Hôtel de ville de Rennes
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The Hôtel de ville de Rennes is an 18th-century French city hall in Rennes, Brittany, renowned as a major work of classical architecture by royal architect Jacques Gabriel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hôtel de ville de Rennes canonical | 1 |
| Rennes city hall area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13438971 — 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 de ville de Rennes Context triple: [Jacques Gabriel, notableWork, Hôtel de ville de Rennes]
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A.
Rennes Cathedral
Rennes Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Rennes, France, known for its neoclassical façade and status as the seat of the Archdiocese of Rennes.
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B.
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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C.
Place de Rennes
Place de Rennes is the former name of Place du 18-Juin-1940, a notable public square in Paris, France.
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D.
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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E.
Nanterre town hall
Nanterre town hall is the main municipal building and administrative center of the city of Nanterre in the western suburbs of Paris, France.
- 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 de Rennes Target entity description: The Hôtel de ville de Rennes is an 18th-century French city hall in Rennes, Brittany, renowned as a major work of classical architecture by royal architect Jacques Gabriel.
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A.
Rennes Cathedral
Rennes Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Rennes, France, known for its neoclassical façade and status as the seat of the Archdiocese of Rennes.
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B.
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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C.
Place de Rennes
Place de Rennes is the former name of Place du 18-Juin-1940, a notable public square in Paris, France.
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D.
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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E.
Nanterre town hall
Nanterre town hall is the main municipal building and administrative center of the city of Nanterre in the western suburbs of Paris, France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century building
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city hall ⓘ historic building ⓘ municipal building ⓘ |
| architect |
Jacques Gabriel
NERFINISHED
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Jacques V Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
French classical architecture
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classicism ⓘ |
| associatedArchitect | royal architect of Louis XV ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Rennes
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City and town halls in France ⓘ Monuments historiques of Ille-et-Vilaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 18th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 18th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| era | Ancien Régime France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
office of the mayor of Rennes
NERFINISHED
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seat of the municipal council of Rennes ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of Rennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
belfry
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central pavilion ⓘ ceremonial rooms ⓘ clock tower ⓘ council chamber ⓘ curved wings ⓘ mayor’s office ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique (France) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic monument ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| localName | Hôtel de ville de Rennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brittany
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Ille-et-Vilaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Rennes NERFINISHED ⓘ Western France ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern France
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| locatedInOldTown | historic center of Rennes ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| municipalityServed | Rennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | city of Rennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harmonious classical façade
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urban composition on main square ⓘ |
| owner | Commune of Rennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Brittany region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major work of classical architecture ⓘ |
| usedFor |
municipal administration
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official ceremonies ⓘ public receptions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hôtel de ville de Rennes Description of subject: The Hôtel de ville de Rennes is an 18th-century French city hall in Rennes, Brittany, renowned as a major work of classical architecture by royal architect Jacques Gabriel.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jacques Gabriel
Royal Square of Rennes (Place du Parlement de Bretagne surroundings)
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Hôtel de ville de Rennes
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subject surface form:
Royal Square of Rennes
this entity surface form:
Rennes city hall area