Loretto Chapel
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Loretto Chapel is a historic 19th-century Catholic chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, best known for its mysterious spiral staircase that appears to defy engineering logic.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T471652 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Loretto Chapel Context triple: [Santa Fe, New Mexico, hasLandmark, Loretto Chapel]
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A.
Basilica del Voto Nacional
The Basilica del Voto Nacional is a monumental neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Quito, Ecuador, renowned as one of the largest neo-Gothic basilicas in the Americas and a prominent city landmark.
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Capilla del Rosario
Capilla del Rosario is an ornate Baroque chapel in Puebla, Mexico, renowned for its lavish gold-covered interior and status as a masterpiece of New Spanish religious art.
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Carondelet Palace
Carondelet Palace is the historic presidential palace and seat of government located in the center of Quito, Ecuador.
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Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a major Roman Catholic pilgrimage church in Mexico City that houses the venerated image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most important religious symbols in Mexico.
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E.
Coit Tower
Coit Tower is an iconic white concrete observation tower atop Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, known for its panoramic city views and historic Depression-era murals.
- 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: Loretto Chapel Target entity description: Loretto Chapel is a historic 19th-century Catholic chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, best known for its mysterious spiral staircase that appears to defy engineering logic.
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A.
Basilica del Voto Nacional
The Basilica del Voto Nacional is a monumental neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Quito, Ecuador, renowned as one of the largest neo-Gothic basilicas in the Americas and a prominent city landmark.
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B.
Capilla del Rosario
Capilla del Rosario is an ornate Baroque chapel in Puebla, Mexico, renowned for its lavish gold-covered interior and status as a masterpiece of New Spanish religious art.
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C.
Carondelet Palace
Carondelet Palace is the historic presidential palace and seat of government located in the center of Quito, Ecuador.
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D.
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a major Roman Catholic pilgrimage church in Mexico City that houses the venerated image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most important religious symbols in Mexico.
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E.
Coit Tower
Coit Tower is an iconic white concrete observation tower atop Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, known for its panoramic city views and historic Depression-era murals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic church building
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chapel ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | former Loretto Academy site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chapel of Our Lady of Light ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival architecture
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linked to:
Gothic Revival
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| associatedLegend |
carpenter identified as St. Joseph
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mysterious unknown carpenter ⓘ |
| builtFor | Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross ⓘ |
| city |
Santa Fe
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linked to:
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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| completedIn | 1878 ⓘ |
| constructedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
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wedding venue ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Our Lady of Light ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| feature |
Gothic-style altar
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choir loft ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ wooden spiral staircase ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Sisters of Loretto
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linked to:
Sisters of Loreto
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| hasArchitecturalElement |
chancel
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choir loft accessed by staircase ⓘ nave ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
American religious folklore
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local Catholic community in Santa Fe ⓘ |
| hasEngineeringInterest | unconventional support structure of staircase ⓘ |
| hasHandrailAdded | later after original construction (staircase) ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
stone (chapel structure)
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wood (staircase) ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTurns | 2 full 360-degree turns (staircase) ⓘ |
| hasOwnershipHistory |
formerly owned by Sisters of Loretto
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later sold to private owners ⓘ |
| hasTourismCategory |
architectural tourism
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religious tourism ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttractionRank | one of the notable attractions in Santa Fe ⓘ |
| hasVisibleSupport | no central support column (staircase) ⓘ |
| location | Santa Fe, New Mexico ⓘ |
| notableFor |
miraculous staircase
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self-supporting spiral staircase ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalUse | chapel for Loretto Academy ⓘ |
| region |
Southwestern United States
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linked to:
southwestern United States
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| religiousAffiliation | Catholicism ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
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Subject: Loretto Chapel Description of subject: Loretto Chapel is a historic 19th-century Catholic chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, best known for its mysterious spiral staircase that appears to defy engineering logic.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico
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contains
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Loretto Chapel (Miraculous Staircase context within Santa Fe religious complex)
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linked to: Loretto Chapel
subject linked to:
miraculous staircase
subject linked to:
miraculous staircase
linked to: Loretto Chapel
linked to: Loretto Chapel
linked to: Loretto Chapel