architecture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ landmark ⓘ
architect	Maximilian Emil Hehl ⓘ
architectNationality	German ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ linked to: Gothic Revival Neo-Gothic ⓘ
capacity	about 8000 people ⓘ
completionDate	1954 ⓘ
consecrationYear	1954 ⓘ
constructionStart	1913 ⓘ
contains	pipe organ ⓘ tomb of Chief Tibiriçá ⓘ tombs of bishops of São Paulo ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
cryptLocation	under the main altar ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Our Lady of the Assumption ⓘ Saint Paul the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Paul
denomination	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
diocese	Archdiocese of São Paulo ⓘ
domeHeight	about 65 m ⓘ
fullName	Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and Saint Paul ⓘ
groundbreakingDate	1913 ⓘ
hasCrypt	yes ⓘ
hasDome	yes ⓘ
hasDomeStyle	Renaissance-style dome ⓘ
height	about 92 m ⓘ
heritageDesignation	listed historic building (municipal and state level) ⓘ
isOneOf	largest neo-Gothic cathedrals in the world ⓘ main tourist attractions in São Paulo ⓘ most iconic landmarks of São Paulo ⓘ most important churches in São Paulo ⓘ
length	about 111 m ⓘ
locatedIn	Sé Square ⓘ Sé, São Paulo ⓘ historic center of São Paulo ⓘ
locatedInCity	São Paulo ⓘ
majorRenovation	2000 ⓘ early 2000s restoration ⓘ
nativeName	Catedral da Sé ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage	pt ⓘ
notableFeature	Neo-Gothic façade with twin spires ⓘ large Renaissance-style dome ⓘ large underground crypt ⓘ prominent location at the symbolic center of São Paulo ⓘ richly decorated stained-glass windows ⓘ
numberOfTowers	2 ⓘ
organBuilder	Walcker Orgelbau ⓘ
organOrigin	Germany ⓘ
primaryUse	religious services ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
province	Ecclesiastical province of São Paulo ⓘ linked to: Archdiocese of São Paulo
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
rite	Roman Rite ⓘ
status	cathedral church ⓘ seat of the Archdiocese of São Paulo ⓘ
towerHeight	about 92 m ⓘ
width	about 46 m ⓘ

How these facts were elicited