Salle des Machines
E123801
The Salle des Machines was a vast 17th-century theater space in the Tuileries Palace in Paris, renowned for its elaborate stage machinery and use in grand operatic and theatrical productions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salle des Machines canonical | 2 |
| Salle des Machines (Tuileries) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1012300 — 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: Salle des Machines Context triple: [Académie royale de musique, locatedIn, Salle des Machines]
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A.
Galerie des Machines
The Galerie des Machines was a vast iron-and-glass exhibition hall in Paris, renowned in the late 19th century as one of the largest and most impressive engineering structures of its time.
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B.
Salle de la Bouteille
Salle de la Bouteille was an early Parisian theater that served as one of the first venues for the Académie royale de musique, the institution that evolved into the Paris Opera.
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C.
Palace of Machinery
The Palace of Machinery was a vast exhibition hall at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, showcasing cutting-edge industrial technology and engineering achievements of the early 20th century.
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D.
Musee Mecanique
Musée Mécanique is a popular San Francisco museum featuring a large collection of antique arcade machines and mechanical curiosities.
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E.
Salle du Manège
The Salle du Manège was a former Paris riding school converted into a key political meeting hall during the early French Revolution, notably hosting the National Constituent Assembly.
- 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: Salle des Machines Target entity description: The Salle des Machines was a vast 17th-century theater space in the Tuileries Palace in Paris, renowned for its elaborate stage machinery and use in grand operatic and theatrical productions.
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A.
Galerie des Machines
The Galerie des Machines was a vast iron-and-glass exhibition hall in Paris, renowned in the late 19th century as one of the largest and most impressive engineering structures of its time.
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B.
Salle de la Bouteille
Salle de la Bouteille was an early Parisian theater that served as one of the first venues for the Académie royale de musique, the institution that evolved into the Paris Opera.
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C.
Palace of Machinery
The Palace of Machinery was a vast exhibition hall at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, showcasing cutting-edge industrial technology and engineering achievements of the early 20th century.
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D.
Musee Mecanique
Musée Mécanique is a popular San Francisco museum featuring a large collection of antique arcade machines and mechanical curiosities.
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E.
Salle du Manège
The Salle du Manège was a former Paris riding school converted into a key political meeting hall during the early French Revolution, notably hosting the National Constituent Assembly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque theatre
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court theatre ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
surface form:
Baroque architecture
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| associatedWith |
French court
ⓘ
Paris Opera ⓘ
surface form:
Paris Opéra (early history)
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| builtFor |
Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIV
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| capacity | over 3000 spectators ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1662 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1659 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site in early French opera history
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major example of Baroque stage engineering ⓘ |
| demolished | 18th century ⓘ |
| designerOfMachinery | Giacomo Torelli ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| feature |
changeable scenery
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complex system of pulleys and winches ⓘ machinery for flying effects ⓘ machinery for rapid scene changes ⓘ very deep stage ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elaborate stage machinery
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grand operatic productions ⓘ large stage ⓘ theatrical spectacles ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformances |
French
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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Paris ⓘ Tuileries Palace ⓘ |
| notableWorkPerformed |
Ercole amante
ⓘ
Lully operas ⓘ |
| partOf | Tuileries Palace ⓘ |
| partOfComplex |
Tuileries Garden
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surface form:
Tuileries Garden and palace complex
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| patron |
Louis XIV of France
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIV
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| region |
Île-de-France region
ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| stageMachineryDesigner | Giacomo Torelli ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ballets
ⓘ
court entertainments ⓘ opera performances ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salle des Machines Description of subject: The Salle des Machines was a vast 17th-century theater space in the Tuileries Palace in Paris, renowned for its elaborate stage machinery and use in grand operatic and theatrical productions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salle des Machines (Tuileries)