Belfry of Mons
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The Belfry of Mons is a UNESCO-listed baroque bell tower in Mons, Belgium, renowned as the only baroque-style belfry in the country and a symbol of the region’s civic heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belfry of Mons canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5262204 — 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 Mons Context triple: [Belfries of Belgium and France, hasPart, Belfry of Mons]
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Belfry of Tournai
The Belfry of Tournai is a medieval UNESCO-listed bell tower in Tournai, Belgium, renowned as one of the oldest belfries in the country and a symbol of civic independence.
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B.
Belfry of Ghent
The Belfry of Ghent is a medieval UNESCO-listed bell tower in Ghent, Belgium, renowned as a symbol of the city’s civic independence and Gothic architecture.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
Belfry of Arras
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.
- 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 Mons Target entity description: The Belfry of Mons is a UNESCO-listed baroque bell tower in Mons, Belgium, renowned as the only baroque-style belfry in the country and a symbol of the region’s civic heritage.
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A.
Belfry of Tournai
The Belfry of Tournai is a medieval UNESCO-listed bell tower in Tournai, Belgium, renowned as one of the oldest belfries in the country and a symbol of civic independence.
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B.
Belfry of Ghent
The Belfry of Ghent is a medieval UNESCO-listed bell tower in Ghent, Belgium, renowned as a symbol of the city’s civic independence and Gothic architecture.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
Belfry of Arras
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baroque architecture
ⓘ
belfry ⓘ bell tower ⓘ |
| architect |
Louis Ledoux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vincent Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Baroque ⓘ |
| category |
Baroque architecture in Belgium
ⓘ
Towers in Belgium ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1672 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1661 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 50.4544°N 3.9514°E ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| function |
bell tower
ⓘ
civic tower ⓘ watchtower ⓘ |
| hasCarillon | true ⓘ |
| hasClock | true ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasObservationPlatform | true ⓘ |
| hasTouristAccess | true ⓘ |
| height | 87 m ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageProtectionStatus | protected monument of Belgium ⓘ |
| isOnlyBaroqueBelfryIn | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hainaut Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mons NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallonia ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near | Grand-Place of Mons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBells | 49 ⓘ |
| partOf | Belfries of Belgium and France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | lantern tower ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
civic heritage of Mons
ⓘ
civic independence of Mons ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSerialProperty | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Belfries of Belgium and France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 943-016 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alarm signalling
ⓘ
ceremonial ringing ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Belfry of Mons Description of subject: The Belfry of Mons is a UNESCO-listed baroque bell tower in Mons, Belgium, renowned as the only baroque-style belfry in the country and a symbol of the region’s civic heritage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mons