Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa
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The Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Peru renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture built largely from white volcanic sillar stone.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa Context triple: [Arequipa, UNESCOListedAs, Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa]
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Archbishop’s Palace of Lima
The Archbishop’s Palace of Lima is a prominent colonial-era residence and administrative seat of the Archbishop, renowned for its ornate neo-colonial architecture and location on Lima’s main square.
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Plaza Mayor de Lima
Plaza Mayor de Lima is the historic main square of Peru’s capital, renowned as the birthplace of the city and surrounded by key colonial-era buildings such as the Government Palace and the Cathedral of Lima.
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Lima Cathedral
Lima Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic church of Lima, Peru, renowned for its colonial architecture and its prominent location on the city’s main square.
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Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area
The Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area is a renowned underground religious and tourist complex built within a former salt mine near the town of Zipaquirá in Colombia.
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Municipal Palace of Lima
The Municipal Palace of Lima is the historic city hall and seat of the municipal government of Lima, notable for its neocolonial architecture and prominent location on the Plaza Mayor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa Target entity description: The Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Peru renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture built largely from white volcanic sillar stone.
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A.
Archbishop’s Palace of Lima
The Archbishop’s Palace of Lima is a prominent colonial-era residence and administrative seat of the Archbishop, renowned for its ornate neo-colonial architecture and location on Lima’s main square.
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B.
Plaza Mayor de Lima
Plaza Mayor de Lima is the historic main square of Peru’s capital, renowned as the birthplace of the city and surrounded by key colonial-era buildings such as the Government Palace and the Cathedral of Lima.
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C.
Lima Cathedral
Lima Cathedral is the principal Roman Catholic church of Lima, Peru, renowned for its colonial architecture and its prominent location on the city’s main square.
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D.
Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area
The Zipaquirá Salt Cathedral area is a renowned underground religious and tourist complex built within a former salt mine near the town of Zipaquirá in Colombia.
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E.
Municipal Palace of Lima
The Municipal Palace of Lima is the historic city hall and seat of the municipal government of Lima, notable for its neocolonial architecture and prominent location on the Plaza Mayor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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historic city centre ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
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Mestizo Baroque ⓘ
linked to:
Andean Baroque
Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | volcanic landscape of Misti volcano ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| governingBody | Municipality of Arequipa ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
integration of European and native building techniques
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outstanding example of a colonial settlement in a volcanic landscape ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa
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Church and complex of La Compañía ⓘ Monastery of Santa Catalina ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Catalina Monastery
Plaza de Armas of Arequipa ⓘ colonial mansions ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected area ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
use of white volcanic stone in buildings
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well-preserved colonial architecture ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arequipa
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Arequipa Region ⓘ southern Peru ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| materialUsed | white volcanic sillar stone ⓘ |
| near | Chili River ⓘ |
| officialName | Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arequipa metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Arequipa
City of Arequipa ⓘ
linked to:
Arequipa
|
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(i)
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(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCODocumentLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion |
Latin America and the Caribbean
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linked to:
Latin America
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| UNESCOSiteId | 1016 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStateParty |
Republic of Peru
ⓘ
linked to:
Peru
|
| urbanFunction |
administrative centre of Arequipa
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commercial centre of Arequipa ⓘ religious centre of Arequipa ⓘ |
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Subject: Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa Description of subject: The Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Peru renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture built largely from white volcanic sillar stone.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Plaza de Armas of Arequipa
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heritageDesignation
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Chachani volcano
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