Beauvais Cathedral
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Beauvais Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, famous for its extraordinarily tall choir and ambitious, though never fully completed, medieval architecture.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beauvais Cathedral canonical | 8 |
| Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais | 3 |
| Beauvais Cathedral choir | 1 |
| Cathedral of Saint-Pierre de Beauvais | 1 |
| Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10217226 — 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: Beauvais Cathedral Context triple: [Picardy, religiousHeritageSite, Beauvais Cathedral]
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A.
Cathedral of Meaux
The Cathedral of Meaux is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Meaux, France, notable as a medieval religious center and the burial site of several French nobles.
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B.
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral is a monumental 13th-century Gothic cathedral in northern France, renowned for its vast size, intricate façade, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in northeastern France renowned as the traditional coronation site of French kings.
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D.
Bayeux Cathedral
Bayeux Cathedral is a prominent Norman Gothic Roman Catholic church in Bayeux, France, renowned for its medieval architecture and historical association with the Bayeux Tapestry.
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E.
Thérouanne Cathedral
Thérouanne Cathedral was a major medieval Roman Catholic church in northern France that served as the seat of the powerful Bishopric of Thérouanne until its destruction in the 16th century.
- 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: Beauvais Cathedral Target entity description: Beauvais Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, famous for its extraordinarily tall choir and ambitious, though never fully completed, medieval architecture.
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A.
Cathedral of Meaux
The Cathedral of Meaux is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Meaux, France, notable as a medieval religious center and the burial site of several French nobles.
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B.
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens Cathedral is a monumental 13th-century Gothic cathedral in northern France, renowned for its vast size, intricate façade, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral is a historic Gothic cathedral in northeastern France renowned as the traditional coronation site of French kings.
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D.
Bayeux Cathedral
Bayeux Cathedral is a prominent Norman Gothic Roman Catholic church in Bayeux, France, renowned for its medieval architecture and historical association with the Bayeux Tapestry.
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E.
Thérouanne Cathedral
Thérouanne Cathedral was a major medieval Roman Catholic church in northern France that served as the seat of the powerful Bishopric of Thérouanne until its destruction in the 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic cathedral
ⓘ
Roman Catholic church building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cathedral of Saint Peter of Beauvais
ⓘ
linked to:
Beauvais Cathedral
|
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
High Gothic ⓘ Rayonnant Gothic ⓘ
linked to:
French Rayonnant Gothic
|
| choirCompletion | 1272 ⓘ |
| cityCenterLocation | Beauvais city center ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1225 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Peter
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Peter
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| diocese |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Beauvais
ⓘ
linked to:
Diocese of Beauvais
|
| eraOfConstruction | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| function | cathedral ⓘ |
| governingBody | French Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| hasBellTower | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
apse
ⓘ
astronomical clock ⓘ choir ⓘ clock tower ⓘ flying buttresses ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ transept ⓘ |
| heightOfChoirVault |
approximately 157 feet
ⓘ
approximately 48 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument historique of France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1840 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Amiens Cathedral
ⓘ
Chartres Cathedral ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ambitious medieval architecture
ⓘ
extraordinarily tall choir ⓘ never fully completed structure ⓘ |
| liturgicalRite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Beauvais ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerProvince | Picardy ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Hauts-de-France ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais
ⓘ
linked to:
Beauvais Cathedral
|
| notableFeature |
experimental height for Gothic vaulting
ⓘ
extensive use of stained glass ⓘ very slender supporting piers ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| primaryBuildingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| status | incomplete ⓘ |
| structuralIssues |
partial collapses in Middle Ages
ⓘ
reinforcements added to support height ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| towerConstruction | 16th century ⓘ |
| transeptConstruction | 16th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beauvais Cathedral Description of subject: Beauvais Cathedral is a renowned Gothic cathedral in northern France, famous for its extraordinarily tall choir and ambitious, though never fully completed, medieval architecture.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
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linked to: Beauvais Cathedral
linked to: Beauvais Cathedral
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linked to: Beauvais Cathedral