St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne
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St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne is a prominent Anglican cathedral known for its distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and central location opposite Federation Square in the city’s CBD.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne canonical | 5 |
| Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1371192 — 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: St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne Context triple: [Flinders Street Station, nearbyLandmark, St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne]
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A.
St Michael’s Cathedral
St Michael’s Cathedral is the historic Anglican cathedral in Coventry, England, whose ruins from the 1940 World War II bombing stand alongside a modern rebuilt church as a symbol of reconciliation and peace.
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B.
St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney
St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney is a historic Gothic Revival Anglican cathedral in the heart of Sydney, serving as the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney and a prominent landmark in the city.
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C.
St Anne’s Cathedral
St Anne’s Cathedral is a prominent Anglican cathedral in Belfast, Northern Ireland, noted for its Romanesque Revival architecture and role as a major religious and cultural landmark in the city.
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D.
St Peter’s Cathedral
St Peter’s Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral and prominent architectural landmark located in the German city of Osnabrück.
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E.
St Joseph’s Cathedral
St Joseph’s Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historic landmark located in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
- 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: St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne Target entity description: St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne is a prominent Anglican cathedral known for its distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and central location opposite Federation Square in the city’s CBD.
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A.
St Michael’s Cathedral
St Michael’s Cathedral is the historic Anglican cathedral in Coventry, England, whose ruins from the 1940 World War II bombing stand alongside a modern rebuilt church as a symbol of reconciliation and peace.
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B.
St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney
St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney is a historic Gothic Revival Anglican cathedral in the heart of Sydney, serving as the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney and a prominent landmark in the city.
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C.
St Anne’s Cathedral
St Anne’s Cathedral is a prominent Anglican cathedral in Belfast, Northern Ireland, noted for its Romanesque Revival architecture and role as a major religious and cultural landmark in the city.
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D.
St Peter’s Cathedral
St Peter’s Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral and prominent architectural landmark located in the German city of Osnabrück.
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E.
St Joseph’s Cathedral
St Joseph’s Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historic landmark located in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican cathedral
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church building ⓘ landmark in Melbourne ⓘ |
| address | Corner of Flinders Street and Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ⓘ |
| architect |
Joseph Reed
ⓘ
William Butterfield ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic Revival ⓘ |
| architecturalType | cathedral ⓘ |
| builder | David Mitchell ⓘ |
| category |
Cathedrals in Melbourne
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Gothic Revival church buildings in Australia ⓘ |
| churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic ⓘ |
| city | Melbourne ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1880 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Apostle Paul
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Paul the Apostle
|
| denomination |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican
|
| diocese | Anglican Diocese of Melbourne ⓘ |
| functionalStatus | active ⓘ |
| governingBody |
St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne
|
| groundbreakingDate | 1880 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bell tower
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pipe organ ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ stone reredos ⓘ tiled floor with intricate patterns ⓘ |
| hasSpire | yes ⓘ |
| heritageRegister | Victorian Heritage Register ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Victorian Heritage Register listed place ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Business District of Melbourne
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surface form:
Melbourne central business district
|
| locatedNear | Flinders Street Station ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite | Federation Square ⓘ |
| material |
bluestone
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sandstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Paul ⓘ |
| numberOfSpires | 3 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Federation Square ⓘ |
| province | Province of Victoria ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Anglican Church of Australia ⓘ |
| spireCompletionYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| state | Victoria ⓘ |
| status | cathedral church of the Diocese of Melbourne ⓘ |
| tallestSpireHeight | approximately 96 metres ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| uses |
choral music and concerts
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civic and state occasions ⓘ worship services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne Description of subject: St Paul’s Cathedral in Melbourne is a prominent Anglican cathedral known for its distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and central location opposite Federation Square in the city’s CBD.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne
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governingBody
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St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Chapter of St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne