St. Basil's Cathedral
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St. Basil's Cathedral is a 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, famed for its vividly colored onion domes and iconic, fairy-tale-like architecture.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Basil's Cathedral | 3 |
| Saint Basil’s Cathedral | 2 |
| St. Basil's Cathedral canonical | 2 |
| St. Basil’s Cathedral | 2 |
| St. Basil's Cathedral museum complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T409884 — 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: St. Basil's Cathedral Context triple: [Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, styleInspiredBy, St. Basil's Cathedral]
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A.
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Saint Isaac's Cathedral is a monumental 19th-century Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, renowned for its massive gilded dome and richly decorated interior.
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B.
Kazan Cathedral
Kazan Cathedral is a prominent Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its grand neoclassical colonnade and role as a major religious and architectural landmark of the city.
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C.
Spasskaya Tower
Spasskaya Tower is the iconic main tower of the Moscow Kremlin, famous for its large clock and role as a ceremonial entrance to Red Square.
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D.
Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Kremlin, renowned as the traditional site of tsarist coronations and a central symbol of the Russian state and church.
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E.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a richly decorated Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, famed for its colorful onion domes and elaborate mosaics commemorating the site of Tsar Alexander II’s assassination.
- 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: St. Basil's Cathedral Target entity description: St. Basil's Cathedral is a 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, famed for its vividly colored onion domes and iconic, fairy-tale-like architecture.
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A.
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Saint Isaac's Cathedral is a monumental 19th-century Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, renowned for its massive gilded dome and richly decorated interior.
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B.
Kazan Cathedral
Kazan Cathedral is a prominent Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its grand neoclassical colonnade and role as a major religious and architectural landmark of the city.
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C.
Spasskaya Tower
Spasskaya Tower is the iconic main tower of the Moscow Kremlin, famous for its large clock and role as a ceremonial entrance to Red Square.
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D.
Dormition Cathedral
Dormition Cathedral is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Kremlin, renowned as the traditional site of tsarist coronations and a central symbol of the Russian state and church.
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E.
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is a richly decorated Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg, famed for its colorful onion domes and elaborate mosaics commemorating the site of Tsar Alexander II’s assassination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian Orthodox church
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cathedral ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat
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surface form:
Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed
Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Russian Revival influence
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Russian architecture ⓘ Russian tented roof architecture ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Ivan IV the Terrible
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surface form:
Ivan IV of Russia
Ivan IV the Terrible ⓘ
surface form:
Ivan the Terrible
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| constructionEndDate | 1561 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1555 ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | iconic landmark of Russian architecture ⓘ |
| currentFunction | museum and place of worship ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | The Intercession of the Theotokos on the Moat ⓘ |
| denomination | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| domeShape | onion dome ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| façadeColorScheme | multicolored ⓘ |
| governingBody |
State Historical Museum, Moscow
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surface form:
State Historical Museum (Russia)
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| hasPart |
Annunciation Cathedral
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surface form:
central church of the Intercession
eight side chapels ⓘ |
| height | about 47.5 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
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| locatedIn |
Moscow
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Moscow Kremlin ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow Kremlin and Red Square UNESCO World Heritage Site
Red Square ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Towers of the Moscow Kremlin
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surface form:
Kremlin Wall
Spasskaya Tower ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southeastern end of Red Square ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vasily (Basil) the Blessed ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
asymmetrical composition of chapels
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brick construction ⓘ central tented tower ⓘ vividly colored onion domes ⓘ |
| numberOfDomes | 9 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | parish church ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | federal cultural heritage monument of Russia ⓘ |
| purpose | commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
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| roofType | tented roof ⓘ |
| significance |
symbol of Moscow
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symbol of Russia ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSiteSince | 1990 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Basil's Cathedral Description of subject: St. Basil's Cathedral is a 16th-century Russian Orthodox church in Moscow’s Red Square, famed for its vividly colored onion domes and iconic, fairy-tale-like architecture.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Basil’s Cathedral
this entity surface form:
Saint Basil’s Cathedral
this entity surface form:
Saint Basil's Cathedral
this entity surface form:
St. Basil’s Cathedral
this entity surface form:
St. Basil's Cathedral museum complex
this entity surface form:
Saint Basil's Cathedral
Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat
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this entity surface form:
Saint Basil's Cathedral
this entity surface form:
St. Basil’s Cathedral