Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard
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The Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard are iconic, ornately curved cast-iron and glass structures that serve as distinctive gateways to many Paris Métro stations and exemplify early 20th-century French decorative architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guimard entrance | 2 |
| Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard canonical | 1 |
| Guimard canopy | 1 |
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Target entity: Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard Context triple: [Paris Metro, designStyle, Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard]
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Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau
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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Guastavino tile vaulting
Guastavino tile vaulting is a distinctive architectural system of thin, interlocking terracotta tiles forming self-supporting, fireproof arches and domes, widely used in grand public buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Galerie des Machines
The Galerie des Machines was a vast iron-and-glass exhibition hall in Paris, renowned in the late 19th century as one of the largest and most impressive engineering structures of its time.
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Carrel
Carrel is a French surname most notably borne by Alexis Carrel, a Nobel Prize–winning surgeon and biologist.
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Montmartre funicular
The Montmartre funicular is a short inclined railway in Paris that transports passengers up and down the steep hill to the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur in the Montmartre district.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard Target entity description: The Art Nouveau entrances by Hector Guimard are iconic, ornately curved cast-iron and glass structures that serve as distinctive gateways to many Paris Métro stations and exemplify early 20th-century French decorative architecture.
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A.
Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau
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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B.
Guastavino tile vaulting
Guastavino tile vaulting is a distinctive architectural system of thin, interlocking terracotta tiles forming self-supporting, fireproof arches and domes, widely used in grand public buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Galerie des Machines
The Galerie des Machines was a vast iron-and-glass exhibition hall in Paris, renowned in the late 19th century as one of the largest and most impressive engineering structures of its time.
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D.
Carrel
Carrel is a French surname most notably borne by Alexis Carrel, a Nobel Prize–winning surgeon and biologist.
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E.
Montmartre funicular
The Montmartre funicular is a short inclined railway in Paris that transports passengers up and down the steep hill to the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur in the Montmartre district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural work series
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urban design element ⓘ |
| architect | Hector Guimard ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Nouveau ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Belle Époque
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surface form:
Belle Époque Paris
|
| commissionedBy | Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | first lines of the Paris Métro ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1913 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1899 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
icon of Art Nouveau design
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symbol of the Paris Métro ⓘ |
| designApproach |
industrial serial production of components
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standardized modular elements ⓘ |
| designPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| exportedExampleLocation |
City of Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago
Lisbon ⓘ Mexico City ⓘ Montreal ⓘ
surface form:
Montréal
Moscow ⓘ |
| genre | decorative architecture ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
covered entrance with glass canopy
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monumental pavilion-type entrance ⓘ open balustrade entrance without canopy ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique (France) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesTo | selected surviving entrances ⓘ |
| inception | around opening of Paris Métro Line 1 ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Parisian urban identity
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subsequent metro entrance designs worldwide ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French Art Nouveau movement
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organic forms in nature ⓘ |
| locatedInTransportSystem |
Paris Metro
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surface form:
Paris Métro
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| materialUsed |
cast iron
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ceramic tiles ⓘ glass ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
asymmetrical flowing lines
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glass canopies ⓘ organic plant-like motifs ⓘ ornately curved ironwork ⓘ stylized lettering of the word Métropolitain ⓘ |
| partOf | Parisian streetscape ⓘ |
| preservationStatus |
many demolished in 20th century
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several restored and preserved ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | Paris Métro station entrance ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| typicalColor | green paint ⓘ |
| typicalMotif |
lily or plant-inspired forms
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stalk-like lamp posts ⓘ |
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