Hôtel de Pontalba
E175869
The Hôtel de Pontalba is a grand 19th-century Parisian townhouse on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré that serves as the official residence of the United States Ambassador to France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hôtel de Pontalba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1551586 — 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 Pontalba Context triple: [United States Ambassador to France, residence, Hôtel de Pontalba]
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A.
Maison Curutchet
Maison Curutchet is a modernist house in La Plata, Argentina, designed by Le Corbusier and renowned for its innovative integration of architecture and urban context.
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B.
Palacio Sara Braun
Palacio Sara Braun is a historic, French-style mansion in Punta Arenas, Chile, renowned for its opulent architecture and association with the influential Braun family.
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C.
Lihou House
Lihou House is a residential and visitor accommodation property located on the small tidal island of Lihou, off the west coast of Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
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D.
Palacio Liévano
Palacio Liévano is a historic neoclassical building in Bogotá, Colombia, that serves as the city hall and forms one of the main architectural landmarks on the Plaza de Bolívar.
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E.
Hôtel Negresco
Hôtel Negresco is a historic, luxury Belle Époque hotel in Nice, France, renowned for its opulent architecture, art collection, and status as a Riviera icon.
- 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 Pontalba Target entity description: The Hôtel de Pontalba is a grand 19th-century Parisian townhouse on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré that serves as the official residence of the United States Ambassador to France.
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A.
Maison Curutchet
Maison Curutchet is a modernist house in La Plata, Argentina, designed by Le Corbusier and renowned for its innovative integration of architecture and urban context.
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B.
Palacio Sara Braun
Palacio Sara Braun is a historic, French-style mansion in Punta Arenas, Chile, renowned for its opulent architecture and association with the influential Braun family.
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C.
Lihou House
Lihou House is a residential and visitor accommodation property located on the small tidal island of Lihou, off the west coast of Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
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D.
Palacio Liévano
Palacio Liévano is a historic neoclassical building in Bogotá, Colombia, that serves as the city hall and forms one of the main architectural landmarks on the Plaza de Bolívar.
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E.
Hôtel Negresco
Hôtel Negresco is a historic, luxury Belle Époque hotel in Nice, France, renowned for its opulent architecture, art collection, and status as a Riviera icon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
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diplomatic residence ⓘ hôtel particulier ⓘ townhouse ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
19th-century French architecture
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Second Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Second Empire architecture
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| country | France ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
representational venue
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residence ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ballroom
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courtyard ⓘ diplomatic offices ⓘ garden ⓘ reception rooms ⓘ |
| hasUse |
meetings with French officials
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official events ⓘ receptions ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique (France)
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surface form:
Monument historique
|
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart |
facades
ⓘ
roofs ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| inception | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | 8th arrondissement of Paris ⓘ |
| locatedInUrbanArea | central Paris ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Élysée Palace ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré ⓘ |
| location |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| occupant | Ambassador of the United States to France ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United States
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| significantFor |
19th-century Parisian urban history
ⓘ
Franco-American diplomatic relations ⓘ |
| streetAddress |
Rue Saint-Honoré
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surface form:
Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
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| use |
diplomatic functions
ⓘ
official residence of the United States Ambassador to France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hôtel de Pontalba Description of subject: The Hôtel de Pontalba is a grand 19th-century Parisian townhouse on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré that serves as the official residence of the United States Ambassador to France.
Referenced by (1)
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