Hôtel de Ville of Le Havre
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The Hôtel de Ville of Le Havre is the city’s modernist town hall, notable for its tall clock tower and its role as the administrative and symbolic heart of the postwar rebuilt city.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hôtel de Ville du Havre | 3 |
| Hôtel de Ville of Le Havre canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hôtel de Ville of Le Havre Context triple: [City center of Le Havre, contains, Hôtel de Ville of Le Havre]
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A.
Calais Town Hall
Calais Town Hall is a prominent early 20th-century Flemish Renaissance-style civic building in Calais, France, renowned for its ornate architecture and distinctive belfry.
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B.
Cité du Havre
Cité du Havre is a man-made peninsula in Montreal, Canada, known for hosting the iconic Habitat 67 housing complex and offering waterfront views of the Saint Lawrence River and the city skyline.
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C.
Hôtel de Ville de La Rochelle
The Hôtel de Ville de La Rochelle is a historic and architecturally significant city hall in western France, renowned for its fortified Gothic-Renaissance façade and long-standing role in the city’s civic life.
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D.
Palais de Justice of Rouen
The Palais de Justice of Rouen is a grand Gothic civic building in Rouen, France, historically serving as the city’s law courts and standing as one of its most prominent architectural landmarks.
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E.
Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen is a historic Benedictine monastery in Normandy, France, renowned as the Romanesque abbey church associated with William the Conqueror.
- 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: Hôtel de Ville of Le Havre Target entity description: The Hôtel de Ville of Le Havre is the city’s modernist town hall, notable for its tall clock tower and its role as the administrative and symbolic heart of the postwar rebuilt city.
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A.
Calais Town Hall
Calais Town Hall is a prominent early 20th-century Flemish Renaissance-style civic building in Calais, France, renowned for its ornate architecture and distinctive belfry.
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B.
Cité du Havre
Cité du Havre is a man-made peninsula in Montreal, Canada, known for hosting the iconic Habitat 67 housing complex and offering waterfront views of the Saint Lawrence River and the city skyline.
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C.
Hôtel de Ville de La Rochelle
The Hôtel de Ville de La Rochelle is a historic and architecturally significant city hall in western France, renowned for its fortified Gothic-Renaissance façade and long-standing role in the city’s civic life.
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D.
Palais de Justice of Rouen
The Palais de Justice of Rouen is a grand Gothic civic building in Rouen, France, historically serving as the city’s law courts and standing as one of its most prominent architectural landmarks.
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E.
Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen
Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen is a historic Benedictine monastery in Normandy, France, renowned as the Romanesque abbey church associated with William the Conqueror.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist building
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municipal building ⓘ town hall ⓘ |
| architect | Auguste Perret ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Modernism
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Reinforced concrete architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Le Havre
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City and town halls in France ⓘ Modernist architecture in France ⓘ |
| cityPlanningContext | Perret’s urban plan for the reconstruction of Le Havre ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinates | 49.493°N 0.108°E ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
emblem of Le Havre’s modern identity
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key element of the Perret ensemble in Le Havre ⓘ |
| era | post–World War II reconstruction of Le Havre ⓘ |
| function |
office of the mayor of Le Havre
ⓘ
seat of the municipal council of Le Havre ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Municipal Council of Le Havre
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linked to:
Municipality of Le Havre
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| hasPart |
clock tower
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public square ⓘ |
| hasViewOn |
Place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville (Le Havre)
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linked to:
Place de l’Hôtel de Ville (Le Havre)
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| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Le Havre, the city rebuilt by Auguste Perret" ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Le Havre
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Normandy ⓘ Seine-Maritime ⓘ mainland France ⓘ |
| locatedInHeritageSite | Le Havre, the city rebuilt by Auguste Perret ⓘ |
| materialUsed | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| municipality | City of Le Havre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominant position on central square
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modernist design ⓘ tall clock tower ⓘ use of exposed concrete ⓘ |
| officialName |
Hôtel de Ville du Havre
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linked to:
Hôtel de Ville of Le Havre
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| postwarReconstruction | built after World War II ⓘ |
| replaced | former Le Havre town hall destroyed in World War II ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center of Le Havre
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symbolic heart of the rebuilt city ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2005 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil marriage ceremonies
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municipal administration ⓘ public receptions ⓘ |
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Subject: Hôtel de Ville of Le Havre Description of subject: The Hôtel de Ville of Le Havre is the city’s modernist town hall, notable for its tall clock tower and its role as the administrative and symbolic heart of the postwar rebuilt city.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Le Havre, the city rebuilt by Auguste Perret
linked to: Hôtel de Ville of Le Havre
linked to: Hôtel de Ville of Le Havre
linked to: Hôtel de Ville of Le Havre
subject linked to:
Le Havre, France