Notre-Dame de Royan church
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Notre-Dame de Royan church is a striking post-war modernist concrete church in Royan, France, renowned for its bold brutalist architecture and prominent seafront silhouette.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of Notre-Dame de Royan | 1 |
| Notre-Dame de Royan church canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10832782 — 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: Notre-Dame de Royan church Context triple: [Royan, hasLandmark, Notre-Dame de Royan church]
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Saint-Malo Cathedral
Saint-Malo Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in the walled port city of Saint-Malo, France, noted for its Gothic and Romanesque architecture and its role as the town’s main religious monument.
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B.
Saint-Nazaire Cathedral
Saint-Nazaire Cathedral is a prominent medieval Romanesque-Gothic church dominating the skyline of Béziers in southern France.
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C.
Fréjus Cathedral
Fréjus Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in the town of Fréjus in southeastern France, noted for its medieval architecture and cloister.
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D.
Rennes Cathedral
Rennes Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Rennes, France, known for its neoclassical façade and status as the seat of the Archdiocese of Rennes.
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E.
Luçon Cathedral
Luçon Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Luçon, France, notable as the former episcopal seat of Cardinal Richelieu when he served as Bishop of Luçon.
- 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: Notre-Dame de Royan church Target entity description: Notre-Dame de Royan church is a striking post-war modernist concrete church in Royan, France, renowned for its bold brutalist architecture and prominent seafront silhouette.
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A.
Saint-Malo Cathedral
Saint-Malo Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in the walled port city of Saint-Malo, France, noted for its Gothic and Romanesque architecture and its role as the town’s main religious monument.
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B.
Saint-Nazaire Cathedral
Saint-Nazaire Cathedral is a prominent medieval Romanesque-Gothic church dominating the skyline of Béziers in southern France.
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C.
Fréjus Cathedral
Fréjus Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in the town of Fréjus in southeastern France, noted for its medieval architecture and cloister.
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D.
Rennes Cathedral
Rennes Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Rennes, France, known for its neoclassical façade and status as the seat of the Archdiocese of Rennes.
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E.
Luçon Cathedral
Luçon Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Luçon, France, notable as the former episcopal seat of Cardinal Richelieu when he served as Bishop of Luçon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic church
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brutalist architecture ⓘ church building ⓘ modernist architecture ⓘ |
| architect |
Bernard Lafaille
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guillaume Gillet ⓘ Marc Hébrard ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brutalism
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Modernism ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Roman Catholic Church in France
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church in France
|
| builtAfter | World War II ⓘ |
| category |
20th-century church in France
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brutalist church building ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1955 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Our Lady
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Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| diocese |
Roman Catholic Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes
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linked to:
Diocese of La Rochelle and Saintes
|
| era | post-war architecture ⓘ |
| function |
parish church
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large nave
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prominent seafront silhouette ⓘ sail-like concrete forms ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ tall bell tower ⓘ |
| height | 60 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Monument historique of France
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linked to:
Monument historique (France)
|
| inaugurationDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| interiorStyle | minimalist ⓘ |
| lightingDesign | indirect natural light through stained glass ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Charente-Maritime
ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ Royan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
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reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| near | Bay of Biscay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutalist concrete architecture
ⓘ
landmark of Royan seafront ⓘ post-war modernist design ⓘ |
| parish |
Royan parish
ⓘ
linked to:
Royan
|
| reasonForReconstruction | destruction of Royan in World War II ⓘ |
| roofType | parabolic concrete roof ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Notre-Dame de Royan church Description of subject: Notre-Dame de Royan church is a striking post-war modernist concrete church in Royan, France, renowned for its bold brutalist architecture and prominent seafront silhouette.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Royan, France
linked to: Notre-Dame de Royan church