Esplanade de La Défense

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pedestrian plaza public square urban public space

Esplanade de La Défense is a vast pedestrian plaza and public space in the La Défense business district of Paris, known for its modern architecture, skyscrapers, and contemporary art installations.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Esplanade de La Défense canonical	7
Parvis de La Défense	4
La Défense esplanade	2
Axe majeur towards La Défense	1
Fontaine Agam, La Défense	1
La Défense Esplanade (part)	1
La Grande Arche surroundings (La Défense)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T906321 — 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: Esplanade de La Défense
Context triple: [Axe historique of Paris, passesThrough, Esplanade de La Défense]

A. Quai de Grenelle
Quai de Grenelle is a riverside thoroughfare along the Seine in Paris’s 15th arrondissement, known for its modern high-rise buildings and proximity to the Eiffel Tower.
B. Place de l'Étoile
Place de l'Étoile is the historic Parisian square, now officially called Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe stands at the center of a major road junction.
C. Champs-Élysées
The Champs-Élysées is a famous Parisian avenue renowned for its luxury shops, cafés, theaters, and its role as a central site for national celebrations and major events.
D. Place du Trocadéro
Place du Trocadéro is a prominent Parisian square in the 16th arrondissement, famed for its expansive terraces offering some of the best views of the Eiffel Tower and the Seine.
E. Quai des Tuileries
Quai des Tuileries is a riverside thoroughfare along the right bank of the Seine in central Paris, bordering the Tuileries Garden and forming part of the historic heart of the city.
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: Esplanade de La Défense
Target entity description: Esplanade de La Défense is a vast pedestrian plaza and public space in the La Défense business district of Paris, known for its modern architecture, skyscrapers, and contemporary art installations.

A. Quai de Grenelle
Quai de Grenelle is a riverside thoroughfare along the Seine in Paris’s 15th arrondissement, known for its modern high-rise buildings and proximity to the Eiffel Tower.
B. Place de l'Étoile
Place de l'Étoile is the historic Parisian square, now officially called Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe stands at the center of a major road junction.
C. Champs-Élysées
The Champs-Élysées is a famous Parisian avenue renowned for its luxury shops, cafés, theaters, and its role as a central site for national celebrations and major events.
D. Place du Trocadéro
Place du Trocadéro is a prominent Parisian square in the 16th arrondissement, famed for its expansive terraces offering some of the best views of the Eiffel Tower and the Seine.
E. Quai des Tuileries
Quai des Tuileries is a riverside thoroughfare along the right bank of the Seine in central Paris, bordering the Tuileries Garden and forming part of the historic heart of the city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	pedestrian plaza ⓘ public square ⓘ urban public space ⓘ
axisOf	extension of the historical axis from the Arc de Triomphe ⓘ
connectedTo	Esplanade de La Défense metro station ⓘ linked to: La Défense – Grande Arche station La Défense – Grande Arche station ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
designedFor	separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic ⓘ
feature	CNIT ⓘ La Grande Arche de la Défense ⓘ linked to: La Défense – Grande Arche office towers ⓘ pedestrian bridges ⓘ public artworks ⓘ shopping centers ⓘ stairs and ramps ⓘ underground road network below deck ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	car-free ⓘ elevated deck ⓘ features contemporary art ⓘ features fountains ⓘ features landscaped areas ⓘ lined with skyscrapers ⓘ modernist urban design ⓘ
hasLighting	night-time architectural illumination ⓘ
locatedIn	Hauts-de-Seine ⓘ La Défense ⓘ Paris metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Grand Paris urban area Île-de-France ⓘ linked to: Île-de-France region
managedBy	Paris La Défense development authority ⓘ linked to: Paris La Défense public agency
near	Courbevoie ⓘ Nanterre ⓘ Puteaux ⓘ Seine River ⓘ linked to: River Seine
notableFor	alignment with Axe historique of Paris ⓘ panoramic views towards central Paris ⓘ
partOf	La Défense business district ⓘ linked to: La Défense
primaryFunction	business district public realm ⓘ
servedBy	Paris Métro Line 1 ⓘ RER A ⓘ Transilien suburban trains ⓘ linked to: Transilien tramway T2 ⓘ linked to: Tramway T2
tourismAttraction	yes ⓘ
urbanPlanningConcept	modernist business district ⓘ slab urbanism ⓘ
use	events ⓘ pedestrian circulation ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ recreation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited