Beaux-Arts building

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concept

A Beaux-Arts building is a grand, formally composed structure characterized by classical symmetry, rich ornamentation, and monumental scale, reflecting the academic architectural principles of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
Beaux-Arts building canonical 46
Gilded Age mansion 44
Victorian-era building 22

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Beaux-Arts building
Generated description
A Beaux-Arts building is a grand, formally composed structure characterized by classical symmetry, rich ornamentation, and monumental scale, reflecting the academic architectural principles of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Instances (157)

Instance Via concept surface
Belcourt of Newport Gilded Age mansion
Allen County Courthouse
Hotel Florence Victorian-era building
Inverness Town House Victorian-era building
Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City
surface form: Cornelius Vanderbilt II House
Gilded Age mansion
Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library university library building
Founder's Building Victorian-era building
Blackstone Library
Astor Court Beaux-Arts architectural ensemble
Bradford City Hall Victorian-era building
Seth Low Sr.
surface form: Low Memorial Library
university library building
Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State
New York State Armory, Manhattan, 69th Regiment Armory
Wainwright Building early skyscraper
Grand Central Terminal
Moffitt Library university library building
Midland Hotel, Derby Victorian-era building
Villard Houses Gilded Age mansion
Century Association clubhouse (New York) Beaux-Arts architecture building
Heurich House Museum Gilded Age mansion
Dominion Square Building (Montreal)
Marianne North Gallery Victorian-era building
Bibliotheca Albertina university library building
Carnegie Library at Mount Vernon Square
Isaac Bell House Gilded Age mansion
The Elms, Newport, Rhode Island
surface form: The Elms (Newport, Rhode Island)
Gilded Age mansion
J. B. Duke House, New York City
St George's Hotel, Albemarle Street, London Victorian-era building
Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
surface form: Lynnewood Hall
Gilded Age mansion
Clayton (Frick family estate) Gilded Age mansion
Whitehall Gilded Age mansion
Old Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Building
St Saviour’s Church, Coalpit Heath Victorian-era building
Olin Library university library building
Palm House, Botanic Gardens, Belfast Victorian-era building
Ottawa Train Station
Beechwood Gilded Age mansion
Belcourt Castle Gilded Age mansion
Astors' Beechwood Mansion Gilded Age mansion
Glasgow City Chambers Victorian-era building
Phelps Mansion Museum Gilded Age mansion
Undergraduate Library
surface form: Undergraduate Library (UNC-Chapel Hill)
university library building
Prospect Park Boathouse Beaux-Arts pavilion
Henry Clay Frick House Gilded Age mansion
Old San Mateo County Courthouse
former San Mateo County Courthouse
New York County Courthouse
Palace of Fine Arts
surface form: Palace of Fine Arts (St. Louis)
HM Prison Leicester Victorian-era building
Isaac D. Fletcher House Gilded Age mansion