Montreux Casino
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Montreux Casino is a famous entertainment venue in Montreux, Switzerland, best known for hosting major concerts and events and for inspiring Deep Purple’s song “Smoke on the Water” after it burned down in 1971.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montreux Casino canonical | 4 |
| Casino Barrière de Montreux | 2 |
| 2m2c Montreux Music & Convention Centre | 1 |
| Casino de Montreux | 1 |
| Montreux Music & Convention Centre | 1 |
| Montreux Music & Convention Centre complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13486081 — 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: Montreux Casino Context triple: [Montreux Jazz Festival, hasVenue, Montreux Casino]
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A.
Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa Lausanne
Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa Lausanne is a historic luxury hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland, renowned for its elegant Belle Époque architecture, upscale accommodations, and extensive spa facilities overlooking Lake Geneva.
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B.
Grand Théâtre de Genève
The Grand Théâtre de Genève is a major opera house and cultural landmark in Geneva, renowned for its opera, ballet, and classical music productions.
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C.
Café de Paris Monte-Carlo
Café de Paris Monte-Carlo is a historic and glamorous Belle Époque–style brasserie and bar in Monaco, renowned for its terrace overlooking the Casino Square and its role as a social hub of Monte Carlo.
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D.
Edifício Lausanne
Edifício Lausanne is a landmark modernist residential building in São Paulo, Brazil, designed by prominent architect Eduardo Kneese de Mello.
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E.
Lausanne city hall
Lausanne city hall is the historic administrative building in Lausanne, Switzerland, that serves as the center of the city’s municipal government.
- 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: Montreux Casino Target entity description: Montreux Casino is a famous entertainment venue in Montreux, Switzerland, best known for hosting major concerts and events and for inspiring Deep Purple’s song “Smoke on the Water” after it burned down in 1971.
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A.
Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa Lausanne
Royal Savoy Hotel & Spa Lausanne is a historic luxury hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland, renowned for its elegant Belle Époque architecture, upscale accommodations, and extensive spa facilities overlooking Lake Geneva.
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B.
Grand Théâtre de Genève
The Grand Théâtre de Genève is a major opera house and cultural landmark in Geneva, renowned for its opera, ballet, and classical music productions.
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C.
Café de Paris Monte-Carlo
Café de Paris Monte-Carlo is a historic and glamorous Belle Époque–style brasserie and bar in Monaco, renowned for its terrace overlooking the Casino Square and its role as a social hub of Monte Carlo.
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D.
Edifício Lausanne
Edifício Lausanne is a landmark modernist residential building in São Paulo, Brazil, designed by prominent architect Eduardo Kneese de Mello.
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E.
Lausanne city hall
Lausanne city hall is the historic administrative building in Lausanne, Switzerland, that serves as the center of the city’s municipal government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
casino
ⓘ
concert hall ⓘ entertainment venue ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modern (post-1971 reconstruction) ⓘ |
| associatedArtist | Frank Zappa ⓘ |
| associatedBand | Deep Purple ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Montreux Jazz Festival ⓘ |
| canton | Vaud ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic rock music landmark
ⓘ
important venue in European live music scene ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire in 1971 ⓘ |
| event | 1971 fire ⓘ |
| fireCause | flare gun incident at a Frank Zappa concert (as reported in song lyrics) ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
conference and event space
ⓘ
gambling ⓘ live music venue ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Montreux Casino ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench |
Casino de Montreux
ⓘ
linked to:
Montreux Casino
|
| hasType | land-based casino ⓘ |
| hasView | Alps ⓘ |
| hosts | Montreux Jazz Festival events ⓘ |
| inspiredArtist | Deep Purple ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
"Smoke on the Water"
ⓘ
linked to:
Smoke on the Water
|
| knownFor |
association with the song "Smoke on the Water"
ⓘ
hosting entertainment events ⓘ hosting major concerts ⓘ |
| languageRegion | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French-speaking Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
French‑speaking Switzerland
Montreux ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ canton of Vaud ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Vaud
|
| locatedOn | Lake Geneva ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | lyrics of "Smoke on the Water" ⓘ |
| municipality | Montreux ⓘ |
| near | Montreux lakeside promenade ⓘ |
| originalOpeningDate | 19th century ⓘ |
| reconstructed | yes ⓘ |
| region |
Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut District
ⓘ
linked to:
Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut District
|
| reopeningDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor | recordings and live albums ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Montreux Casino Description of subject: Montreux Casino is a famous entertainment venue in Montreux, Switzerland, best known for hosting major concerts and events and for inspiring Deep Purple’s song “Smoke on the Water” after it burned down in 1971.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Claude Nobs was director for many years
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linked to: Montreux Casino