Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau
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Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau is a 1925 modernist exhibition pavilion in Paris that showcased Le Corbusier’s radical ideas on standardized housing, functional design, and the “machine for living” concept.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T104427 — 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: Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau Context triple: [Le Corbusier, notableWork, Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau]
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Palais de Chaillot
The Palais de Chaillot is a prominent Art Deco complex in Paris, France, best known for its sweeping terraces overlooking the Eiffel Tower and its role as a cultural hub housing several major museums and institutions.
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Grand Palais, Paris
The Grand Palais in Paris is a monumental exhibition hall and museum complex famed for its vast glass-domed roof and richly ornamented Beaux-Arts architecture, built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle.
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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.
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Villa Savoye
Villa Savoye is a seminal modernist house in Poissy, France, celebrated as one of Le Corbusier’s most influential architectural masterpieces and a key icon of the International Style.
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Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay is a renowned Parisian museum housed in a former railway station, famous for its extensive collection of 19th- and early 20th-century art, including major Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works.
- 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: Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau Target entity description: Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau is a 1925 modernist exhibition pavilion in Paris that showcased Le Corbusier’s radical ideas on standardized housing, functional design, and the “machine for living” concept.
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A.
Palais de Chaillot
The Palais de Chaillot is a prominent Art Deco complex in Paris, France, best known for its sweeping terraces overlooking the Eiffel Tower and its role as a cultural hub housing several major museums and institutions.
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B.
Grand Palais, Paris
The Grand Palais in Paris is a monumental exhibition hall and museum complex famed for its vast glass-domed roof and richly ornamented Beaux-Arts architecture, built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle.
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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.
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D.
Villa Savoye
Villa Savoye is a seminal modernist house in Poissy, France, celebrated as one of Le Corbusier’s most influential architectural masterpieces and a key icon of the International Style.
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E.
Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay is a renowned Parisian museum housed in a former railway station, famous for its extensive collection of 19th- and early 20th-century art, including major Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exhibition pavilion
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modernist building ⓘ temporary structure ⓘ |
| architect |
Le Corbusier
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Pierre Jeanneret ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style precursor
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Modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Esprit Nouveau journal
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Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture ⓘ |
| concept |
functional furniture layout
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machine for living ⓘ mass-produced housing units ⓘ minimal ornamentation ⓘ standardization of housing ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedAs |
model for mass housing
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prototype housing unit ⓘ |
| exhibited |
modular living spaces
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standardized furniture ⓘ urban housing proposals ⓘ |
| exhibition | Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes ⓘ |
| feature |
flat roof
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integrated built-in furniture ⓘ modular construction ⓘ open plan interior ⓘ pilotis-like raised elements ⓘ roof garden ⓘ |
| heritage | icon of early modern architecture ⓘ |
| influenced |
International Style
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surface form:
International Style architecture
modernist housing design ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
industrial production methods
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modern technology ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| material |
industrial materials
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reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| notableFor |
presentation of the house as a machine for living in
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radical break with traditional decorative arts ⓘ |
| philosophy |
functionalism in architecture
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rational planning ⓘ rejection of applied ornament ⓘ |
| purpose |
demonstration of standardized housing units
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exhibition of modern housing concepts ⓘ promotion of functional design ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| yearOfConstruction | 1925 ⓘ |
| yearOfOpening | 1925 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau Description of subject: Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau is a 1925 modernist exhibition pavilion in Paris that showcased Le Corbusier’s radical ideas on standardized housing, functional design, and the “machine for living” concept.
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