Hôtel Tassel
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Hôtel Tassel is a pioneering Brussels townhouse widely regarded as one of the first and most influential examples of Art Nouveau architecture, designed by Victor Horta in the 1890s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hôtel Tassel canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8674588 — 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: Hôtel Tassel Context triple: [Victor Horta, notableWork, Hôtel Tassel]
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A.
Thérèse Raquin
Thérèse Raquin is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores adultery, murder, and psychological torment in 19th-century Paris.
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B.
Le Soupirant
Le Soupirant is the French title of the 1962 French comedy film "The Suitor," directed by Pierre Étaix.
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C.
Camille Raquin
Camille Raquin is a sickly, self-absorbed husband whose murder by his wife Thérèse and her lover drives the plot of Émile Zola’s naturalist novel "Thérèse Raquin."
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D.
Madame Raquin
Madame Raquin is a central character in Émile Zola’s novel "Thérèse Raquin," depicted as a devoted but ultimately tragic and powerless maternal figure whose life is destroyed by the crimes and betrayals of those she loves.
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E.
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange is a 1936 French film directed by Jean Renoir, celebrated for its blend of social realism, poetic style, and political commentary centered on workers’ solidarity.
- 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 Tassel Target entity description: Hôtel Tassel is a pioneering Brussels townhouse widely regarded as one of the first and most influential examples of Art Nouveau architecture, designed by Victor Horta in the 1890s.
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A.
Thérèse Raquin
Thérèse Raquin is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores adultery, murder, and psychological torment in 19th-century Paris.
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B.
Le Soupirant
Le Soupirant is the French title of the 1962 French comedy film "The Suitor," directed by Pierre Étaix.
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C.
Camille Raquin
Camille Raquin is a sickly, self-absorbed husband whose murder by his wife Thérèse and her lover drives the plot of Émile Zola’s naturalist novel "Thérèse Raquin."
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D.
Madame Raquin
Madame Raquin is a central character in Émile Zola’s novel "Thérèse Raquin," depicted as a devoted but ultimately tragic and powerless maternal figure whose life is destroyed by the crimes and betrayals of those she loves.
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E.
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange is a 1936 French film directed by Jean Renoir, celebrated for its blend of social realism, poetic style, and political commentary centered on workers’ solidarity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Art Nouveau building
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ townhouse ⓘ |
| architect | Victor Horta ⓘ |
| architecturalMovement |
Belgian Art Nouveau
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linked to:
Belgian Art Nouveau architecture
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| architecturalStyle | Art Nouveau ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Émile Tassel ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1893 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 50.835°N 4.360°E ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| floorCount | 4 ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Houses completed in 1893
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Town houses in Brussels ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Belgium ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
office use (later adaptation)
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private residence ⓘ |
| hasPart |
built-in furniture
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central staircase ⓘ façade ⓘ glass roof ⓘ ironwork balustrades ⓘ mosaic floors ⓘ wall paintings ⓘ winter garden ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Protected heritage site in Brussels
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 1892 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Art Nouveau in Europe
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subsequent Brussels townhouses ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Victor Horta’s interest in organic forms ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
Brussels
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linked to:
Brussels, Belgium
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| locatedInMunicipality | Ixelles ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Émile Tassel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative open floor plan
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integration of structure and decoration ⓘ pioneering Art Nouveau domestic architecture ⓘ whiplash curves in ornament ⓘ |
| partOf | Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Rue Paul-Emile Janson 6 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2000 ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
brick
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glass ⓘ iron ⓘ stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hôtel Tassel Description of subject: Hôtel Tassel is a pioneering Brussels townhouse widely regarded as one of the first and most influential examples of Art Nouveau architecture, designed by Victor Horta in the 1890s.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.