Gratte-Ciel
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Gratte-Ciel is a landmark modernist urban district in Villeurbanne, France, known for its striking high-rise architecture and planned civic center.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gratte-Ciel canonical | 1 |
| Gratte-Ciel towers | 1 |
| Les Gratte-ciel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4259574 — 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: Gratte-Ciel Context triple: [Villeurbanne, hasNotableDistrict, Gratte-Ciel]
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A.
Eiffel
Eiffel is an object-oriented programming language designed by Bertrand Meyer, known for its emphasis on software correctness through the Design by Contract methodology.
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B.
Eiffel
Eiffel is a French surname most famously associated with engineer Gustave Eiffel, designer of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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C.
Beaugrenelle towers
The Beaugrenelle towers are a group of modern high-rise residential and office buildings in Paris, known for their distinctive 1970s architecture along the Seine in the 15th arrondissement.
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D.
Immeuble Louise-Weiss
Immeuble Louise-Weiss is the main building of the European Parliament complex in Strasbourg, France, known for its distinctive modern architecture and symbolic role in the European Union.
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E.
Jacquemart Tower
Jacquemart Tower is a historic clock and bell tower in Romans-sur-Isère, France, known as a prominent medieval landmark of the town.
- 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: Gratte-Ciel Target entity description: Gratte-Ciel is a landmark modernist urban district in Villeurbanne, France, known for its striking high-rise architecture and planned civic center.
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A.
Eiffel
Eiffel is an object-oriented programming language designed by Bertrand Meyer, known for its emphasis on software correctness through the Design by Contract methodology.
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B.
Eiffel
Eiffel is a French surname most famously associated with engineer Gustave Eiffel, designer of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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C.
Beaugrenelle towers
The Beaugrenelle towers are a group of modern high-rise residential and office buildings in Paris, known for their distinctive 1970s architecture along the Seine in the 15th arrondissement.
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D.
Immeuble Louise-Weiss
Immeuble Louise-Weiss is the main building of the European Parliament complex in Strasbourg, France, known for its distinctive modern architecture and symbolic role in the European Union.
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E.
Jacquemart Tower
Jacquemart Tower is a historic clock and bell tower in Romans-sur-Isère, France, known as a prominent medieval landmark of the town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist architectural ensemble
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planned neighborhood ⓘ urban district ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1930s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedAs | model workers’ housing district ⓘ |
| hasBuildingHeightCategory | mid-rise to high-rise ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high-rise architecture
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mixed-use development ⓘ planned civic center ⓘ |
| hasFunction | symbol of Villeurbanne’s modernization ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTowers | 2 main towers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
National Popular Theatre of Villeurbanne
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linked to:
Théâtre National Populaire
Place Lazare-Goujon ⓘ Villeurbanne city hall ⓘ avenue Henri-Barbusse ⓘ municipal buildings ⓘ public square ⓘ residential towers ⓘ shopping streets ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| hasStreetLayout | central axis with flanking towers ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as significant 20th-century architecture ⓘ |
| isLandmarkOf | Villeurbanne ⓘ |
| isMajorCenterOf | Villeurbanne ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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linked to:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Metropolis of Lyon ⓘ
linked to:
Lyon metropolitan area
Villeurbanne ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lyon ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | skyscrapers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic skyline of Villeurbanne
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integration of housing and public services ⓘ symmetrical twin towers framing civic center ⓘ |
| primaryUse | residential ⓘ |
| secondaryUse |
administrative
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commercial ⓘ cultural ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| transportConnection | served by Lyon public transport network ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningType | interwar modernist planning ⓘ |
| urbanRole |
city center of Villeurbanne
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linked to:
Villeurbanne
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gratte-Ciel Description of subject: Gratte-Ciel is a landmark modernist urban district in Villeurbanne, France, known for its striking high-rise architecture and planned civic center.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gratte-Ciel
linked to: Gratte-Ciel