Great Temple of Hatra
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The Great Temple of Hatra is the principal monumental sanctuary of the ancient fortified city of Hatra in modern-day Iraq, renowned for its grand colonnades and fusion of Hellenistic, Roman, and Eastern architectural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Temple of Hatra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1754841 — 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: Great Temple of Hatra Context triple: [Hatra, hasStructure, Great Temple of Hatra]
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A.
Esagila temple complex
The Esagila temple complex was the grand religious center of ancient Babylon dedicated primarily to the god Marduk, serving as a key ceremonial and administrative hub of the city.
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B.
Kharax Palace
Kharax Palace is a historic residence on the Crimean coast, best known as an example of architect Nikolay Krasnov’s elegant late 19th–early 20th century palace design.
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C.
Susa Shrine
Susa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the storm god Susanoo, revered as one of the country’s ancient and significant religious sites.
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D.
Shams-ol-Emareh building
Shams-ol-Emareh building is a historic multi-story royal structure in Tehran, Iran, renowned as one of the most iconic and early high-rise elements of the Golestan Palace complex and a symbol of Qajar-era architecture.
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E.
Temple of Baalat Gebal
The Temple of Baalat Gebal is an ancient Phoenician sanctuary in Byblos dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, reflecting the religious and cultural significance of this early Mediterranean port.
- 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: Great Temple of Hatra Target entity description: The Great Temple of Hatra is the principal monumental sanctuary of the ancient fortified city of Hatra in modern-day Iraq, renowned for its grand colonnades and fusion of Hellenistic, Roman, and Eastern architectural traditions.
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A.
Esagila temple complex
The Esagila temple complex was the grand religious center of ancient Babylon dedicated primarily to the god Marduk, serving as a key ceremonial and administrative hub of the city.
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B.
Kharax Palace
Kharax Palace is a historic residence on the Crimean coast, best known as an example of architect Nikolay Krasnov’s elegant late 19th–early 20th century palace design.
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C.
Susa Shrine
Susa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the storm god Susanoo, revered as one of the country’s ancient and significant religious sites.
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D.
Shams-ol-Emareh building
Shams-ol-Emareh building is a historic multi-story royal structure in Tehran, Iran, renowned as one of the most iconic and early high-rise elements of the Golestan Palace complex and a symbol of Qajar-era architecture.
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E.
Temple of Baalat Gebal
The Temple of Baalat Gebal is an ancient Phoenician sanctuary in Byblos dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, reflecting the religious and cultural significance of this early Mediterranean port.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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religious building ⓘ temple ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Eastern architectural traditions
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Hellenistic architecture ⓘ Parthian architecture ⓘ Roman architecture ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Parthian Empire ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| countryCapitalNearest | Baghdad ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
Greco-Roman ⓘ Parthian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | multiple deities ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy |
Iraqi archaeologists
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foreign archaeological missions ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
altars
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peristyle colonnade ⓘ processional way ⓘ sanctuary cella ⓘ temple courtyard ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyards
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decorated capitals ⓘ grand colonnades ⓘ monumental gateways ⓘ reliefs ⓘ temple terraces ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
religious center
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sanctuary ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Hatra ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hatra ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Nineveh Governorate ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
ashlar masonry
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stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Mosul ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north–south ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient city of Hatra
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religious complex of Hatra ⓘ |
| religion | polytheism ⓘ |
| significance |
example of cultural syncretism
ⓘ
principal monumental sanctuary of Hatra ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
armed conflict
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deliberate destruction ⓘ looting ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1985 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Temple of Hatra Description of subject: The Great Temple of Hatra is the principal monumental sanctuary of the ancient fortified city of Hatra in modern-day Iraq, renowned for its grand colonnades and fusion of Hellenistic, Roman, and Eastern architectural traditions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.