Belfry of Béthune
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The Belfry of Béthune is a historic medieval bell tower in northern France, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its architectural and civic significance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Béthune belfry | 5 |
| Belfry of Béthune canonical | 1 |
| belfry of Béthune | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5262212 — 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 Béthune Context triple: [Belfries of Belgium and France, hasPart, Belfry of Béthune]
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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.
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B.
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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C.
Belfry of Mons
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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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 Cambrai
The Belfry of Cambrai is a historic medieval bell tower in Cambrai, France, recognized as part of the UNESCO-listed ensemble of Belfries of Belgium and France for its architectural and civic significance.
- 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 Béthune Target entity description: The Belfry of Béthune is a historic medieval bell tower in northern France, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its architectural and civic significance.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Belfry of Mons
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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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 Cambrai
The Belfry of Cambrai is a historic medieval bell tower in Cambrai, France, recognized as part of the UNESCO-listed ensemble of Belfries of Belgium and France for its architectural and civic significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
belfry
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bell tower ⓘ medieval tower ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
medieval municipal power
ⓘ
urban defense ⓘ |
| category |
World Heritage Sites in France
ⓘ
belfries ⓘ towers in France ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| governingBody | municipality of Béthune ⓘ |
| hasBell | carillon ⓘ |
| hasClock | clock tower ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | landmark of Béthune ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
housing bells
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public alarm system ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic view of Béthune ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criterion (ii)
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UNESCO cultural criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | cultural heritage ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
historic center of Béthune
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linked to:
Grand-Place of Béthune
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| locatedIn |
Béthune
ⓘ
France ⓘ Hauts-de-France ⓘ Pas-de-Calais ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Belfries of Belgium and France ⓘ |
| region | northern France ⓘ |
| significance |
civic architecture
ⓘ
symbol of communal independence ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOSerialProperty | Belfries of Belgium and France ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 943 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bell tower
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civic tower ⓘ symbol of municipal liberties ⓘ watchtower ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Belfry of Béthune Description of subject: The Belfry of Béthune is a historic medieval bell tower in northern France, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its architectural and civic significance.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Belfry of Béthune
linked to: Belfry of Béthune
linked to: Belfry of Béthune
linked to: Belfry of Béthune
linked to: Belfry of Béthune
subject linked to:
Béthune, France
linked to: Belfry of Béthune