Chapel of St. Basil
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The Chapel of St. Basil is a modernist Catholic chapel in Houston, Texas, renowned for its striking geometric design by architect Philip Johnson.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chapel of St. Basil canonical | 1 |
| Chapel of St. Basil the Blessed | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T630151 — 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: Chapel of St. Basil Context triple: [Philip Johnson, notableWork, Chapel of St. Basil]
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A.
St. Basil's Cathedral
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Smolny Cathedral
Smolny Cathedral is an 18th-century Baroque Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned for its striking blue-and-white facade and design by architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
- 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: Chapel of St. Basil Target entity description: The Chapel of St. Basil is a modernist Catholic chapel in Houston, Texas, renowned for its striking geometric design by architect Philip Johnson.
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A.
St. Basil's Cathedral
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Smolny Cathedral
Smolny Cathedral is an 18th-century Baroque Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, Russia, renowned for its striking blue-and-white facade and design by architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic chapel
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modernist building ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architect | Philip Johnson ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Churches in Houston, Texas
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Modernist church buildings in the United States ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Texas ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| denomination | Catholic ⓘ |
| function |
place of worship
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site for Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | Philip Johnson ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
asymmetrical composition
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golden dome ⓘ minimalist interior ⓘ prominent cross ⓘ skylight ⓘ white stucco walls ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houston
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surface form:
Houston, Texas
Texas ⓘ University of St. Thomas (Houston) ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
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metal dome ⓘ stucco ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Basil of Caesarea
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surface form:
Saint Basil
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| notableFor | striking geometric design ⓘ |
| partOf | campus of the University of St. Thomas (Houston) ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chapel of St. Basil Description of subject: The Chapel of St. Basil is a modernist Catholic chapel in Houston, Texas, renowned for its striking geometric design by architect Philip Johnson.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat
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hasPart
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Chapel of St. Basil
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this entity surface form:
Chapel of St. Basil the Blessed