Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
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The Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence is a major Franciscan church renowned as the “Temple of the Italian Glories,” housing the tombs and monuments of prominent figures such as Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence canonical | 6 |
| Basilica of Santa Croce | 4 |
| Santa Croce, Florence | 4 |
| Basilica di Santa Croce | 2 |
| Holy Cross (Santa Croce) | 1 |
| cloister of Santa Croce | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T721548 — 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: Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence Context triple: [Michelangelo, burialPlace, Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence]
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A.
Medici Chapel
The Medici Chapel is a richly decorated funerary chapel in Florence, Italy, renowned for Michelangelo’s sculptural and architectural masterpieces created for the powerful Medici family.
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B.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is a historic Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark in downtown Santa Fe, renowned for its French Romanesque Revival style and central role in the city’s religious and cultural life.
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C.
Parma Cathedral
Parma Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Parma, Italy, renowned for its architecture and Correggio’s celebrated frescoes.
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D.
Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi
The Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi is the revered burial site of the 13th-century Italian saint in Assisi, Italy, and a major Catholic pilgrimage destination.
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E.
Milan Cathedral
Milan Cathedral is a monumental Gothic cathedral in central Milan, renowned for its intricate spires, marble façade, and status as one of the largest churches in the world.
- 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: Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence Target entity description: The Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence is a major Franciscan church renowned as the “Temple of the Italian Glories,” housing the tombs and monuments of prominent figures such as Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli.
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A.
Medici Chapel
The Medici Chapel is a richly decorated funerary chapel in Florence, Italy, renowned for Michelangelo’s sculptural and architectural masterpieces created for the powerful Medici family.
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B.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi is a historic Roman Catholic church and architectural landmark in downtown Santa Fe, renowned for its French Romanesque Revival style and central role in the city’s religious and cultural life.
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C.
Parma Cathedral
Parma Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Parma, Italy, renowned for its architecture and Correggio’s celebrated frescoes.
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D.
Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi
The Tomb of Saint Francis of Assisi is the revered burial site of the 13th-century Italian saint in Assisi, Italy, and a major Catholic pilgrimage destination.
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E.
Milan Cathedral
Milan Cathedral is a monumental Gothic cathedral in central Milan, renowned for its intricate spires, marble façade, and status as one of the largest churches in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franciscan church
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Roman Catholic church ⓘ basilica ⓘ church ⓘ minor basilica ⓘ |
| affiliation | Archdiocese of Florence ⓘ |
| architect |
Benedetto Antelami
ⓘ
surface form:
Arnolfo di Cambio
|
| architecturalStyle | Gothic ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Dante's Tomb
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surface form:
Dante Alighieri (cenotaph)
Galileo Galilei ⓘ Gioachino Rossini ⓘ Leon Battista Alberti (cenotaph) ⓘ Michelangelo ⓘ Niccolò Machiavelli ⓘ Ugo Foscolo ⓘ Vittorio Alfieri ⓘ |
| completionDate | 14th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 13th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Pazzi Chapel
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altarpieces ⓘ cloister ⓘ frescoes ⓘ funerary monuments ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Holy Cross ⓘ |
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| facadeStyle | Neo-Gothic ⓘ |
| function |
cultural monument
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place of worship ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| groundbreakingDate | 1294 ⓘ |
| hasArtworkBy |
Taddeo Gaddi
ⓘ
surface form:
Agnolo Gaddi
Filippo Brunelleschi ⓘ
surface form:
Brunelleschi
Donatello ⓘ Giotto ⓘ Taddeo Gaddi ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
apse
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basilica plan ⓘ campanile ⓘ chapels ⓘ cloisters ⓘ large nave ⓘ pointed arches ⓘ ribbed vaults ⓘ transept ⓘ |
| hasPart | Pazzi Chapel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Historic Centre of Florence ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Franciscan Gothic architecture
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Renaissance art ⓘ tombs of famous Italians ⓘ |
| length | about 115 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
ⓘ
Tuscany ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Basilica di Santa Croce
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| nickname | Temple of the Italian Glories ⓘ |
| numberOfNaves | 3 ⓘ |
| PazziChapelArchitect | Filippo Brunelleschi ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Franciscan Order
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surface form:
Franciscans
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| status | active church ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | yes ⓘ |
| width | about 38 meters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence Description of subject: The Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence is a major Franciscan church renowned as the “Temple of the Italian Glories,” housing the tombs and monuments of prominent figures such as Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Santa Croce, Florence
this entity surface form:
Basilica of Santa Croce
Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
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nativeName
→
Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Basilica di Santa Croce
this entity surface form:
Santa Croce, Florence
this entity surface form:
Basilica of Santa Croce
this entity surface form:
Santa Croce, Florence
this entity surface form:
cloister of Santa Croce
this entity surface form:
Santa Croce, Florence
this entity surface form:
Basilica di Santa Croce
this entity surface form:
Basilica of Santa Croce
this entity surface form:
Basilica of Santa Croce
this entity surface form:
Holy Cross (Santa Croce)