Teufelstritt (Devil’s Footstep) in the floor
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The Teufelstritt (“Devil’s Footstep”) is a famous footprint-shaped mark in the floor of Munich’s Frauenkirche, surrounded by legend that it was left by the Devil when he was tricked during the church’s construction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Teufelstritt (Devil’s Footstep) in the floor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11768845 — 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: Teufelstritt (Devil’s Footstep) in the floor Context triple: [Cathedral of Our Lady (Munich), containsFeature, Teufelstritt (Devil’s Footstep) in the floor]
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A.
Devil's Chair
Devil's Chair is a distinctive rocky outcrop and prominent summit on the Stiperstones ridge in Shropshire, England, known for its jagged quartzite tors and associated local legends.
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B.
Dragon Stairway
Dragon Stairway is the iconic, mosaic-covered staircase in Barcelona’s Park Güell, renowned for its colorful dragon (or salamander) sculpture designed by Antoni Gaudí.
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C.
Stairs of Death
The Stairs of Death were a brutal stone staircase at the Mauthausen concentration camp where exhausted prisoners were forced to carry heavy stones up hundreds of steps, often resulting in injury, collapse, or death.
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D.
Hall of Lost Steps
The Hall of Lost Steps is a grand, echoing interior hall within Havana’s El Capitolio, renowned for its impressive scale and acoustics.
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E.
Stiege
Stiege is a small village in the Harz region of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, now part of the town of Oberharz am Brocken.
- 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: Teufelstritt (Devil’s Footstep) in the floor Target entity description: The Teufelstritt (“Devil’s Footstep”) is a famous footprint-shaped mark in the floor of Munich’s Frauenkirche, surrounded by legend that it was left by the Devil when he was tricked during the church’s construction.
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A.
Devil's Chair
Devil's Chair is a distinctive rocky outcrop and prominent summit on the Stiperstones ridge in Shropshire, England, known for its jagged quartzite tors and associated local legends.
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B.
Dragon Stairway
Dragon Stairway is the iconic, mosaic-covered staircase in Barcelona’s Park Güell, renowned for its colorful dragon (or salamander) sculpture designed by Antoni Gaudí.
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C.
Stairs of Death
The Stairs of Death were a brutal stone staircase at the Mauthausen concentration camp where exhausted prisoners were forced to carry heavy stones up hundreds of steps, often resulting in injury, collapse, or death.
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D.
Hall of Lost Steps
The Hall of Lost Steps is a grand, echoing interior hall within Havana’s El Capitolio, renowned for its impressive scale and acoustics.
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E.
Stiege
Stiege is a small village in the Harz region of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, now part of the town of Oberharz am Brocken.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage element
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legendary footprint ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | inside the main entrance of the cathedral ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian folklore
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Devil ⓘ Munich legends ⓘ construction of the Frauenkirche ⓘ |
| city | Munich ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Catholic tradition ⓘ |
| floorType | tiled stone floor ⓘ |
| hasCoordinatePrecision | interior feature without standard geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
single visible footprint in the floor
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surrounded by decorative floor tiles ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
example of didactic medieval legend
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symbol of triumph of the church over the Devil ⓘ |
| hasLegend | Devil’s footprint left during construction of the Frauenkirche ⓘ |
| hasName |
Devil’s Footstep
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Teufelstritt ⓘ |
| hasPhotographs | widely photographed by tourists ⓘ |
| hasType |
architectural legend
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local folklore motif ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the historic fabric of the Frauenkirche ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
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Frauenkirche ⓘ Germany ⓘ Munich ⓘ |
| material | stone floor ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bavarian folklore collections
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Munich tourist guides ⓘ |
| narrativeElement |
Devil allegedly stamped his foot in anger
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Devil was tricked into believing the church had no windows ⓘ from the footprint spot, side windows are not visible ⓘ |
| partOf | interior of the Frauenkirche ⓘ |
| positionInBuilding | near the entrance of the nave ⓘ |
| region | Upper Bavaria ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Frauenkirche ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| shape | footprint-shaped mark ⓘ |
| timeOfLegend | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| tourism |
highlight of guided tours in the Frauenkirche
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popular photo spot for visitors ⓘ |
| visibility | publicly accessible ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Teufelstritt (Devil’s Footstep) in the floor Description of subject: The Teufelstritt (“Devil’s Footstep”) is a famous footprint-shaped mark in the floor of Munich’s Frauenkirche, surrounded by legend that it was left by the Devil when he was tricked during the church’s construction.
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