Esplanade de La Défense
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Esplanade de La Défense is a vast pedestrian plaza and public space in the La Défense business district of Paris, known for its modern architecture, skyscrapers, and contemporary art installations.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Esplanade de La Défense canonical | 4 |
| Parvis de La Défense | 3 |
| Axe majeur towards La Défense | 1 |
| La Défense Esplanade (part) | 1 |
| La Grande Arche surroundings (La Défense) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T906321 — 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: Esplanade de La Défense Context triple: [Axe historique of Paris, passesThrough, Esplanade de La Défense]
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A.
Quai de Grenelle
Quai de Grenelle is a riverside thoroughfare along the Seine in Paris’s 15th arrondissement, known for its modern high-rise buildings and proximity to the Eiffel Tower.
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B.
Place de l'Étoile
Place de l'Étoile is the historic Parisian square, now officially called Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe stands at the center of a major road junction.
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C.
Champs-Élysées
The Champs-Élysées is a famous Parisian avenue renowned for its luxury shops, cafés, theaters, and its role as a central site for national celebrations and major events.
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D.
Place du Trocadéro
Place du Trocadéro is a prominent Parisian square in the 16th arrondissement, famed for its expansive terraces offering some of the best views of the Eiffel Tower and the Seine.
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E.
Quai des Tuileries
Quai des Tuileries is a riverside thoroughfare along the right bank of the Seine in central Paris, bordering the Tuileries Garden and forming part of the historic heart of the city.
- 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: Esplanade de La Défense Target entity description: Esplanade de La Défense is a vast pedestrian plaza and public space in the La Défense business district of Paris, known for its modern architecture, skyscrapers, and contemporary art installations.
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A.
Quai de Grenelle
Quai de Grenelle is a riverside thoroughfare along the Seine in Paris’s 15th arrondissement, known for its modern high-rise buildings and proximity to the Eiffel Tower.
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B.
Place de l'Étoile
Place de l'Étoile is the historic Parisian square, now officially called Place Charles de Gaulle, where the Arc de Triomphe stands at the center of a major road junction.
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C.
Champs-Élysées
The Champs-Élysées is a famous Parisian avenue renowned for its luxury shops, cafés, theaters, and its role as a central site for national celebrations and major events.
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D.
Place du Trocadéro
Place du Trocadéro is a prominent Parisian square in the 16th arrondissement, famed for its expansive terraces offering some of the best views of the Eiffel Tower and the Seine.
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E.
Quai des Tuileries
Quai des Tuileries is a riverside thoroughfare along the right bank of the Seine in central Paris, bordering the Tuileries Garden and forming part of the historic heart of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pedestrian plaza
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public square ⓘ urban public space ⓘ |
| axisOf | extension of the historical axis from the Arc de Triomphe ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
La Défense – Grande Arche station
ⓘ
surface form:
Esplanade de La Défense metro station
La Défense – Grande Arche station ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedFor | separation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| feature |
CNIT
ⓘ
La Défense – Grande Arche ⓘ
surface form:
La Grande Arche de la Défense
office towers ⓘ pedestrian bridges ⓘ public artworks ⓘ shopping centers ⓘ stairs and ramps ⓘ underground road network below deck ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
car-free
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elevated deck ⓘ features contemporary art ⓘ features fountains ⓘ features landscaped areas ⓘ lined with skyscrapers ⓘ modernist urban design ⓘ |
| hasLighting | night-time architectural illumination ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hauts-de-Seine
ⓘ
La Défense ⓘ Grand Paris urban area ⓘ
surface form:
Paris metropolitan area
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| managedBy |
Paris La Défense public agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Paris La Défense development authority
|
| near |
Courbevoie
ⓘ
Nanterre ⓘ Puteaux ⓘ River Seine ⓘ
surface form:
Seine River
|
| notableFor |
alignment with Axe historique of Paris
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panoramic views towards central Paris ⓘ |
| partOf |
La Défense
ⓘ
surface form:
La Défense business district
|
| primaryFunction | business district public realm ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Paris Métro Line 1
ⓘ
RER A ⓘ Transilien ⓘ
surface form:
Transilien suburban trains
Tramway T2 ⓘ
surface form:
tramway T2
|
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningConcept |
modernist business district
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slab urbanism ⓘ |
| use |
events
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pedestrian circulation ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Esplanade de La Défense Description of subject: Esplanade de La Défense is a vast pedestrian plaza and public space in the La Défense business district of Paris, known for its modern architecture, skyscrapers, and contemporary art installations.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Parvis de La Défense
this entity surface form:
Parvis de La Défense
subject surface form:
Puteaux
this entity surface form:
La Grande Arche surroundings (La Défense)
this entity surface form:
Axe majeur towards La Défense
this entity surface form:
La Défense Esplanade (part)
CNIT (Centre des nouvelles industries et technologies), La Défense
→
near
→
Esplanade de La Défense
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subject surface form:
CNIT