San Cataldo Cemetery
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San Cataldo Cemetery is a renowned modernist cemetery complex in Modena, Italy, celebrated for Aldo Rossi’s austere, geometric architectural design and its influential role in late 20th-century architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San Cataldo Cemetery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4905643 — 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: San Cataldo Cemetery Context triple: [Aldo Rossi, notableWork, San Cataldo Cemetery]
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A.
Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery is a Roman Catholic burial ground in Culver City, California, known as the final resting place of numerous Hollywood actors and entertainment figures.
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B.
Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground in Los Angeles, California, known as the final resting place of many notable local figures.
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C.
Mount Zion Catholic Cemetery
Mount Zion Catholic Cemetery is a historic Christian burial ground in Jerusalem notable for being the final resting place of Oskar Schindler and other prominent figures.
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D.
Santa Ifigenia Cemetery
Santa Ifigenia Cemetery is a historic necropolis in Santiago de Cuba renowned as the burial place of prominent Cuban figures, including national hero José Martí and former president Fidel Castro.
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E.
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a major Roman Catholic burial ground in Colma, California, known for serving the San Francisco Bay Area’s Catholic community.
- 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: San Cataldo Cemetery Target entity description: San Cataldo Cemetery is a renowned modernist cemetery complex in Modena, Italy, celebrated for Aldo Rossi’s austere, geometric architectural design and its influential role in late 20th-century architecture.
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A.
Holy Cross Cemetery
Holy Cross Cemetery is a Roman Catholic burial ground in Culver City, California, known as the final resting place of numerous Hollywood actors and entertainment figures.
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B.
Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground in Los Angeles, California, known as the final resting place of many notable local figures.
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C.
Mount Zion Catholic Cemetery
Mount Zion Catholic Cemetery is a historic Christian burial ground in Jerusalem notable for being the final resting place of Oskar Schindler and other prominent figures.
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D.
Santa Ifigenia Cemetery
Santa Ifigenia Cemetery is a historic necropolis in Santiago de Cuba renowned as the burial place of prominent Cuban figures, including national hero José Martí and former president Fidel Castro.
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E.
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a major Roman Catholic burial ground in Colma, California, known for serving the San Francisco Bay Area’s Catholic community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural complex
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ modernist architecture work ⓘ |
| architect |
Aldo Rossi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gianni Braghieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Aldo Rossi buildings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Modena ⓘ Cemeteries in Emilia-Romagna ⓘ |
| competitionWinner |
Aldo Rossi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gianni Braghieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | late 1970s ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| designCompetition | 1971 Modena cemetery competition ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Italian modernism
ⓘ
Postmodern architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Rationalist architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor |
gray concrete
ⓘ
red-orange plaster ⓘ |
| hasGeometricForm |
arcades
ⓘ
cubic volumes ⓘ rectangular prisms ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arcaded galleries
ⓘ
central ossuary block ⓘ columbarium walls ⓘ courtyard spaces ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important work of 20th-century architecture ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| influenced |
late 20th-century cemetery design
ⓘ
postmodern architectural discourse ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aldo Rossi’s theories of the city
ⓘ
Italian metaphysical painting ⓘ monumental classical forms ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
plaster ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Catald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
austere geometric forms
ⓘ
gridded columbarium structures ⓘ symbolic city-of-the-dead layout ⓘ unfinished red ossuary block ⓘ use of simple volumes and pure shapes ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1980s ⓘ |
| partOf | cemetery complex of Modena ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burials
ⓘ
cremation niches ⓘ memorialization of the dead ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Cataldo Cemetery Description of subject: San Cataldo Cemetery is a renowned modernist cemetery complex in Modena, Italy, celebrated for Aldo Rossi’s austere, geometric architectural design and its influential role in late 20th-century architecture.
Referenced by (1)
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