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
Mortimer L. Schiff House
Joseph Raphael De Lamar House
Tower of the Jewels at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition Beaux-Arts style structure
HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs Victorian-era building
Doheny Mansion (Chester Place, Los Angeles) Gilded Age mansion
Charles E. Young Research Library university library building
Mills Mansion Gilded Age mansion
Andrew Carnegie Mansion Gilded Age mansion
Clock Tower Victorian-era building
Rough Point, Newport, Rhode Island
surface form: Rough Point
Gilded Age mansion
Rhode Island State House
Judiciary Square buildings, Washington, D.C. Beaux-Arts architecture ensemble
WU Library and Learning Center university library building
Wilson Hall
Eustis Estate Museum Gilded Age mansion
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Pittsburgh
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Saint Paul
Northern Pacific Railway Depot (Pasco, Washington) Beaux-Arts architecture building
Helmsley Building
Mississippi State Capitol Beaux-Arts architecture building
Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan
surface form: Grand Hotel (Mackinac Island)
Victorian-era building
Buxton Town Hall Victorian-era building
Sciences Library university library building
Republic Building (Chicago) early skyscraper
Municipal Building
Woodlea estate Gilded Age mansion
Middlesex Hospital Chapel Victorian-era building
James R. Browning United States Courthouse
Petit Château Gilded Age mansion
Clio Hall, Princeton University Beaux-Arts architecture building
Zimmerman Library university library building
Rose Library university library building
Rockwood Hall Gilded Age mansion
Bishop's Palace (Galveston) Victorian-era building
Memorial Continental Hall (Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C.)
surface form: Memorial Continental Hall
Flagler Museum Gilded Age mansion
Evansdale Library university library building
Joe and Rika Mansueto Library university library building
Fifth Avenue mansion at 1048 Fifth Avenue
William Starr Miller House
Crabbe Library university library building
El Hogar Filipino Building
Royal Holloway Chapel Victorian-era building
Abbey Mills Pumping Station Victorian-era building
Memorial Hall Beaux-Arts architecture building
Palmer Mansion on Lake Shore Drive Gilded Age mansion
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site Beaux-Arts mansion
Chateau-sur-Mer Gilded Age mansion
Bank of Toronto Building, 205 Yonge Street
New Haven County Courthouse