UNESCO Headquarters

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headquarters building international organization headquarters office building complex

UNESCO Headquarters is the main administrative complex of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, located in Paris and serving as its central hub for global operations and policymaking.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris	20
UNESCO Headquarters canonical	11
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France	8
UNESCO headquarters	8
UNESCO Headquarters in Paris	3
UNESCO Headquarters (contribution to design team)	1
UNESCO Headquarters main building in Paris	1
UNESCO House	1
UNESCO Main Building	1
UNESCO Secretariat	1
UNESCO Secretariat offices	1
UNESCO World Headquarters	1
UNESCO headquarters (Place de Fontenoy)	1
UNESCO headquarters buildings	1
UNESCO headquarters complex in Paris	1
UNESCO headquarters main building	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T61617 — 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: UNESCO Headquarters
Context triple: [UNESCO, headquartersBuilding, UNESCO Headquarters]

A. United Nations Headquarters
The United Nations Headquarters is the main administrative and diplomatic center of the UN, where representatives of member states convene to discuss and address global issues.
B. Palais des Nations
The Palais des Nations is a grand complex in Geneva that serves as the European headquarters of the United Nations and a major center for international diplomacy.
C. Peace Palace
The Peace Palace is a landmark building in The Hague, Netherlands, that serves as a major center for international law and houses key judicial institutions including the International Court of Justice.
D. Dag Hammarskjöld Library
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library is the main research and reference library of the United Nations, supporting the work of UN delegates and staff with specialized collections on international affairs and law.
E. Carnegie Foundation (Peace Palace)
The Carnegie Foundation (Peace Palace) is a Dutch organization that owns and manages the Peace Palace in The Hague, a landmark center for international law and diplomacy.
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: UNESCO Headquarters
Target entity description: UNESCO Headquarters is the main administrative complex of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, located in Paris and serving as its central hub for global operations and policymaking.

A. United Nations Headquarters
The United Nations Headquarters is the main administrative and diplomatic center of the UN, where representatives of member states convene to discuss and address global issues.
B. Palais des Nations
The Palais des Nations is a grand complex in Geneva that serves as the European headquarters of the United Nations and a major center for international diplomacy.
C. Peace Palace
The Peace Palace is a landmark building in The Hague, Netherlands, that serves as a major center for international law and houses key judicial institutions including the International Court of Justice.
D. Dag Hammarskjöld Library
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library is the main research and reference library of the United Nations, supporting the work of UN delegates and staff with specialized collections on international affairs and law.
E. Carnegie Foundation (Peace Palace)
The Carnegie Foundation (Peace Palace) is a Dutch organization that owns and manages the Peace Palace in The Hague, a landmark center for international law and diplomacy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	headquarters building ⓘ international organization headquarters ⓘ office building complex ⓘ
address	7 place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	UNESCO House ⓘ linked to: UNESCO Headquarters
architect	Bernard Zehrfuss ⓘ Marcel Breuer ⓘ Pier Luigi Nervi ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture ⓘ
city	Paris ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1953 ⓘ
contains	UNESCO Director-General’s office ⓘ linked to: Director-General of UNESCO UNESCO Secretariat offices ⓘ linked to: UNESCO Headquarters UNESCO archives ⓘ linked to: UNESCO library UNESCO conference rooms ⓘ UNESCO library ⓘ UNESCO meeting halls ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
coordinates	48.849°N 2.306°E ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
function	administrative center of UNESCO ⓘ central hub for UNESCO global operations ⓘ venue for UNESCO Executive Board meetings ⓘ venue for UNESCO General Conference ⓘ
governingBody	UNESCO Secretariat ⓘ linked to: UNESCO Secretariat of the Creative Cities Network
hasArtworkBy	Alexander Calder ⓘ Henry Moore ⓘ Isamu Noguchi ⓘ Joan Miró ⓘ Pablo Picasso ⓘ
hasPart	Y-shaped main building ⓘ conference building ⓘ secretariat building ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter	yes ⓘ
inception	1958 ⓘ
locatedIn	7th arrondissement of Paris ⓘ Paris ⓘ
locatedOn	Place de Fontenoy ⓘ
name	UNESCO Headquarters ⓘ
numberOfFloors	7 ⓘ
operator	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ⓘ linked to: UNESCO
ownedBy	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ⓘ linked to: UNESCO
partOf	United Nations system headquarters network ⓘ linked to: United Nations system
primaryLanguageOfAdministration	English ⓘ French ⓘ
publicAccess	guided tours ⓘ
region	Île-de-France ⓘ linked to: Île-de-France region
UNAgencyHeadquartersFor	UNESCO ⓘ

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