Great Mosque of Córdoba

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Roman Catholic cathedral World Heritage Site component former mosque mosque-cathedral tourist attraction

The Great Mosque of Córdoba is a renowned medieval Islamic mosque-turned-cathedral in Córdoba, Spain, celebrated for its striking horseshoe arches, hypostyle hall, and fusion of Islamic and Christian architectural styles.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Great Mosque of Córdoba canonical	18
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba	8
Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba	4
Mezquita–Cathedral of Córdoba	3
Great Mosque of Cordoba	2
Cathedral of Córdoba	1
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Córdoba	1
Great Mosque of Córdoba (original Umayyad construction)	1
Mezquita of Córdoba	1
Mezquita–Catedral de Córdoba	1
Restoration of the Great Mosque of Córdoba (elements and surroundings)	1
Umayyad architecture of Córdoba	1
canon of Córdoba Cathedral	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T579028 — 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: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Context triple: [Islamic Spain, notableBuilding, Great Mosque of Córdoba]

A. Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral is a vast Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Spain, renowned as one of the largest churches in the world and noted for housing the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
B. Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz is a well-preserved 10th-century former Islamic mosque in Toledo, Spain, renowned for its Mudéjar architecture and later Christian adaptations.
C. Valencia Cathedral
Valencia Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Romanesque, and Baroque architecture and its claim to house the Holy Grail.
D. Alcázar of Toledo
The Alcázar of Toledo is a prominent stone fortification and former royal palace perched atop the highest point of Toledo, Spain, renowned for its strategic military history and imposing Renaissance architecture.
E. Great Mosque of Damascus
The Great Mosque of Damascus is one of the oldest and most important monumental mosques in the world, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and continuous religious significance since the Umayyad era.
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: Great Mosque of Córdoba
Target entity description: The Great Mosque of Córdoba is a renowned medieval Islamic mosque-turned-cathedral in Córdoba, Spain, celebrated for its striking horseshoe arches, hypostyle hall, and fusion of Islamic and Christian architectural styles.

A. Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral is a vast Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Spain, renowned as one of the largest churches in the world and noted for housing the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
B. Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz is a well-preserved 10th-century former Islamic mosque in Toledo, Spain, renowned for its Mudéjar architecture and later Christian adaptations.
C. Valencia Cathedral
Valencia Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Romanesque, and Baroque architecture and its claim to house the Holy Grail.
D. Alcázar of Toledo
The Alcázar of Toledo is a prominent stone fortification and former royal palace perched atop the highest point of Toledo, Spain, renowned for its strategic military history and imposing Renaissance architecture.
E. Great Mosque of Damascus
The Great Mosque of Damascus is one of the oldest and most important monumental mosques in the world, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and continuous religious significance since the Umayyad era.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ World Heritage Site component ⓘ former mosque ⓘ mosque-cathedral ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
altName	Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción ⓘ Mezquita–Catedral de Córdoba ⓘ linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba ⓘ linked to: Great Mosque of Córdoba
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture ⓘ Gothic architecture ⓘ Islamic architecture ⓘ Moorish architecture ⓘ linked to: Andalusian architecture Renaissance architecture ⓘ
builder	Abd al-Rahman I ⓘ
centralNaveAdded	16th century ⓘ
cityOnRiver	Guadalquivir River ⓘ
constructionEnd	10th century ⓘ
constructionStart	784 ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
conversionToCathedralYear	1236 ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
courtyardName	Patio de los Naranjos ⓘ
currentFunction	cathedral ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Assumption of the Virgin Mary ⓘ linked to: Assumption of Mary
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba ⓘ
expandedBy	Abd al-Rahman II ⓘ Al-Hakam II ⓘ Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir ⓘ
floorPlanType	hypostyle mosque ⓘ
founder	Abd al-Rahman I ⓘ
hasCourtyard	yes ⓘ
hasMinaret	former minaret incorporated into bell tower ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry	Spain ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba ⓘ linked to: Caliphate of Córdoba Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba ⓘ linked to: Emirate of Córdoba
locatedIn	Andalusia ⓘ Córdoba ⓘ linked to: Cordoba (historical) historic centre of Córdoba ⓘ linked to: Cordoba (historical)
materialUsed	brick ⓘ granite ⓘ jasper ⓘ marble ⓘ stone ⓘ
notableFeature	bell tower built over minaret ⓘ double-tiered arches ⓘ forest of columns ⓘ horseshoe arches ⓘ hypostyle hall ⓘ maqsura ⓘ mihrab ⓘ orange tree courtyard (Patio de los Naranjos) ⓘ linked to: Patio de los Naranjos
originalFunction	congregational mosque ⓘ
patronOfCathedralIntervention	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
region	southern Spain ⓘ
religion	Islam (original) ⓘ Roman Catholicism (current) ⓘ
roofType	wooden roof ⓘ
significance	major monument of Islamic Spain (al-Andalus) ⓘ symbol of coexistence and conflict between Islam and Christianity in Iberia ⓘ
UNESCOExtensionYear	1994 ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1984 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf	Historic Centre of Córdoba ⓘ
visitorAttraction	yes ⓘ

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