Colón Cemetery
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Colón Cemetery is a vast and historically significant necropolis in Havana, Cuba, renowned for its elaborate funerary art and monuments.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cementerio de Colón | 2 |
| Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón | 2 |
| Colón Cemetery canonical | 2 |
| Cementerio de Colón, Havana | 1 |
| Central chapel of Colón Cemetery | 1 |
| Colon Cemetery, Havana | 1 |
| Colón Cemetery, Havana | 1 |
| Main gate of Colón Cemetery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T497482 — 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: Colón Cemetery Context triple: [Vedado, hasLandmark, Colón Cemetery]
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A.
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a historic Catholic burial ground in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures from the region’s cultural and entertainment history.
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B.
Mai Dich Cemetery
Mai Dich Cemetery is a prominent national cemetery in Hanoi, Vietnam, where many high-ranking Communist Party and state leaders are buried.
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C.
Albani Cemetery
Albani Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Göttingen, Germany, best known as the final resting place of mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss.
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D.
Montparnasse Cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery is a major Parisian burial ground known for being the resting place of many notable artists, writers, and public figures.
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E.
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery is a famous and historic cemetery in Paris known for its elaborate tombs and as the resting place of many notable cultural and political figures.
- 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: Colón Cemetery Target entity description: Colón Cemetery is a vast and historically significant necropolis in Havana, Cuba, renowned for its elaborate funerary art and monuments.
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A.
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a historic Catholic burial ground in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures from the region’s cultural and entertainment history.
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B.
Mai Dich Cemetery
Mai Dich Cemetery is a prominent national cemetery in Hanoi, Vietnam, where many high-ranking Communist Party and state leaders are buried.
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C.
Albani Cemetery
Albani Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Göttingen, Germany, best known as the final resting place of mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss.
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D.
Montparnasse Cemetery
Montparnasse Cemetery is a major Parisian burial ground known for being the resting place of many notable artists, writers, and public figures.
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E.
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Père Lachaise Cemetery is a famous and historic cemetery in Paris known for its elaborate tombs and as the resting place of many notable cultural and political figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1871 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
19th-century architecture in Cuba
ⓘ
Cemeteries in Havana ⓘ Roman Catholic cemeteries in Cuba ⓘ Tourist attractions in Havana ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Central chapel of Colón Cemetery
ⓘ
linked to:
Colón Cemetery
Chinese pantheon ⓘ Common graves ⓘ Family mausoleums ⓘ Funerary chapel ⓘ Funerary sculptures ⓘ Main avenue of Colón Cemetery ⓘ Military pantheon ⓘ Monumental tombs ⓘ Ossuary ⓘ Pantheon of the Firefighters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument of Cuba ⓘ |
| inception | 1871 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate funerary art
ⓘ
historic burials ⓘ monumental mausoleums ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Havana
ⓘ
linked to:
Havana, Cuba
Vedado ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Province of Havana
ⓘ
linked to:
La Habana Province
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Cuba Standard Time ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
abundant marble statuary
ⓘ
grid-like layout of avenues and streets ⓘ ornate main entrance gate ⓘ symbolic funerary iconography ⓘ |
| officialName |
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón
ⓘ
linked to:
Colón Cemetery
|
| openingDate | 1871 ⓘ |
| operator | Roman Catholic Church in Cuba ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantBuilding |
Main gate of Colón Cemetery
ⓘ
linked to:
Colón Cemetery
|
| significantEvent | burial of many notable Cuban figures ⓘ |
| touristType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| use |
burial ground
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colón Cemetery Description of subject: Colón Cemetery is a vast and historically significant necropolis in Havana, Cuba, renowned for its elaborate funerary art and monuments.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Vedado district of Havana
linked to: Colón Cemetery
linked to: Colón Cemetery
linked to: Colón Cemetery
linked to: Colón Cemetery
linked to: Colón Cemetery
linked to: Colón Cemetery
linked to: Colón Cemetery
linked to: Colón Cemetery
linked to: Colón Cemetery