Bern Minster
E111921
Bern Minster is a towering late-Gothic cathedral in Switzerland’s capital, renowned for its intricate architecture and status as the country’s largest church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bern Minster canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T850817 — 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: Bern Minster Context triple: [Bern, hasLandmark, Bern Minster]
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A.
Bristol Cathedral
Bristol Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in the city of Bristol, England, renowned for its Gothic architecture and origins dating back to the 12th century.
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B.
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral is a renowned early English Gothic cathedral in Wiltshire, England, best known for its soaring spire and housing one of the best-preserved original copies of the Magna Carta.
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C.
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Canterbury, England, serving as the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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D.
Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in the city of Winchester, renowned for its vast Gothic architecture and status as one of the largest cathedrals in Europe.
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E.
Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Church of England cathedral and prominent landmark located in the heart of Manchester.
- 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: Bern Minster Target entity description: Bern Minster is a towering late-Gothic cathedral in Switzerland’s capital, renowned for its intricate architecture and status as the country’s largest church.
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A.
Bristol Cathedral
Bristol Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in the city of Bristol, England, renowned for its Gothic architecture and origins dating back to the 12th century.
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B.
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral is a renowned early English Gothic cathedral in Wiltshire, England, best known for its soaring spire and housing one of the best-preserved original copies of the Magna Carta.
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C.
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Canterbury, England, serving as the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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D.
Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in the city of Winchester, renowned for its vast Gothic architecture and status as one of the largest cathedrals in Europe.
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E.
Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Church of England cathedral and prominent landmark located in the heart of Manchester.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cathedral
ⓘ
church building ⓘ landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect |
Erhard Küng
ⓘ
Matthäus Ensinger ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Late Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1893 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1421 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 46.948°N 7.455°E ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Vincent of Saragossa ⓘ |
| denomination |
Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Reformed Church
|
| hasPart |
Last Judgment tympanum
ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ choir ⓘ church tower ⓘ cloister ⓘ flying buttresses ⓘ nave ⓘ organ ⓘ portal ⓘ sculpted main portal ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ vaulted ceiling ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Bern Old Town
ⓘ
Bernese Alps ⓘ |
| height | approximately 100 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Swiss cultural property of national significance ⓘ |
| inception | 15th century ⓘ |
| isLargest | largest church in Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bern
ⓘ
Bern, Switzerland ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Bern
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | canton of Bern ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo |
Aare
ⓘ
surface form:
Aare River
|
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate sculpted portal depicting the Last Judgment
ⓘ
largest church in Switzerland ⓘ late-Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Aare
ⓘ
surface form:
Aare River
|
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Old City of Bern)
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Old City of Bern
|
| previousDenomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| towerCompletionDate | 1893 ⓘ |
| towerHeight | approximately 100 meters ⓘ |
| uses |
concert venue
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place of worship ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bern Minster Description of subject: Bern Minster is a towering late-Gothic cathedral in Switzerland’s capital, renowned for its intricate architecture and status as the country’s largest church.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bern
subject surface form:
Old City of Bern