Place des Festivals
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Place des Festivals is a large outdoor public square in downtown Montreal that serves as a central venue for major cultural events, concerts, and festivals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Place des Festivals canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4105705 — 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 des Festivals Context triple: [Quartier des Spectacles, hasPart, Place des Festivals]
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A.
Place des Arts
Place des Arts is a major performing arts complex in downtown Montreal known for hosting concerts, theater, dance, and large cultural festivals.
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B.
Palais de Tokyo
Palais de Tokyo is a major contemporary art center in Paris known for its experimental exhibitions and cutting-edge cultural programming.
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C.
Parc de Bercy
Parc de Bercy is a large contemporary urban park in eastern Paris known for its landscaped gardens, ponds, and cultural venues near the Seine.
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D.
Place des Victoires, Paris
Place des Victoires, Paris is a historic circular plaza in the 1st arrondissement, renowned for its classical architecture and monument to Louis XIV, and considered one of the city’s earliest examples of planned urban design.
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E.
Le Raincy
Le Raincy is a suburban commune in the eastern outskirts of Paris, known for its residential character and modernist church, and serves as an administrative center in the Seine-Saint-Denis department.
- 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 des Festivals Target entity description: Place des Festivals is a large outdoor public square in downtown Montreal that serves as a central venue for major cultural events, concerts, and festivals.
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A.
Place des Arts
Place des Arts is a major performing arts complex in downtown Montreal known for hosting concerts, theater, dance, and large cultural festivals.
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B.
Palais de Tokyo
Palais de Tokyo is a major contemporary art center in Paris known for its experimental exhibitions and cutting-edge cultural programming.
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C.
Parc de Bercy
Parc de Bercy is a large contemporary urban park in eastern Paris known for its landscaped gardens, ponds, and cultural venues near the Seine.
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D.
Place des Victoires, Paris
Place des Victoires, Paris is a historic circular plaza in the 1st arrondissement, renowned for its classical architecture and monument to Louis XIV, and considered one of the city’s earliest examples of planned urban design.
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E.
Le Raincy
Le Raincy is a suburban commune in the eastern outskirts of Paris, known for its residential character and modernist church, and serves as an administrative center in the Seine-Saint-Denis department.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public square
ⓘ
urban plaza ⓘ |
| capacity | tens of thousands of spectators ⓘ |
| cityPlanningRole | anchor of Quartier des spectacles public spaces ⓘ |
| climate | four-season outdoor venue ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| designedBy |
AECOM
ⓘ
Daoust Lestage ⓘ Provencher Roy ⓘ Saucier + Perrotte ⓘ
linked to:
Saucier + Perrotte Architectes
|
| formerUse | parking lot ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
LED lighting system
ⓘ
elevated stage area ⓘ interactive water jets ⓘ large central fountain ⓘ terraced seating ⓘ underground parking ⓘ |
| hasView |
Maison Symphonique de Montréal
ⓘ
Place des Arts ⓘ |
| hosts |
Francos de Montréal
ⓘ
Just for Laughs Festival outdoor events ⓘ Montreal International Jazz Festival ⓘ Montréal en Lumière ⓘ |
| inception | 2009 ⓘ |
| lightingDesign |
Lumière du Quartier des spectacles system
ⓘ
linked to:
Quartier des Spectacles
|
| locatedIn |
Montreal
ⓘ
Quartier des spectacles ⓘ
linked to:
Quartier des Spectacles
Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Quebec, Canada
Ville-Marie borough ⓘ
linked to:
Ville-Marie
downtown Montreal ⓘ |
| mainUse |
concerts
ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ festivals ⓘ |
| nearby |
Place-des-Arts metro station
ⓘ
linked to:
Place-des-Arts station
|
| notableFor |
interactive fountain with programmable jets
ⓘ
large-capacity outdoor performances ⓘ night-time light installations ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2009-09-09 ⓘ |
| operator |
Quartier des spectacles Partnership
ⓘ
linked to:
Quartier des Spectacles
|
| ownedBy |
City of Montreal
ⓘ
linked to:
Montreal
|
| partOf |
Quartier des spectacles redevelopment project
ⓘ
linked to:
Quartier des Spectacles
|
| pedestrianOnly | yes ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| summerUse | main hub for major summer festivals in Montreal ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 20,000 square metres ⓘ |
| winterUse | site for winter festivals and light shows ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Place des Festivals Description of subject: Place des Festivals is a large outdoor public square in downtown Montreal that serves as a central venue for major cultural events, concerts, and festivals.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.