St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres

E390973

Gothic church cathedral church building landmark

St Martin's Cathedral in Ypres is a historic Gothic church in Belgium, notable as one of the tallest buildings in the country and a symbol of the city’s medieval heritage and post–World War I reconstruction.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Martin's Church, Ypres	2
St Martin’s Cathedral, Ypres	2
St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3811875 — 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 Martin's Cathedral, Ypres
Context triple: [Bishopric of Ypres, cathedral, St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres]

A. Church of Saint-Vaast, Armentières
The Church of Saint-Vaast in Armentières is a prominent early 20th-century neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in northern France, designed by architect Louis Marie Cordonnier.
B. Tournai Cathedral
Tournai Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Tournai, Belgium, renowned for its distinctive blend of Romanesque and Gothic architecture and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
C. Saint-Omer Cathedral
Saint-Omer Cathedral is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic church in Saint-Omer, France, renowned for its architectural significance and artistic treasures.
D. Church of Saint-Pierre, Calais
The Church of Saint-Pierre in Calais is a prominent historic Catholic church in northern France, noted for its distinctive architecture by Louis Marie Cordonnier and its role as a landmark of the city.
E. Tyne Cot Cemetery
Tyne Cot Cemetery is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the world, serving as a major burial ground and memorial for soldiers who died in the First World War on the Ypres Salient in Belgium.
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 Martin's Cathedral, Ypres
Target entity description: St Martin's Cathedral in Ypres is a historic Gothic church in Belgium, notable as one of the tallest buildings in the country and a symbol of the city’s medieval heritage and post–World War I reconstruction.

A. Church of Saint-Vaast, Armentières
The Church of Saint-Vaast in Armentières is a prominent early 20th-century neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in northern France, designed by architect Louis Marie Cordonnier.
B. Tournai Cathedral
Tournai Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Tournai, Belgium, renowned for its distinctive blend of Romanesque and Gothic architecture and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
C. Saint-Omer Cathedral
Saint-Omer Cathedral is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic church in Saint-Omer, France, renowned for its architectural significance and artistic treasures.
D. Church of Saint-Pierre, Calais
The Church of Saint-Pierre in Calais is a prominent historic Catholic church in northern France, noted for its distinctive architecture by Louis Marie Cordonnier and its role as a landmark of the city.
E. Tyne Cot Cemetery
Tyne Cot Cemetery is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the world, serving as a major burial ground and memorial for soldiers who died in the First World War on the Ypres Salient in Belgium.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gothic church ⓘ cathedral ⓘ church building ⓘ landmark ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture ⓘ
constructionStart	13th century ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ Belgium ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
dedicatedTo	Martin of Tours ⓘ surface form: Saint Martin of Tours
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
destroyedDuring	World War I ⓘ
diocese	Diocese of Bruges ⓘ
formerDiocese	Diocese of Ypres ⓘ
formerStatus	cathedral of the Diocese of Ypres ⓘ
hasAlternateName	St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres ⓘ surface form: Saint Martin's Church, Ypres Sint-Maartenskathedraal Ieper ⓘ
hasFeature	flying buttresses ⓘ pointed arches ⓘ ribbed vaults ⓘ
hasPart	bell tower ⓘ choir ⓘ nave ⓘ side chapels ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ transept ⓘ
heritage	medieval heritage of Ypres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	protected monument in Belgium ⓘ
liturgicalFunction	parish church ⓘ
locatedIn	Flanders ⓘ West Flanders ⓘ Ypres ⓘ historic centre of Ypres ⓘ
locatedNear	Cloth Hall of Ypres ⓘ surface form: Ypres Cloth Hall
locatedOn	Vandenpeereboomplein ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the tallest buildings in Belgium ⓘ
rebuiltAfter	World War I ⓘ
reconstructionPeriod	20th century ⓘ
roofType	slate roof ⓘ
symbolOf	city of Ypres ⓘ post–World War I reconstruction of Ypres ⓘ
towerHeight	approximately 102 metres ⓘ
usedFor	cultural events ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Bishopric of Ypres → cathedral → St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Martin's Church, Ypres

Ypres → hasLandmark → St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres ⓘ

this entity surface form: St Martin’s Cathedral, Ypres

St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres → hasAlternateName → St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres ⓘ