National Basilica of the Sacred Heart

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Art Deco building Roman Catholic church basilica landmark minor basilica

The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a monumental Art Deco Roman Catholic basilica in Brussels, Belgium, known as one of the largest churches in the world and a prominent city landmark.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
National Basilica of the Sacred Heart canonical	11
Basilica of the Sacred Heart	3
Nationale Basiliek van het Heilig-Hart	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9440891 — 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: National Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Context triple: [Koekelberg, hasLandmark, National Basilica of the Sacred Heart]

A. Basilica of the Sacred Heart
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural centerpiece located on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
B. Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a grand French Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Newark, New Jersey, renowned as one of the largest and most architecturally significant churches in the United States.
C. Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart
The Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart is a major Catholic pilgrimage site in Paray-le-Monial, France, dedicated to the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus associated with the visions of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque.
D. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is the principal Roman Catholic church and a major historical landmark located in the heart of Bogotá, Colombia.
E. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is the principal Roman Catholic church and one of the most prominent historic landmarks in Castries, Saint Lucia.
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: National Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Target entity description: The National Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a monumental Art Deco Roman Catholic basilica in Brussels, Belgium, known as one of the largest churches in the world and a prominent city landmark.

A. Basilica of the Sacred Heart
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a prominent Roman Catholic church and architectural centerpiece located on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
B. Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart is a grand French Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Newark, New Jersey, renowned as one of the largest and most architecturally significant churches in the United States.
C. Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart
The Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart is a major Catholic pilgrimage site in Paray-le-Monial, France, dedicated to the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus associated with the visions of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque.
D. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Mobile, Alabama, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role as the seat of the Archdiocese of Mobile.
E. Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception is the principal Roman Catholic church and a major historical landmark located in the heart of Bogotá, Colombia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Art Deco building ⓘ Roman Catholic church ⓘ basilica ⓘ landmark ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Basilica of Koekelberg ⓘ linked to: Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Koekelberg Basilique Nationale du Sacré-Cœur ⓘ linked to: Sacré-Cœur Basilica Nationale Basiliek van het Heilig-Hart ⓘ linked to: National Basilica of the Sacred Heart
architect	Albert Van Huffel ⓘ Pierre Langerock ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Art Deco ⓘ
capacity	about 20,000 people ⓘ
cityLandmarkOf	Brussels ⓘ linked to: Brussels, Belgium
consecrationYear	1951 ⓘ
constructionEnd	1969 ⓘ
constructionStart	1905 ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Sacred Heart of Jesus ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
floorArea	about 8,000 square meters ⓘ
hasDome	true ⓘ
hasFeature	art exhibitions ⓘ large central dome ⓘ liturgical spaces ⓘ museum ⓘ panoramic viewing platform ⓘ two slender towers ⓘ
hasViewOf	Brussels skyline ⓘ
height	about 89 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation	protected heritage site in Brussels ⓘ
length	about 141 meters ⓘ
locatedIn	Brussels ⓘ linked to: Brussels, Belgium Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ Koekelberg ⓘ
locatedInPark	Parc Elisabeth ⓘ linked to: Parc Royal
materialUsed	brick ⓘ concrete ⓘ terracotta ⓘ
partOf	Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels ⓘ
ranking	largest Art Deco building in the world ⓘ one of the largest churches in the world ⓘ
usedFor	cultural events ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ
width	about 107 meters ⓘ

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Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Koekelberg → hasLandmark → National Basilica of the Sacred Heart ⓘ

subject linked to: municipality of Koekelberg

Koekelberg → knownFor → National Basilica of the Sacred Heart ⓘ

subject linked to: municipality of Koekelberg

Koekelberg → hasReligiousBuilding → National Basilica of the Sacred Heart ⓘ

subject linked to: municipality of Koekelberg

Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Koekelberg → sameAs → National Basilica of the Sacred Heart ⓘ

subject linked to: municipality of Koekelberg

Koekelberg → hasCulturalSite → National Basilica of the Sacred Heart ⓘ

subject linked to: municipality of Koekelberg

Rue Royale → hasViewOf → Basilica of the Sacred Heart ⓘ