Modena Cemetery
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Modena Cemetery is a renowned modernist cemetery complex in Modena, Italy, celebrated as one of Aldo Rossi’s most influential architectural works.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4905649 — 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: Modena Cemetery Context triple: [Aldo Rossi, notableWork, Modena Cemetery]
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Staglieno Cemetery
Staglieno Cemetery is a vast monumental cemetery in Genoa, Italy, renowned for its elaborate 19th-century funerary sculptures and as the resting place of notable figures such as Giuseppe Mazzini.
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B.
Poggioreale Cemetery
Poggioreale Cemetery is a large historic burial ground in Naples, Italy, known for its monumental tombs and as the resting place of many notable Italian figures.
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Cemetery of Santa Maria del Sasso
The Cemetery of Santa Maria del Sasso is a historic terraced hillside burial ground in Morcote, Switzerland, renowned for its scenic views over Lake Lugano and its evocative funerary art.
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Magreglio cemetery
Magreglio cemetery is a small burial ground in the village of Magreglio in Lombardy, Italy, known among automotive enthusiasts as the resting place of Italian engineer and Alfa Romeo founder Nicola Romeo.
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Cimitero Monumentale della Villetta, Parma
The Cimitero Monumentale della Villetta in Parma is a historic monumental cemetery renowned for its elaborate funerary art and as the resting place of notable figures including conductor Arturo Toscanini.
- 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: Modena Cemetery Target entity description: Modena Cemetery is a renowned modernist cemetery complex in Modena, Italy, celebrated as one of Aldo Rossi’s most influential architectural works.
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A.
Staglieno Cemetery
Staglieno Cemetery is a vast monumental cemetery in Genoa, Italy, renowned for its elaborate 19th-century funerary sculptures and as the resting place of notable figures such as Giuseppe Mazzini.
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B.
Poggioreale Cemetery
Poggioreale Cemetery is a large historic burial ground in Naples, Italy, known for its monumental tombs and as the resting place of many notable Italian figures.
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C.
Cemetery of Santa Maria del Sasso
The Cemetery of Santa Maria del Sasso is a historic terraced hillside burial ground in Morcote, Switzerland, renowned for its scenic views over Lake Lugano and its evocative funerary art.
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D.
Magreglio cemetery
Magreglio cemetery is a small burial ground in the village of Magreglio in Lombardy, Italy, known among automotive enthusiasts as the resting place of Italian engineer and Alfa Romeo founder Nicola Romeo.
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E.
Cimitero Monumentale della Villetta, Parma
The Cimitero Monumentale della Villetta in Parma is a historic monumental cemetery renowned for its elaborate funerary art and as the resting place of notable figures including conductor Arturo Toscanini.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural work
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | nineteenth-century cemetery of Modena ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cimitero di Modena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cimitero di San Cataldo NERFINISHED ⓘ San Cataldo Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect |
Aldo Rossi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gianni Braghieri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Neo-rationalism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Postmodern architecture ⓘ Rationalism ⓘ |
| consideredOneOf |
Aldo Rossi’s most important works
ⓘ
key works of twentieth-century cemetery architecture ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| designCompetition | 1971 Modena cemetery competition ⓘ |
| designCompetitionResult | first prize ⓘ |
| hasColorCharacteristic |
bare brick surfaces
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ochre surfaces ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
burial place
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columbarium for urns ⓘ ossuary ⓘ |
| hasGeometricForm |
arcade
ⓘ
cube ⓘ pyramid-like roofs ⓘ |
| hasPlanType | orthogonal plan ⓘ |
| hasSpatialOrganization | courtyard typology ⓘ |
| hasThematicFocus |
collective monumentality
ⓘ
death ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | iconic work of postwar Italian architecture ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian metaphysical painting
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monumental classical architecture ⓘ traditional Italian cemeteries ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Modena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Emilia-Romagna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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plaster ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| notablePart |
columbarium
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cube-shaped ossuary building ⓘ ossuary block ⓘ porticoed enclosure ⓘ unfinished brick block ⓘ |
| partOf | San Cataldo cemetery complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referencedIn | Aldo Rossi’s theoretical writings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Modena Cemetery Description of subject: Modena Cemetery is a renowned modernist cemetery complex in Modena, Italy, celebrated as one of Aldo Rossi’s most influential architectural works.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of Modena courtyard
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of Modena entrance building
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of Modena perimeter wall
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of Modena memorial tower
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of Modena funerary buildings
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of Modena funerary chapel
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of Modena memorial courtyard
this entity surface form:
Cemetery of Modena funerary complex
this entity surface form:
San Cataldo Cemetery, Modena