Barrière d’Enfer pavilions
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The Barrière d’Enfer pavilions are two surviving 18th-century tollhouses in Paris designed by architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, notable examples of neoclassical architecture that once formed part of the city’s tax wall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barrière d’Enfer pavilions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barrière d’Enfer pavilions Context triple: [Denfert-Rochereau, hasNearbyBuilding, Barrière d’Enfer pavilions]
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- 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: Barrière d’Enfer pavilions Target entity description: The Barrière d’Enfer pavilions are two surviving 18th-century tollhouses in Paris designed by architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, notable examples of neoclassical architecture that once formed part of the city’s tax wall.
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A.
Blockhaus
Blockhaus is a notoriously steep and decisive mountain in Italy’s Apennines, frequently used as a summit finish that shapes the general classification in the Giro d’Italia.
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B.
Broel Towers
Broel Towers are a pair of medieval defensive towers and an iconic historical symbol of the Belgian city of Kortrijk (Courtrai).
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C.
Hall of Lost Steps
The Hall of Lost Steps is a grand, echoing interior hall within Havana’s El Capitolio, renowned for its impressive scale and acoustics.
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D.
Unternehmen Zitadelle
Unternehmen Zitadelle was the German codename for the major 1943 offensive on the Eastern Front that led to the Battle of Kursk, one of the largest tank battles in history.
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E.
Gate of Felicity
The Gate of Felicity is the ceremonial inner gateway of Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace, marking the entrance to the sultan’s private and administrative quarters in the Ottoman imperial complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century architecture
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historic building complex ⓘ neoclassical architecture ⓘ tollhouse ⓘ |
| architect |
Claude-Nicolas Ledoux
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linked to:
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
|
| builtFor | Ferme générale ⓘ |
| builtUnder | reign of Louis XVI ⓘ |
| category |
Claude-Nicolas Ledoux buildings
ⓘ
linked to:
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
buildings and structures in the 14th arrondissement of Paris ⓘ toll gates in Paris ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1787 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 1784 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
administrative offices
ⓘ
entrance to Paris Catacombs (one pavilion) ⓘ |
| era |
Ancien Régime France
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancien Régime
|
| hasArchitecturalElement |
columns
ⓘ
pediment ⓘ portico ⓘ rusticated base ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
customs control
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toll collection ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPublicTransport |
Denfert-Rochereau station
ⓘ
linked to:
Denfert-Rochereau metro station
Paris Métro line 4 ⓘ
linked to:
Paris Métro Line 4
Paris Métro line 6 ⓘ
linked to:
Paris Métro Line 6
|
| hasNumberOfPavilions | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
north pavilion of Barrière d’Enfer
ⓘ
south pavilion of Barrière d’Enfer ⓘ
linked to:
Rotunda of the Barrière d’Enfer
|
| heritageDesignationDate | 19th century ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | monument historique (France) ⓘ |
| isExampleOf |
18th-century Parisian customs barriers
ⓘ
French neoclassical urban architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
14th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Île-de-France
ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Avenue du Colonel-Henri-Rol-Tanguy
ⓘ
Place Denfert-Rochereau ⓘ
linked to:
Denfert-Rochereau
Rue Froidevaux ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Boulevard Saint-Jacques ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Barrière d’Enfer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paris city customs wall
ⓘ
Wall of the Farmers-General ⓘ |
| survivingFrom | Wall of the Farmers-General ⓘ |
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Subject: Barrière d’Enfer pavilions Description of subject: The Barrière d’Enfer pavilions are two surviving 18th-century tollhouses in Paris designed by architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, notable examples of neoclassical architecture that once formed part of the city’s tax wall.
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