Monument historique (France)

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heritage protection designation legal status

Monument historique (France) is an official French designation granted to buildings and sites of significant historical, artistic, or architectural importance, providing them with legal protection and conservation oversight.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Monument historique (France) canonical	124
Monument historique	82
Monument historique of France	60
Monuments historiques of France	7
monument historique (France)	5
Monument historique (Palais Rohan)	2
French Monuments historiques system	1
Monument historique (Villa Cavrois)	1
Monument historique (as part of Palais de Chaillot)	1
Monument historique (as part of the Palais Garnier)	1
Monuments historiques (individual buildings)	1
Monuments historiques designation	1
Monuments historiques of Bouches-du-Rhône	1
Monuments historiques of Nouvelle-Aquitaine	1
Monuments historiques of Pays de la Loire	1
Monuments historiques of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T667474 — 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: Monument historique (France)
Context triple: [Musée Matisse, heritageDesignation, Monument historique (France)]

A. Musée de France
Musée de France is a French national museum designation granted to institutions that meet specific standards for preserving and presenting public art and heritage collections.
B. Axe historique of Paris
The Axe historique of Paris is a grand ceremonial alignment of monuments, avenues, and squares stretching westward from the Louvre through central Paris, symbolizing the city’s historical and urban development.
C. Vichy Opera House
The Vichy Opera House is an ornate early 20th-century Art Nouveau theater in Vichy, France, renowned for its lavish architecture and cultural performances.
D. Musée de l’Armée
The Musée de l’Armée is a major French military museum in Paris renowned for its extensive collections of arms, armor, and artifacts spanning from ancient times to the modern era.
E. Hôtel des Invalides
The Hôtel des Invalides is a grand 17th-century complex in Paris that houses military museums, monuments, and Napoleon Bonaparte’s tomb.
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: Monument historique (France)
Target entity description: Monument historique (France) is an official French designation granted to buildings and sites of significant historical, artistic, or architectural importance, providing them with legal protection and conservation oversight.

A. Musée de France
Musée de France is a French national museum designation granted to institutions that meet specific standards for preserving and presenting public art and heritage collections.
B. Axe historique of Paris
The Axe historique of Paris is a grand ceremonial alignment of monuments, avenues, and squares stretching westward from the Louvre through central Paris, symbolizing the city’s historical and urban development.
C. Vichy Opera House
The Vichy Opera House is an ornate early 20th-century Art Nouveau theater in Vichy, France, renowned for its lavish architecture and cultural performances.
D. Musée de l’Armée
The Musée de l’Armée is a major French military museum in Paris renowned for its extensive collections of arms, armor, and artifacts spanning from ancient times to the modern era.
E. Hôtel des Invalides
The Hôtel des Invalides is a grand 17th-century complex in Paris that houses military museums, monuments, and Napoleon Bonaparte’s tomb.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heritage protection designation ⓘ legal status ⓘ
administeredBy	Direction régionale des affaires culturelles (DRAC) ⓘ linked to: regional directorates of cultural affairs (DRAC) Ministère de la Culture (France) ⓘ linked to: French Ministry of Culture
appliesTo	buildings ⓘ immovable property ⓘ movable objects ⓘ sites ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
coversPeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ antiquity ⓘ contemporary era ⓘ modern era ⓘ
criterion	archaeological importance ⓘ architectural importance ⓘ artistic importance ⓘ historical importance ⓘ
designationLanguage	French ⓘ
designationScope	national ⓘ
designationShortName	monument historique ⓘ
grantsRight	state supervision of works ⓘ
hasLevel	classé au titre des monuments historiques ⓘ inscrit au titre des monuments historiques ⓘ
hasPurpose	conservation ⓘ heritage protection ⓘ preservation of cultural heritage ⓘ protection of historic monuments ⓘ
higherProtectionLevel	classé monument historique ⓘ
includesType	archaeological sites ⓘ bridges ⓘ civil buildings ⓘ fortifications ⓘ gardens and parks ⓘ historic houses ⓘ industrial heritage ⓘ religious buildings ⓘ
legalBasis	Code du patrimoine (France) ⓘ linked to: Code du patrimoine
legalEffect	conservation oversight ⓘ eligibility for public subsidies ⓘ legal protection ⓘ restrictions on alteration ⓘ
lowerProtectionLevel	inscrit monument historique ⓘ
mayInclude	associated land ⓘ facades ⓘ interiors ⓘ roofs ⓘ
relatedTo	Inventaire supplémentaire des monuments historiques ⓘ Patrimoine culturel (France) ⓘ linked to: French national heritage system World Heritage Site ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site
requires	authorization for major alterations ⓘ

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Referenced by (290)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Musée Matisse → heritageDesignation → Monument historique (France) ⓘ

Palais Garnier → heritageDesignation → Monument historique ⓘ

subject linked to: Palais Garnier, Paris