Belfry of Douai

E418698

UNESCO World Heritage Site component belfry bell tower medieval building

The Belfry of Douai is a historic medieval bell tower in northern France, renowned for its carillon and recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of belfries of Belgium and France.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Belfry of Douai canonical	2
Douai belfry	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4175231 — 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: Belfry of Douai
Context triple: [Douai, hasBelfry, Belfry of Douai]

A. 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.
B. Arras Cathedral
Arras Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Arras, France, serving as the principal church and episcopal seat of the Diocese of Arras.
C. belfry of Amiens
The belfry of Amiens is a historic medieval bell tower in Amiens, France, recognized as a symbol of the city’s civic independence and architectural heritage.
D. Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Treille, Lille
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Treille in Lille is a prominent neo-Gothic and modernist Catholic church known for its distinctive contemporary façade and status as a major religious and architectural landmark in northern France.
E. 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.
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: Belfry of Douai
Target entity description: The Belfry of Douai is a historic medieval bell tower in northern France, renowned for its carillon and recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of belfries of Belgium and France.

A. 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.
B. Arras Cathedral
Arras Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Arras, France, serving as the principal church and episcopal seat of the Diocese of Arras.
C. belfry of Amiens
The belfry of Amiens is a historic medieval bell tower in Amiens, France, recognized as a symbol of the city’s civic independence and architectural heritage.
D. Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Treille, Lille
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Treille in Lille is a prominent neo-Gothic and modernist Catholic church known for its distinctive contemporary façade and status as a major religious and architectural landmark in northern France.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ belfry ⓘ bell tower ⓘ medieval building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic ⓘ
category	Belfries in France ⓘ Buildings and structures in Nord department ⓘ World Heritage Sites in France ⓘ
coordinates	50.370°N 3.079°E ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
culturalSignificance	represents medieval communal power in northern France ⓘ
elevationType	freestanding tower ⓘ
hasFunction	bell tower ⓘ clock tower ⓘ municipal symbol ⓘ watchtower ⓘ
hasPart	bells ⓘ carillon ⓘ clock ⓘ
hasViewOver	City of Douai ⓘ surface form: city of Douai
height	approximately 80 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Belfries of Belgium and France ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected historic monument of France ⓘ
locatedIn	France ⓘ Hauts-de-France ⓘ
locatedInOldTown	Douai, France ⓘ surface form: Douai city centre
locatedNear	Douai subprefecture building ⓘ surface form: Douai town hall
location	Douai ONNED1 ⓘ
management	City of Douai ⓘ surface form: municipality of Douai
material	stone ⓘ
notableFor	carillon ⓘ medieval architecture ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Belfries of Belgium and France ⓘ
region	Nord department ⓘ
symbolOf	City of Douai ⓘ surface form: city of Douai municipal liberties ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageExtensionYear	2005 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear	1999 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	943-015 ⓘ
usedFor	civic ceremonies ⓘ public alarms ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Douai → hasBelfry → Belfry of Douai ⓘ

Belfries of Belgium and France → hasPart → Belfry of Douai ⓘ

Douai, France → hasHeritageSite → Belfry of Douai ⓘ

subject surface form: Douai

this entity surface form: Douai belfry

Douai, France → hasLandmark → Belfry of Douai ⓘ