Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde

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Catholic basilica Marian shrine church building landmark tourist attraction

Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde is a prominent 19th-century Catholic basilica perched on a hill overlooking Marseille, famed for its panoramic views and iconic statue of the Virgin Mary.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde canonical	7
Notre-Dame de la Garde	4
Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde	2
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde (overlooking)	1
Catholic basilica Notre-Dame de la Garde	1
Fort de Notre-Dame de la Garde	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T585269 — 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: Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde
Context triple: [Marseille, hasLandmark, Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde]

A. Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame
Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame is a major Paris RER and Métro interchange station located near Notre-Dame Cathedral on the Île de la Cité.
B. Vichy Opera House
The Vichy Opera House is an ornate early 20th-century Art Nouveau theater in Vichy, France, renowned for its lavish architecture and cultural performances.
C. Sacré-Cœur Basilica
Sacré-Cœur Basilica is a prominent Roman Catholic church and landmark in Paris, known for its white domes, hilltop location in Montmartre, and panoramic views over the city.
D. Place de la Bastille
Place de la Bastille is a historic square in Paris, France, known as the former site of the Bastille prison and a symbolic landmark of the French Revolution.
E. Châtelet–Les Halles
Châtelet–Les Halles is a major underground transport hub in central Paris, serving as one of the largest and busiest railway and metro stations in Europe.
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: Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde
Target entity description: Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde is a prominent 19th-century Catholic basilica perched on a hill overlooking Marseille, famed for its panoramic views and iconic statue of the Virgin Mary.

A. Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame
Saint-Michel–Notre-Dame is a major Paris RER and Métro interchange station located near Notre-Dame Cathedral on the Île de la Cité.
B. Vichy Opera House
The Vichy Opera House is an ornate early 20th-century Art Nouveau theater in Vichy, France, renowned for its lavish architecture and cultural performances.
C. Sacré-Cœur Basilica
Sacré-Cœur Basilica is a prominent Roman Catholic church and landmark in Paris, known for its white domes, hilltop location in Montmartre, and panoramic views over the city.
D. Place de la Bastille
Place de la Bastille is a historic square in Paris, France, known as the former site of the Bastille prison and a symbolic landmark of the French Revolution.
E. Châtelet–Les Halles
Châtelet–Les Halles is a major underground transport hub in central Paris, serving as one of the largest and busiest railway and metro stations in Europe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic basilica ⓘ Marian shrine ⓘ church building ⓘ landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	Henri-Jacques Espérandieu ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-Byzantine architecture ⓘ
centuryOfConstruction	19th century ⓘ
cityPatronage	protective symbol of Marseille ⓘ
constructionStart	1853 ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Notre-Dame de la Garde ⓘ linked to: Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde Virgin Mary ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
function	pilgrimage site ⓘ place of worship ⓘ tourist viewpoint ⓘ
governingDiocese	Archdiocese of Marseille ⓘ
hasFeature	bell tower ⓘ crypt ⓘ ex-voto offerings ⓘ large dome ⓘ mosaics ⓘ
hasStatue	gilded statue of the Virgin Mary ⓘ statue of the Virgin and Child ⓘ
hasViewOf	Château d’If ⓘ Frioul archipelago ⓘ linked to: Frioul Islands Vieux-Port de Marseille ⓘ
heightAboveSeaLevel	about 150 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus	listed historic monument of France ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1864 ⓘ
knownFor	being a symbol of Marseille ⓘ iconic statue of the Virgin Mary ⓘ panoramic views of Marseille ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
locatedIn	Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ Marseille ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
locatedOn	La Garde hill ⓘ hill ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ
nickname	La Bonne Mère ⓘ
overlooks	Marseille ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
statueLocation	top of the bell tower ⓘ

How these facts were elicited