Havana Cathedral

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Baroque church Roman Catholic cathedral cathedral landmark

Havana Cathedral is an 18th-century baroque Roman Catholic cathedral in Havana, Cuba, renowned for its distinctive asymmetrical towers and status as one of the city's most iconic colonial landmarks.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Havana Cathedral canonical	3
Cathedral of Havana	2
Catedral de San Cristóbal de La Habana	1
Catedral de la Habana	1
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Havana	1
Havana Cathedral façade	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1558446 — 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: Havana Cathedral
Context triple: [Old Havana, contains, Havana Cathedral]

A. San Juan Cathedral
San Juan Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, known as one of the oldest churches in the Americas and a prominent colonial-era landmark.
B. Church of Santo Domingo
The Church of Santo Domingo is a historic colonial-era Catholic church in Mexico City, notable for its baroque architecture and religious significance.
C. Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo
The Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo is a prominent colonial-era church and monastic complex in Lima, Peru, renowned for its historic architecture and religious significance within the city’s old quarter.
D. Trujillo Cathedral
Trujillo Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church and prominent architectural landmark located in the main square of Trujillo, Peru.
E. Iglesia de La Candelaria
Iglesia de La Candelaria is a historic Catholic church that serves as a central religious and architectural landmark in the La Candelaria district.
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: Havana Cathedral
Target entity description: Havana Cathedral is an 18th-century baroque Roman Catholic cathedral in Havana, Cuba, renowned for its distinctive asymmetrical towers and status as one of the city's most iconic colonial landmarks.

A. San Juan Cathedral
San Juan Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, known as one of the oldest churches in the Americas and a prominent colonial-era landmark.
B. Church of Santo Domingo
The Church of Santo Domingo is a historic colonial-era Catholic church in Mexico City, notable for its baroque architecture and religious significance.
C. Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo
The Basilica and Convent of Santo Domingo is a prominent colonial-era church and monastic complex in Lima, Peru, renowned for its historic architecture and religious significance within the city’s old quarter.
D. Trujillo Cathedral
Trujillo Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church and prominent architectural landmark located in the main square of Trujillo, Peru.
E. Iglesia de La Candelaria
Iglesia de La Candelaria is a historic Catholic church that serves as a central religious and architectural landmark in the La Candelaria district.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Baroque church ⓘ Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ cathedral ⓘ landmark ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Havana Cathedral ⓘ surface form: Catedral de San Cristóbal de La Habana Havana Cathedral ⓘ surface form: Catedral de la Habana
architecturalStyle	Baroque ⓘ Colonial Baroque ⓘ surface form: Cuban Baroque
centuryOfConstruction	18th century ⓘ
cityLandmarkStatus	one of Havana's most iconic colonial landmarks ⓘ
constructionEnd	1777 ⓘ
constructionStart	1748 ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Cuba ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Christopher ⓘ Havana, Cuba ⓘ surface form: San Cristóbal de La Habana
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
feature	asymmetrical towers ⓘ baroque façade ⓘ bell towers ⓘ large central nave ⓘ side chapels ⓘ
floorPlanType	Latin cross plan ⓘ
function	seat of the Archbishop of Havana ⓘ
governingBody	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana ⓘ surface form: Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana
hasDiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana ⓘ surface form: Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana
hasFacadeOrientation	west-facing façade ⓘ
hasSquare	Plaza de la Catedral ⓘ
heritageDesignation	national monument of Cuba ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn	Havana, Cuba ⓘ surface form: Havana Old Havana ⓘ
locatedOn	Plaza de la Catedral ⓘ
material	coral stone ⓘ
notableFor	Cuban Baroque architecture ⓘ colonial-era religious art ⓘ distinctive asymmetrical towers ⓘ
partOf	Old Havana ⓘ surface form: Old Havana and its Fortification System Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristóbal de la Habana ⓘ
primaryBuildingMaterial	limestone with fossilized marine organisms ⓘ
region	Caribbean ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
status	active church ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1982 ⓘ
usedFor	cultural events ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old Havana → contains → Havana Cathedral ⓘ

Habana Vieja → contains → Havana Cathedral ⓘ

Havana Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Havana Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catedral de la Habana

Havana Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Havana Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Catedral de San Cristóbal de La Habana

Bodeguita del Medio → near → Havana Cathedral ⓘ

Plaza de la Catedral → hasCentralMonument → Havana Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathedral of Havana

Plaza de la Catedral → hasView → Havana Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Havana Cathedral façade

Episcopal Diocese of Cuba → hasCathedral → Havana Cathedral ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Havana

Roman Catholic Church in Cuba → hasCathedral → Havana Cathedral ⓘ