Great Mosque of Córdoba
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Roman Catholic cathedral
World Heritage Site component
former mosque
mosque-cathedral
tourist attraction
The Great Mosque of Córdoba is a renowned medieval Islamic mosque-turned-cathedral in Córdoba, Spain, celebrated for its striking horseshoe arches, hypostyle hall, and fusion of Islamic and Christian architectural styles.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T579028 — 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: Great Mosque of Córdoba Context triple: [Islamic Spain, notableBuilding, Great Mosque of Córdoba]
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A.
Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral is a vast Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Spain, renowned as one of the largest churches in the world and noted for housing the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
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B.
Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz is a well-preserved 10th-century former Islamic mosque in Toledo, Spain, renowned for its Mudéjar architecture and later Christian adaptations.
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C.
Valencia Cathedral
Valencia Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Romanesque, and Baroque architecture and its claim to house the Holy Grail.
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D.
Alcázar of Toledo
The Alcázar of Toledo is a prominent stone fortification and former royal palace perched atop the highest point of Toledo, Spain, renowned for its strategic military history and imposing Renaissance architecture.
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E.
Great Mosque of Damascus
The Great Mosque of Damascus is one of the oldest and most important monumental mosques in the world, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and continuous religious significance since the Umayyad era.
- 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: Great Mosque of Córdoba Target entity description: The Great Mosque of Córdoba is a renowned medieval Islamic mosque-turned-cathedral in Córdoba, Spain, celebrated for its striking horseshoe arches, hypostyle hall, and fusion of Islamic and Christian architectural styles.
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A.
Seville Cathedral
Seville Cathedral is a vast Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Seville, Spain, renowned as one of the largest churches in the world and noted for housing the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
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B.
Mosque of Cristo de la Luz
The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz is a well-preserved 10th-century former Islamic mosque in Toledo, Spain, renowned for its Mudéjar architecture and later Christian adaptations.
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C.
Valencia Cathedral
Valencia Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, renowned for its blend of Gothic, Romanesque, and Baroque architecture and its claim to house the Holy Grail.
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D.
Alcázar of Toledo
The Alcázar of Toledo is a prominent stone fortification and former royal palace perched atop the highest point of Toledo, Spain, renowned for its strategic military history and imposing Renaissance architecture.
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E.
Great Mosque of Damascus
The Great Mosque of Damascus is one of the oldest and most important monumental mosques in the world, renowned for its early Islamic architecture and continuous religious significance since the Umayyad era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cathedral
ⓘ
World Heritage Site component ⓘ former mosque ⓘ mosque-cathedral ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| altName |
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
ⓘ
Great Mosque of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form:
Mezquita–Catedral de Córdoba
Great Mosque of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form:
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
|
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque architecture
ⓘ
Gothic architecture ⓘ Islamic architecture ⓘ Andalusian architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Moorish architecture
Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Abd al-Rahman I ⓘ |
| centralNaveAdded | 16th century ⓘ |
| cityOnRiver | Guadalquivir River ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 10th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 784 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| conversionToCathedralYear | 1236 ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| courtyardName | Patio de los Naranjos ⓘ |
| currentFunction | cathedral ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Assumption of Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Assumption of the Virgin Mary
|
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba ⓘ |
| expandedBy |
Abd al-Rahman II
ⓘ
Al-Hakam II ⓘ Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | hypostyle mosque ⓘ |
| founder | Abd al-Rahman I ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard | yes ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | former minaret incorporated into bell tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Bien de Interés Cultural
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Caliphate of Córdoba
ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba
Emirate of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form:
Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba
|
| locatedIn |
Andalusia
ⓘ
Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
Córdoba
Cordoba (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
historic centre of Córdoba
|
| materialUsed |
brick
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granite ⓘ jasper ⓘ marble ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bell tower built over minaret
ⓘ
double-tiered arches ⓘ forest of columns ⓘ horseshoe arches ⓘ hypostyle hall ⓘ maqsura ⓘ mihrab ⓘ Patio de los Naranjos ⓘ
surface form:
orange tree courtyard (Patio de los Naranjos)
|
| originalFunction | congregational mosque ⓘ |
| patronOfCathedralIntervention | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| region | southern Spain ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam (original)
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism (current) ⓘ |
| roofType | wooden roof ⓘ |
| significance |
major monument of Islamic Spain (al-Andalus)
ⓘ
symbol of coexistence and conflict between Islam and Christianity in Iberia ⓘ |
| UNESCOExtensionYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf | Historic Centre of Córdoba ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Mosque of Córdoba Description of subject: The Great Mosque of Córdoba is a renowned medieval Islamic mosque-turned-cathedral in Córdoba, Spain, celebrated for its striking horseshoe arches, hypostyle hall, and fusion of Islamic and Christian architectural styles.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba
subject surface form:
Córdoba (historical)
this entity surface form:
Cathedral of Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Great Mosque of Córdoba (original Umayyad construction)
this entity surface form:
Mezquita–Catedral de Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Great Mosque of Cordoba
this entity surface form:
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Mezquita–Cathedral of Córdoba
this entity surface form:
canon of Córdoba Cathedral
this entity surface form:
Great Mosque of Cordoba
this entity surface form:
Mezquita–Cathedral of Córdoba
subject surface form:
Southern Spain
this entity surface form:
Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
this entity surface form:
Mezquita of Córdoba