Place d'Armes

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public square tourist attraction urban plaza

Place d'Armes is a historic public square in Old Montreal known for its surrounding landmark architecture, including Notre-Dame Basilica and notable 19th-century buildings.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Place d'Armes canonical	5
Place d’Armes	3
Place d'Armes square	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3995834 — 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: Place d'Armes
Context triple: [Old Montreal, contains, Place d'Armes]

A. Place d'Armes
Place d'Armes is a central historic square in Luxembourg City known for its cafés, events, and role as a popular social and cultural gathering spot.
B. Place d’Armes
Place d’Armes is a historic public square in Old Quebec City that serves as a central gathering spot surrounded by notable landmarks and heritage architecture.
C. Place d’Alliance
Place d’Alliance is a historic square in Nancy, France, known for its harmonious classical architecture and central fountain, and is part of the city’s UNESCO-listed 18th-century urban ensemble.
D. Place de Neuve
Place de Neuve is a prominent square in Geneva, Switzerland, known as a cultural hub bordered by major institutions like the Grand Théâtre and serving as a gateway to the city's historic center.
E. Allée des Drapeaux
Allée des Drapeaux is the ceremonial flag-lined avenue leading to the United Nations' Palais des Nations in Geneva, prominently displaying the flags of member states.
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: Place d'Armes
Target entity description: Place d'Armes is a historic public square in Old Montreal known for its surrounding landmark architecture, including Notre-Dame Basilica and notable 19th-century buildings.

A. Place d'Armes
Place d'Armes is a central historic square in Luxembourg City known for its cafés, events, and role as a popular social and cultural gathering spot.
B. Place d’Armes
Place d’Armes is a historic public square in Old Quebec City that serves as a central gathering spot surrounded by notable landmarks and heritage architecture.
C. Place d’Alliance
Place d’Alliance is a historic square in Nancy, France, known for its harmonious classical architecture and central fountain, and is part of the city’s UNESCO-listed 18th-century urban ensemble.
D. Place de Neuve
Place de Neuve is a prominent square in Geneva, Switzerland, known as a cultural hub bordered by major institutions like the Grand Théâtre and serving as a gateway to the city's historic center.
E. Allée des Drapeaux
Allée des Drapeaux is the ceremonial flag-lined avenue leading to the United Nations' Palais des Nations in Geneva, prominently displaying the flags of member states.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public square ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ urban plaza ⓘ
adjacentTo	Aldred Building ⓘ Bank of Montreal Head Office building ⓘ linked to: Bank of Montreal head office Hotel Place d'Armes ⓘ New York Life Insurance Building (Montreal) ⓘ Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal ⓘ linked to: Notre-Dame Basilica
borough	Ville-Marie ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
culturalSignificance	popular filming location in Montreal ⓘ symbolic centre of Old Montreal ⓘ
governedBy	City of Montreal ⓘ linked to: Montreal
hasArchitecturalStyleInSurroundings	19th-century commercial architecture ⓘ Art Deco ⓘ Beaux-Arts ⓘ Gothic Revival ⓘ
hasFeature	central open paved space ⓘ monuments and statues ⓘ surrounding historic façades ⓘ
hasNameOrigin	French military term "place d'armes" ⓘ
hasViewOf	Montreal downtown skyline from Old Montreal side ⓘ Notre-Dame Basilica façade ⓘ linked to: Notre-Dame Basilica
heritageStatus	historic square ⓘ
knownFor	historic public square in Old Montreal ⓘ proximity to Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal ⓘ surrounding landmark architecture ⓘ
languageRegion	French-speaking Quebec ⓘ
locatedIn	Canada ⓘ Montreal ⓘ Old Montreal ⓘ Quebec ⓘ linked to: Quebec, Canada
municipality	Montreal ⓘ
near	Rue Notre-Dame Ouest NERFINISHED ⓘ Rue Saint-Jacques NERFINISHED ⓘ Rue Saint-Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ Rue Saint-Sulpice NERFINISHED ⓘ
notablePeriod	19th century urban development of Montreal ⓘ
partOf	historic district of Old Montreal ⓘ
publicAccess	open to the public ⓘ
touristRegion	Montreal historic centre ⓘ linked to: Old Montreal
transportConnection	near Place-d'Armes metro station ⓘ
usedFor	cultural events ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ tourism ⓘ
zoning	public space ⓘ