St. Mary’s Basilica (Kraków)
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St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków is a landmark Gothic church famous for its towering brick façade, hourly trumpet call (hejnał), and the richly carved wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4047681 — 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. Mary’s Basilica (Kraków) Context triple: [Old Town (Kraków), hasPart, St. Mary’s Basilica (Kraków)]
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Wrocław Cathedral
Wrocław Cathedral is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral on Ostrów Tumski in Wrocław, Poland, renowned for its twin towers and role as a major religious and architectural landmark of the city.
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Poznań Cathedral
Poznań Cathedral is one of Poland’s oldest and most important Roman Catholic cathedrals, renowned as a historic burial site of early Polish rulers and a key monument of Gothic and Romanesque architecture.
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Wawel Cathedral
Wawel Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Kraków, Poland, serving as the traditional coronation and burial site of Polish monarchs and national heroes.
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Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tarnów
The Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tarnów is a prominent Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral in southern Poland, noted for its towering interior and richly decorated chapels and monuments.
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Opole Cathedral
Opole Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Opole, Poland, renowned for its twin towers and status as one of the city’s most important religious and architectural monuments.
- 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. Mary’s Basilica (Kraków) Target entity description: St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków is a landmark Gothic church famous for its towering brick façade, hourly trumpet call (hejnał), and the richly carved wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss.
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A.
Wrocław Cathedral
Wrocław Cathedral is a historic Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral on Ostrów Tumski in Wrocław, Poland, renowned for its twin towers and role as a major religious and architectural landmark of the city.
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B.
Poznań Cathedral
Poznań Cathedral is one of Poland’s oldest and most important Roman Catholic cathedrals, renowned as a historic burial site of early Polish rulers and a key monument of Gothic and Romanesque architecture.
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C.
Wawel Cathedral
Wawel Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Kraków, Poland, serving as the traditional coronation and burial site of Polish monarchs and national heroes.
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D.
Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tarnów
The Cathedral Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tarnów is a prominent Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral in southern Poland, noted for its towering interior and richly decorated chapels and monuments.
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Opole Cathedral
Opole Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Opole, Poland, renowned for its twin towers and status as one of the city’s most important religious and architectural monuments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gothic church
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Roman Catholic church ⓘ basilica minor ⓘ landmark of Kraków ⓘ |
| altarpieceArtist | Veit Stoss ⓘ |
| altarpieceCompletion | late 15th century ⓘ |
| altarpieceMaterial | carved wood ⓘ |
| altarpieceStyle | Late Gothic ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Brick Gothic ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkOf |
Main Square, Kraków
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surface form:
Kraków Main Square
|
| consecrationYear | 1320 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 13th century ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Mary
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Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Gothic architecture
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hourly trumpet call (hejnał mariacki) ⓘ role in Kraków’s skyline ⓘ unequal towers ⓘ wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss ⓘ |
| function |
parish church
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Baroque chapels
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higher northern tower ⓘ lower southern tower ⓘ main altar by Veit Stoss ⓘ organ ⓘ polychrome interior ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ starry blue vaulted ceiling ⓘ trumpet tower ⓘ two unequal towers ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kraków
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Lesser Poland Voivodeship ⓘ Main Square, Kraków ⓘ
surface form:
Main Market Square, Kraków
Old Town of Kraków ⓘ
surface form:
Old Town, Kraków
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| locatedNear |
Cloth Hall (Sukiennice)
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Town Hall Tower (Kraków) ⓘ
surface form:
Town Hall Tower, Kraków
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| material | brick ⓘ |
| partOf |
Old Town of Kraków
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surface form:
Historic Centre of Kraków (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
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| rebuiltIn | 14th century ⓘ |
| rite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| towerHeight |
approximately 69 meters (southern tower)
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approximately 80 meters (northern tower) ⓘ |
| trumpetCallDirection | played towards the four corners of the world ⓘ |
| trumpetCallFrequency | hourly ⓘ |
| trumpetCallName | hejnał mariacki ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Mary’s Basilica (Kraków) Description of subject: St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków is a landmark Gothic church famous for its towering brick façade, hourly trumpet call (hejnał), and the richly carved wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Adam Mickiewicz Monument (Kraków)
this entity surface form:
St. Mary’s Basilica, Kraków
this entity surface form:
St. Mary’s Basilica, Kraków
this entity surface form:
St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków
this entity surface form:
bugle call (Hejnał mariacki) from St. Mary's Basilica
this entity surface form:
St. Mary’s Basilica, Kraków
this entity surface form:
St. Mary’s Basilica, Kraków
this entity surface form:
St. Mary’s Basilica, Kraków
this entity surface form:
St. Mary's Basilica (Kraków)
this entity surface form:
High Altar of St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków
this entity surface form:
Altarpiece of St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków
this entity surface form:
St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków
this entity surface form:
St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków