Rebuilding of London Act 1666
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The Rebuilding of London Act 1666 was a law passed after the Great Fire of London that set out regulations and standards for reconstructing the city, including street layouts and building materials, to improve safety and reduce fire risk.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rebuilding of London Act 1666 canonical | 1 |
| Rebuilding of London Act 1670 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T849955 — 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: Rebuilding of London Act 1666 Context triple: [Great Fire of London, parliamentaryResponse, Rebuilding of London Act 1666]
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A.
London Act of 1934
The London Act of 1934 is a revision of the Hague Agreement that updated and expanded the international system for registering industrial designs.
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B.
Triennial Act 1641
The Triennial Act 1641 was an English law passed during the early Stuart period that sought to limit royal authority by requiring that Parliament be summoned at least once every three years.
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C.
Act of Security 1704
The Act of Security 1704 was a pivotal Scottish law asserting the Scottish Parliament’s right to choose a separate successor to the throne from England unless key economic and political conditions were met, intensifying the constitutional crisis that led to the 1707 Acts of Union.
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D.
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement 1701 is a landmark English statute that established the Protestant succession to the English throne and significantly shaped the constitutional monarchy and parliamentary sovereignty in Britain.
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E.
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons is a famous 1830s oil painting by J. M. W. Turner that dramatically depicts the 1834 fire that destroyed much of the British Parliament.
- 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: Rebuilding of London Act 1666 Target entity description: The Rebuilding of London Act 1666 was a law passed after the Great Fire of London that set out regulations and standards for reconstructing the city, including street layouts and building materials, to improve safety and reduce fire risk.
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A.
London Act of 1934
The London Act of 1934 is a revision of the Hague Agreement that updated and expanded the international system for registering industrial designs.
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B.
Triennial Act 1641
The Triennial Act 1641 was an English law passed during the early Stuart period that sought to limit royal authority by requiring that Parliament be summoned at least once every three years.
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C.
Act of Security 1704
The Act of Security 1704 was a pivotal Scottish law asserting the Scottish Parliament’s right to choose a separate successor to the throne from England unless key economic and political conditions were met, intensifying the constitutional crisis that led to the 1707 Acts of Union.
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D.
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement 1701 is a landmark English statute that established the Protestant succession to the English throne and significantly shaped the constitutional monarchy and parliamentary sovereignty in Britain.
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E.
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons is a famous 1830s oil painting by J. M. W. Turner that dramatically depicts the 1834 fire that destroyed much of the British Parliament.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of England
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statute ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve public safety in London
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prevent the spread of fire ⓘ standardize building design ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
houses in the City of London
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streets in the City of London ⓘ |
| appliesToEvent | post-1666 reconstruction of London ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | City of London ⓘ |
| chronology | enacted shortly after the Great Fire of London in 1666 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| defines |
classes or types of houses to be built
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rules for alignment of streets ⓘ standards for rebuilding houses in London ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
building law
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fire safety law ⓘ urban law ⓘ |
| follows | Great Fire of London ⓘ |
| hasCause | Great Fire of London ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased use of brick and stone in London buildings
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introduction of building regulations in London ⓘ reduction of timber use in external walls ⓘ widening of some London streets ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Stuart period
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surface form:
Restoration England
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force at time of post-fire rebuilding ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| locationOfEnactment |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| mainSubject |
fire safety regulation
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reconstruction of the City of London ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| motivation | destruction of large parts of London by fire ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1666 ⓘ |
| purpose |
rebuilding London after the Great Fire
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reducing fire risk in London ⓘ regulating building construction in London ⓘ |
| regulates |
building heights in London
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building materials in London ⓘ construction of party walls ⓘ street layout in the City of London ⓘ use of brick in house construction ⓘ use of stone in house construction ⓘ use of timber in house fronts ⓘ wall thickness of buildings ⓘ width of streets ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great Fire of London
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London building regulations ⓘ urban redevelopment of London ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Rebuilding of London Act 1666 Description of subject: The Rebuilding of London Act 1666 was a law passed after the Great Fire of London that set out regulations and standards for reconstructing the city, including street layouts and building materials, to improve safety and reduce fire risk.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rebuilding of London Act 1670