Café de Flore
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Café de Flore is a historic Parisian café renowned as a legendary meeting place for writers, philosophers, and artists, particularly associated with the intellectual life of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Café de Flore canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T389801 — 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: Café de Flore Context triple: [Left Bank of the Seine, famousCafés, Café de Flore]
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A.
Shakespeare and Company bookshop
Shakespeare and Company bookshop is a famous English-language bookstore and literary hub in Paris, long associated with expatriate writers of the 20th century and the city’s bohemian intellectual life.
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B.
Kiosque Peynet
Kiosque Peynet is a famous romantic bandstand in Valence, France, celebrated for inspiring illustrator Raymond Peynet’s “lovers” characters and becoming a local cultural symbol.
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C.
Maison des Têtes
Maison des Têtes is a historic Renaissance-style building in Valence, France, renowned for its richly sculpted façade adorned with numerous carved heads.
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D.
La Madeleine, Paris
La Madeleine in Paris is a monumental 19th-century church designed in the form of a classical Greek temple, renowned as a prime example of French Neoclassical architecture.
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E.
Gay Village
Gay Village is a vibrant district in Manchester known for its LGBTQ+ nightlife, bars, clubs, and community events centered around Canal Street.
- 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: Café de Flore Target entity description: Café de Flore is a historic Parisian café renowned as a legendary meeting place for writers, philosophers, and artists, particularly associated with the intellectual life of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
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A.
Shakespeare and Company bookshop
Shakespeare and Company bookshop is a famous English-language bookstore and literary hub in Paris, long associated with expatriate writers of the 20th century and the city’s bohemian intellectual life.
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B.
Kiosque Peynet
Kiosque Peynet is a famous romantic bandstand in Valence, France, celebrated for inspiring illustrator Raymond Peynet’s “lovers” characters and becoming a local cultural symbol.
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C.
Maison des Têtes
Maison des Têtes is a historic Renaissance-style building in Valence, France, renowned for its richly sculpted façade adorned with numerous carved heads.
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D.
La Madeleine, Paris
La Madeleine in Paris is a monumental 19th-century church designed in the form of a classical Greek temple, renowned as a prime example of French Neoclassical architecture.
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E.
Gay Village
Gay Village is a vibrant district in Manchester known for its LGBTQ+ nightlife, bars, clubs, and community events centered around Canal Street.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
café
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coffeehouse ⓘ restaurant ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
films set in Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés
ⓘ
numerous books about Parisian cafés ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
French intellectual left
ⓘ
existentialism ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés literary scene ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
legendary meeting place for writers, philosophers, and artists
ⓘ
symbol of Parisian intellectual life ⓘ |
| eraOfPeakFame |
interwar period
ⓘ
post‑World War II period ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Art Deco interior
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table service for drinks and light meals ⓘ traditional Parisian terrace ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official website of Café de Flore ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | icon of Parisian café society ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artistic clientele
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association with writers and philosophers ⓘ historic Parisian café culture ⓘ intellectual life of Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés ⓘ literary life of Paris ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
6th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
Saint-Germain-des-Prés ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Boulevard Saint‑Germain ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Les Deux Magots
ⓘ
Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés Church ⓘ
surface form:
Église Saint‑Germain‑des‑Prés
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| neighborhood |
Left Bank of the Seine
ⓘ
surface form:
Left Bank
|
| notablePatron |
Albert Camus
ⓘ
André Breton ⓘ Boris Vian ⓘ Ernest Hemingway ⓘ Guillaume Apollinaire ⓘ Jean-Paul Sartre ⓘ
surface form:
Jean‑Paul Sartre
Juliette Gréco ⓘ Pablo Picasso ⓘ Simone de Beauvoir ⓘ |
| openingDate | late 19th century ⓘ |
| serves |
coffee
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hot chocolate ⓘ light French dishes ⓘ pastries ⓘ |
| streetNumber | 172 Boulevard Saint‑Germain ⓘ |
| touristStatus | major tourist destination ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Café de Flore Description of subject: Café de Flore is a historic Parisian café renowned as a legendary meeting place for writers, philosophers, and artists, particularly associated with the intellectual life of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rive Gauche