Belfry of Arras

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UNESCO World Heritage Site component belfry bell tower historic monument

The Belfry of Arras is a historic Gothic bell tower in northern France, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage site and a symbol of the city’s medieval civic power.

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Label	Occurrences
Arras belfry	4
Arras town hall	3
Arras belfries	1
Belfry of Arras canonical	1
Town Hall of Arras	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5262208 — 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 Arras
Context triple: [Belfries of Belgium and France, hasPart, Belfry of Arras]

A. Belfry of Douai
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.
B. Belfry of Bruges
The Belfry of Bruges is a medieval bell tower and iconic UNESCO-listed landmark in Bruges, Belgium, renowned for its historic carillon and panoramic city views.
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. 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.
E. Philippe le Bon Tower
Philippe le Bon Tower is a historic stone tower in Dijon, France, offering panoramic views of the city and named after Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy.
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 Arras
Target entity description: The Belfry of Arras is a historic Gothic bell tower in northern France, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage site and a symbol of the city’s medieval civic power.

A. Belfry of Douai
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.
B. Belfry of Bruges
The Belfry of Bruges is a medieval bell tower and iconic UNESCO-listed landmark in Bruges, Belgium, renowned for its historic carillon and panoramic city views.
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. 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.
E. Philippe le Bon Tower
Philippe le Bon Tower is a historic stone tower in Dijon, France, offering panoramic views of the city and named after Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ belfry ⓘ bell tower ⓘ historic monument ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic architecture ⓘ
category	belfries in France ⓘ buildings and structures in Pas-de-Calais ⓘ tourist attractions in Hauts-de-France ⓘ
constructionEnd	16th century ⓘ
constructionStart	15th century ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
destroyedDuring	World War I ⓘ
function	alarm tower ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ watchtower ⓘ
governingBody	municipality of Arras ⓘ linked to: Arras
hasArchitecturalFeature	lantern tower ⓘ ornamental tracery ⓘ pinnacles ⓘ
hasPart	bells ⓘ clock ⓘ observation platform ⓘ
height	approximately 75 metres ⓘ
heritageCriteria	UNESCO cultural criteria (ii) ⓘ UNESCO cultural criteria (iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn	Arras ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Hauts-de-France ⓘ Pas-de-Calais ⓘ
locatedInRegion	northern France ⓘ
locatedOn	Place des Héros ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
offersViewOf	Arras city center ⓘ linked to: Arras
partOf	Town Hall of Arras ⓘ linked to: Belfry of Arras
partOfCulturalProperty	Belfries of Belgium and France World Heritage serial property ⓘ linked to: Belfries of Belgium and France
reconstructionPeriod	1920s ⓘ
reconstructionStyle	neo-Gothic ⓘ
symbolOf	city of Arras ⓘ linked to: Arras medieval civic power ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1999 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId	943 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf	Belfries of Belgium and France ⓘ
use	bell tower ⓘ civic tower ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

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

Arras → hasNotableBuilding → Arras town hall ⓘ

linked to: Belfry of Arras

Arras → hasNotableBuilding → Arras belfry ⓘ

linked to: Belfry of Arras

Belfry of Arras → partOf → Town Hall of Arras ⓘ

linked to: Belfry of Arras

Grand Place (Arras) → hasNearbyLandmark → Arras belfry ⓘ

subject linked to: Grand Place

linked to: Belfry of Arras

Grand Place (Arras) → hasNearbyLandmark → Arras town hall ⓘ

subject linked to: Grand Place

linked to: Belfry of Arras

Place des Héros → near → Arras belfry ⓘ

linked to: Belfry of Arras

Place des Héros → near → Arras town hall ⓘ

linked to: Belfry of Arras

Place des Héros → hasView → Arras belfry ⓘ

linked to: Belfry of Arras

Artois → hasNotableSite → Arras belfries ⓘ

linked to: Belfry of Arras

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