Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a grand 17th-century French baroque château renowned for its harmonious architecture, lavish interiors, and influential formal gardens that inspired the design of Versailles.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte canonical | 8 |
| Vaux-le-Vicomte | 4 |
| Vaux-le-Vicomte (associated through her husband) | 1 |
| Vaux-le-Vicomte château | 1 |
| Vaux-le-Vicomte estate | 1 |
| château of Vaux-le-Vicomte | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1018224 — 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: Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte Context triple: [Charles Le Brun, workLocation, Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte]
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A.
Gardens of Vaux-le-Vicomte
The Gardens of Vaux-le-Vicomte are a grand 17th-century French formal garden ensemble renowned for their pioneering use of perspective, symmetry, and monumental landscape design.
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B.
Château de Voltaire
Château de Voltaire is an 18th-century residence in Ferney-Voltaire, France, best known as the longtime home of the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire and a key site of his intellectual and literary activity.
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C.
Grand Trianon
The Grand Trianon is a refined pink-marble palace and garden retreat within the Versailles estate, built for Louis XIV as an intimate alternative to the main château.
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Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a historic royal residence near Paris that served as a principal palace of the French kings during the Renaissance and early Bourbon periods.
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E.
Petit Trianon
Petit Trianon is an 18th-century Neoclassical château in the park of the Palace of Versailles, best known as a private retreat favored by Queen Marie Antoinette.
- 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: Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte Target entity description: Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a grand 17th-century French baroque château renowned for its harmonious architecture, lavish interiors, and influential formal gardens that inspired the design of Versailles.
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A.
Gardens of Vaux-le-Vicomte
The Gardens of Vaux-le-Vicomte are a grand 17th-century French formal garden ensemble renowned for their pioneering use of perspective, symmetry, and monumental landscape design.
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B.
Château de Voltaire
Château de Voltaire is an 18th-century residence in Ferney-Voltaire, France, best known as the longtime home of the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire and a key site of his intellectual and literary activity.
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C.
Grand Trianon
The Grand Trianon is a refined pink-marble palace and garden retreat within the Versailles estate, built for Louis XIV as an intimate alternative to the main château.
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D.
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a historic royal residence near Paris that served as a principal palace of the French kings during the Renaissance and early Bourbon periods.
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E.
Petit Trianon
Petit Trianon is an 18th-century Neoclassical château in the park of the Palace of Versailles, best known as a private retreat favored by Queen Marie Antoinette.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque architecture
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château ⓘ country house ⓘ historic house museum ⓘ |
| architect | Louis Le Vau ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Classicism
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French Baroque architecture ⓘ
surface form:
French Baroque
|
| builtFor | Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1661 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1656 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalType | country château ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
decorative arts
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historic furniture ⓘ paintings ⓘ tapestries ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
canal
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central corps de logis ⓘ chapel ⓘ dome ⓘ formal parterres ⓘ fountains ⓘ grand salon ⓘ moat ⓘ stables ⓘ statues ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStart | 1875 ⓘ |
| inception | 1656 ⓘ |
| influenced |
French formal garden design
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Château de Versailles ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Versailles
|
| interiorDesigner | Charles Le Brun ⓘ |
| landscapeArchitect | André Le Nôtre ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maincy
ⓘ
Seine-et-Marne ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| locatedNear | Melun ⓘ |
| locatedSouthEastOf | Paris ⓘ |
| notableFor |
formal French gardens
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harmonious integration of architecture and gardens ⓘ lavish interiors ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Nicolas Fouquet ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Vogüé family ⓘ |
| significantEvent | inaugural fête of 17 August 1661 ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Jean de La Fontaine
ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
surface form:
Louis XIV
|
| use |
museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
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Subject: Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte Description of subject: Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a grand 17th-century French baroque château renowned for its harmonious architecture, lavish interiors, and influential formal gardens that inspired the design of Versailles.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vaux-le-Vicomte château
this entity surface form:
Vaux-le-Vicomte
this entity surface form:
Vaux-le-Vicomte
this entity surface form:
château of Vaux-le-Vicomte
this entity surface form:
Vaux-le-Vicomte
this entity surface form:
Vaux-le-Vicomte estate
this entity surface form:
Vaux-le-Vicomte (associated through her husband)