Palais Wilson
E273838
Palais Wilson is a historic lakeside building in Geneva, Switzerland, that served as the first headquarters of the League of Nations and now houses the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palais Wilson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2524274 — 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: Palais Wilson Context triple: [League of Nations Assembly, meetsIn, Palais Wilson]
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A.
Palais d’Iéna
The Palais d’Iéna is a monumental Parisian building designed by architect Auguste Perret, notable for its pioneering reinforced-concrete architecture and its role as the seat of France’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council.
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B.
Palais de l’Europe
The Palais de l’Europe is a modernist governmental building in Strasbourg that serves as the main seat of the Council of Europe.
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C.
Palais Bourbon
The Palais Bourbon is a historic neoclassical palace in Paris that serves as the seat of the French National Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of France.
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D.
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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E.
Palais de la Légion d'honneur
The Palais de la Légion d'honneur is a historic Parisian palace on the Left Bank that serves as the headquarters of France’s national order of merit, the Légion d'honneur.
- 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: Palais Wilson Target entity description: Palais Wilson is a historic lakeside building in Geneva, Switzerland, that served as the first headquarters of the League of Nations and now houses the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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A.
Palais d’Iéna
The Palais d’Iéna is a monumental Parisian building designed by architect Auguste Perret, notable for its pioneering reinforced-concrete architecture and its role as the seat of France’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council.
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B.
Palais de l’Europe
The Palais de l’Europe is a modernist governmental building in Strasbourg that serves as the main seat of the Council of Europe.
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C.
Palais Bourbon
The Palais Bourbon is a historic neoclassical palace in Paris that serves as the seat of the French National Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of France.
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D.
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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E.
Palais de la Légion d'honneur
The Palais de la Légion d'honneur is a historic Parisian palace on the Left Bank that serves as the headquarters of France’s national order of merit, the Légion d'honneur.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government building
ⓘ
headquarters building ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithField |
human rights
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ multilateral diplomacy ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
League of Nations
ⓘ
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ United Nations ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Geneva
ⓘ
Diplomatic buildings ⓘ Palais des Nations ⓘ
surface form:
League of Nations buildings
United Nations buildings ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| currentTenant | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ |
| currentUse |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights headquarters
|
| formerTenant | League of Nations ⓘ |
| governedBy |
UN Office at Geneva
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Office at Geneva (administrative framework)
|
| hasAddress | Geneva lakeside, Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative functions
ⓘ
diplomatic functions ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
history of the League of Nations
ⓘ
history of the United Nations and human rights ⓘ international political history ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Lake Geneva
ⓘ
Mont Blanc summit ⓘ
surface form:
Mont Blanc (distant view)
|
| heritageStatus | historic building ⓘ |
| historicalRole | seat of the League of Nations Secretariat ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Geneva ⓘ |
| locatedInCanton |
canton of Geneva
ⓘ
surface form:
Canton of Geneva
|
| locatedInCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Geneva lakeside ⓘ |
| locatedOn | shores of Lake Geneva ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| namedForRole | U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, advocate of the League of Nations ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations system sites in Geneva ⓘ |
| significance |
first headquarters of the League of Nations
ⓘ
important site for human rights governance ⓘ symbol of international cooperation ⓘ |
| touristAttractionStatus | point of interest in Geneva ⓘ |
| UNRole | hosts the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ |
| usedAs |
headquarters of the League of Nations
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office building ⓘ |
| usedBy |
human rights bodies
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international civil servants ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Palais Wilson Description of subject: Palais Wilson is a historic lakeside building in Geneva, Switzerland, that served as the first headquarters of the League of Nations and now houses the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.