Kalasasaya temple
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The Kalasasaya temple is a monumental pre-Columbian ceremonial structure in Bolivia, renowned for its precisely aligned stone architecture and significance in the Tiwanaku culture’s religious and astronomical practices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalasasaya | 3 |
| Kalasasaya temple canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10202153 — 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: Kalasasaya temple Context triple: [Tiwanaku archaeological site, hasPart, Kalasasaya temple]
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A.
Miagao Church
Miagao Church is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed Baroque fortress church in Iloilo, Philippines, renowned for its unique façade blending Spanish, Chinese, and local Filipino motifs.
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B.
Baclayon Church
Baclayon Church is one of the oldest and best-preserved Roman Catholic stone churches in the Philippines, renowned for its Spanish colonial architecture and historical significance on Bohol Island.
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C.
Paoay Church
Paoay Church is a historic 18th-century Baroque church in the Philippines renowned for its massive buttresses and designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Capas National Shrine
Capas National Shrine is a memorial park in the Philippines honoring the Filipino and American soldiers who suffered and died during the Bataan Death March and subsequent imprisonment in World War II.
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E.
Balangay Shrine Museum
The Balangay Shrine Museum is a cultural and archaeological museum in Butuan, Philippines, dedicated to the ancient balangay boats that illuminate the region’s early maritime history and precolonial trade.
- 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: Kalasasaya temple Target entity description: The Kalasasaya temple is a monumental pre-Columbian ceremonial structure in Bolivia, renowned for its precisely aligned stone architecture and significance in the Tiwanaku culture’s religious and astronomical practices.
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A.
Miagao Church
Miagao Church is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed Baroque fortress church in Iloilo, Philippines, renowned for its unique façade blending Spanish, Chinese, and local Filipino motifs.
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B.
Baclayon Church
Baclayon Church is one of the oldest and best-preserved Roman Catholic stone churches in the Philippines, renowned for its Spanish colonial architecture and historical significance on Bohol Island.
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C.
Paoay Church
Paoay Church is a historic 18th-century Baroque church in the Philippines renowned for its massive buttresses and designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Capas National Shrine
Capas National Shrine is a memorial park in the Philippines honoring the Filipino and American soldiers who suffered and died during the Bataan Death March and subsequent imprisonment in World War II.
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E.
Balangay Shrine Museum
The Balangay Shrine Museum is a cultural and archaeological museum in Butuan, Philippines, dedicated to the ancient balangay boats that illuminate the region’s early maritime history and precolonial trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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ceremonial center ⓘ pre-Columbian monument ⓘ |
| access | near town of Tiahuanaco ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
cardinal directions
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equinox sunrise ⓘ equinox sunset ⓘ solstitial sunrise ⓘ solstitial sunset ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | megalithic stone architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Staff God
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solar deities ⓘ |
| countryUNESCOSite | Bolivia ⓘ |
| culture | Tiwanaku culture ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3850 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | first millennium CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Arthur Posnansky ⓘ |
| function | ceremonial calendar observatory ⓘ |
| governedBy | Bolivian Ministry of Cultures ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large standing stone pillars
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monolithic gateways ⓘ raised platform ⓘ rectangular walled enclosure ⓘ sunken courtyard nearby ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gateway of the Moon
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Gateway of the Sun ⓘ eastern wall with pillars ⓘ western platform ⓘ |
| hasView | Andean Altiplano landscape ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tiwanaku
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiwanaku archaeological site
|
| locatedInCountry | Bolivia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | La Paz Department ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Titicaca ⓘ |
| material |
andesite
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sandstone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tiwanaku archaeological complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiwanaku archaeological site
|
| preservationStatus | partially reconstructed ⓘ |
| researchField | Andean archaeology ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of pre-Inca monumental architecture
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key monument for understanding Tiwanaku cosmology ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Tiwanaku Middle Horizon
ⓘ
linked to:
Andean Middle Horizon
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2000 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astronomical observations
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religious ceremonies ⓘ ritual gatherings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kalasasaya temple Description of subject: The Kalasasaya temple is a monumental pre-Columbian ceremonial structure in Bolivia, renowned for its precisely aligned stone architecture and significance in the Tiwanaku culture’s religious and astronomical practices.
Referenced by (5)
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