Beaux-Arts building

C129
concept

A Beaux-Arts building is a grand, formally composed structure characterized by classical symmetry, rich ornamentation, and monumental scale, reflecting the academic architectural principles of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
Beaux-Arts building canonical 46
Gilded Age mansion 44
Victorian-era building 22

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Beaux-Arts building
Generated description
A Beaux-Arts building is a grand, formally composed structure characterized by classical symmetry, rich ornamentation, and monumental scale, reflecting the academic architectural principles of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Instances (157)

Instance Via concept surface
Yale University Commons —
Riverside County Historic Courthouse Beaux-Arts style building
Hôtel Negresco Belle Époque building
Louisiana Supreme Court Building Beaux-Arts architecture building
Lathrop Library university library building
Bishop’s Palace Victorian-era building
Nemours Estate Gilded Age mansion
James J. Hill House
linked to: James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Gilded Age mansion
Union Station (Worcester)
linked to: Union Station
Beaux-Arts architecture building
Federal Courthouse and Post Office (New Haven, Connecticut) —
Florham estate
linked to: Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly (via Florham estate)
Gilded Age mansion
Minnesota State Capitol Beaux-Arts architecture building
Essex County Courthouse —
Wilson Library university library building
Kansas City Union Station —
Columbia University Low Memorial Library —
New York State Education Department Building —
Broadway–Chambers Building —
Ophir Hall
linked to: Ophir Hall, Purchase, New York
Gilded Age mansion
Grand Palais
linked to: Grand Palais, Paris
Beaux-Arts architecture building
The Breakers Gilded Age mansion
Grant-Humphreys Mansion —
Frederick W. Vanderbilt Mansion
linked to: Frederick W. Vanderbilt Mansion, Hyde Park
Gilded Age mansion
Vanderbilt estate at Bar Harbor, Maine Gilded Age mansion
Manhattan Municipal Building —
Biltmore Estate Gilded Age mansion
William K. Vanderbilt House
linked to: William K. Vanderbilt House (Petit Château), New York
Gilded Age mansion
Palais d’Iéna monumental public building
Doe Memorial Library university library building
San Francisco City Hall —
The Breakers (Newport)
linked to: Vanderbilt
Gilded Age mansion
The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel building Beaux-Arts architecture building
Cuyahoga County Courthouse
linked to: Cuyahoga County Courthouse, Cleveland, Ohio
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Memorial Continental Hall
linked to: Memorial Continental Hall (consulting work), Washington, D.C.
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Carolina Rediviva
linked to: Carolina Rediviva library building
university library building
Sterling Memorial Library university library building
George Washington Masonic National Memorial Masonic memorial building
Dallas Municipal Building Beaux-Arts architecture building
Anderson House, Washington, D.C. Beaux-Arts mansion
Anderson House Beaux-Arts architecture building
Petit Palais —
The Engineers Club at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion Gilded Age mansion
St. Regis Hotel (New York) Beaux-Arts architecture building
Pietermaritzburg City Hall Victorian-era building
Ochre Court Gilded Age mansion
Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
linked to: Union Station
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Rockcliffe Mansion Gilded Age mansion
Rosecliff Gilded Age mansion
The Elms Gilded Age mansion
Rough Point Gilded Age mansion