Mainz Cathedral
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Mainz Cathedral is a monumental Romanesque-style Catholic cathedral in the German city of Mainz, renowned for its nearly thousand-year history and role as a former seat of powerful archbishops and electors.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mainz Cathedral canonical | 14 |
| Cathedral of Mainz | 1 |
| Hoher Dom St. Martin zu Mainz | 1 |
| Mainzer Dom | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8091006 — 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: Mainz Cathedral Context triple: [Mainz, hasLandmark, Mainz Cathedral]
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A.
Speyer Cathedral
Speyer Cathedral is a monumental medieval Romanesque church in Germany, renowned as one of the largest and most significant Romanesque cathedrals in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Frankfurt Cathedral
Frankfurt Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, renowned for its role as the coronation site of Holy Roman Emperors.
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C.
Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral is a renowned Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Cologne, Germany, famous for its twin spires and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Mainz-Kastel
Mainz-Kastel is a district on the right bank of the Rhine opposite Mainz, administratively part of Wiesbaden in the German state of Hesse.
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E.
Münster Cathedral
Münster Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Münster, Germany, renowned as the city’s principal church and a prominent example of medieval ecclesiastical architecture.
- 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: Mainz Cathedral Target entity description: Mainz Cathedral is a monumental Romanesque-style Catholic cathedral in the German city of Mainz, renowned for its nearly thousand-year history and role as a former seat of powerful archbishops and electors.
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A.
Speyer Cathedral
Speyer Cathedral is a monumental medieval Romanesque church in Germany, renowned as one of the largest and most significant Romanesque cathedrals in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Frankfurt Cathedral
Frankfurt Cathedral is a historic Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, renowned for its role as the coronation site of Holy Roman Emperors.
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C.
Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral is a renowned Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Cologne, Germany, famous for its twin spires and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Mainz-Kastel
Mainz-Kastel is a district on the right bank of the Rhine opposite Mainz, administratively part of Wiesbaden in the German state of Hesse.
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E.
Münster Cathedral
Münster Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Münster, Germany, renowned as the city’s principal church and a prominent example of medieval ecclesiastical architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cathedral
ⓘ
Romanesque church building ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
High Cathedral of St. Martin and St. Stephen
ⓘ
Mainzer Dom ⓘ
linked to:
Mainz Cathedral
|
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Baroque
Gothic architecture ⓘ Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1009 ⓘ |
| constructionStart |
circa 975
ⓘ
late 10th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Baroque altars
ⓘ
Gothic choir stalls ⓘ Romanesque nave ⓘ medieval funerary monuments ⓘ tombs of archbishops of Mainz ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
St. Martin of Tours
ⓘ
linked to:
Martin of Tours
St. Stephen ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Stephen
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Willigis, Archbishop of Mainz ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapter house
ⓘ
cloister ⓘ double choir ⓘ eastern apse ⓘ multiple side chapels ⓘ western apse ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Cathedral and Diocesan Museum Mainz ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural monument of Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
coronation site for German kings
ⓘ
metropolitan church of the ecclesiastical province of Mainz ⓘ
linked to:
Archdiocese of Mainz
|
| length | approximately 116 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mainz
ⓘ
Old Town of Mainz ⓘ Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gutenberg Museum
ⓘ
linked to:
Gutenberg Museum Mainz
|
| locatedOn | Domplatz (Cathedral Square) in Mainz ⓘ |
| mainTowerHeight | approximately 83 meters ⓘ |
| material | red sandstone ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Hoher Dom St. Martin zu Mainz
ⓘ
linked to:
Mainz Cathedral
|
| numberOfTowers | 6 ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ |
| rite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| underwentFire | 1009 ⓘ |
| wasSeatOf |
Archbishop of Mainz
ⓘ
Prince-elector of Mainz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mainz Cathedral Description of subject: Mainz Cathedral is a monumental Romanesque-style Catholic cathedral in the German city of Mainz, renowned for its nearly thousand-year history and role as a former seat of powerful archbishops and electors.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mainz Cathedral
subject linked to:
Cardinal Karl Lehmann
linked to: Mainz Cathedral
linked to: Mainz Cathedral