Le temps des cathédrales
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"Le temps des cathédrales" is a signature power ballad from the French musical Notre-Dame de Paris that reflects on the rise and fall of great civilizations through the metaphor of cathedral-building.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le temps des cathédrales canonical | 2 |
| The Age of the Cathedrals | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8719780 — 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: Le temps des cathédrales Context triple: [Notre-Dame de Paris (1998 musical), notableSong, Le temps des cathédrales]
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A.
La cathédrale
"La Cathédrale" is a 1898 novel by French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans that explores Catholic mysticism and spiritual transformation through the protagonist’s immersion in the architecture and symbolism of Chartres Cathedral.
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B.
La catedral
La catedral is a novel by Spanish writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez that offers a critical, realist portrayal of Spanish society and the Catholic Church in the early 20th century.
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C.
La Catedral
La Catedral is the iconic nickname of Athletic Club’s historic San Mamés stadium, renowned for its intense atmosphere and deep footballing tradition in Bilbao.
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D.
The Bells of Notre Dame
"The Bells of Notre Dame" is the sweeping, choral-driven opening number of the stage musical adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame that introduces the story’s central characters, themes, and setting.
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E.
Conversation in the Cathedral
Conversation in the Cathedral is a landmark novel by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa that explores political corruption, personal disillusionment, and the oppressive atmosphere of 1950s Peru through a complex, multi-layered narrative.
- 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: Le temps des cathédrales Target entity description: "Le temps des cathédrales" is a signature power ballad from the French musical Notre-Dame de Paris that reflects on the rise and fall of great civilizations through the metaphor of cathedral-building.
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A.
La cathédrale
"La Cathédrale" is a 1898 novel by French writer Joris-Karl Huysmans that explores Catholic mysticism and spiritual transformation through the protagonist’s immersion in the architecture and symbolism of Chartres Cathedral.
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B.
La catedral
La catedral is a novel by Spanish writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez that offers a critical, realist portrayal of Spanish society and the Catholic Church in the early 20th century.
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C.
La Catedral
La Catedral is the iconic nickname of Athletic Club’s historic San Mamés stadium, renowned for its intense atmosphere and deep footballing tradition in Bilbao.
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D.
The Bells of Notre Dame
"The Bells of Notre Dame" is the sweeping, choral-driven opening number of the stage musical adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame that introduces the story’s central characters, themes, and setting.
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E.
Conversation in the Cathedral
Conversation in the Cathedral is a landmark novel by Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa that explores political corruption, personal disillusionment, and the oppressive atmosphere of 1950s Peru through a complex, multi-layered narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
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linked to:
Notre-Dame Cathedral
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| associatedWork |
Notre-Dame de Paris (original French cast recording)
ⓘ
linked to:
Notre-Dame de Paris (1998 musical)
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| basedOn | Notre-Dame de Paris (novel) ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Victor Hugo ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInShow | opening number ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInWork |
Notre-Dame de Paris (1998 stage production)
ⓘ
linked to:
Notre-Dame de Paris (1998 musical)
|
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
The Age of the Cathedrals
ⓘ
linked to:
Le temps des cathédrales
|
| hasInfluenceOn | subsequent French musical theatre ballads ⓘ |
| hasMotif | contrast between faith and modernity ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
architecture
ⓘ
history ⓘ religion ⓘ time ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf |
Notre-Dame de Paris (musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Notre-Dame de Paris (1998 musical)
|
| lyricalPerspective | narrator observing history ⓘ |
| lyricLanguage | French ⓘ |
| medium | voice and orchestra ⓘ |
| metaphor | cathedrals as symbols of human civilization ⓘ |
| musicalWorkType | signature song ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | prologue song ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opening the musical Notre-Dame de Paris
ⓘ
recurring musical motif in Notre-Dame de Paris ⓘ |
| originalCastPerformer | Bruno Pelletier ⓘ |
| originalCastPerformerRole | Gringoire ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Le temps des cathédrales ⓘ |
| partOf |
Notre-Dame de Paris (musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Notre-Dame de Paris (1998 musical)
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| performanceContext | stage musical ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Gringoire ⓘ |
| setting | medieval Paris ⓘ |
| theme |
cathedral-building as metaphor for history
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human achievement and decline ⓘ passing of time ⓘ rise and fall of civilizations ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| workOrigin | Francophone musical theatre ⓘ |
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Subject: Le temps des cathédrales Description of subject: "Le temps des cathédrales" is a signature power ballad from the French musical Notre-Dame de Paris that reflects on the rise and fall of great civilizations through the metaphor of cathedral-building.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Le temps des cathédrales