Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans
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The Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans is an 18th-century industrial complex in eastern France, designed by architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux as a model saltworks and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its pioneering neoclassical architecture and urban planning.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans canonical | 6 |
| Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans | 5 |
| Saline royale d’Arc-et-Senans | 1 |
| Saltworks of Chaux | 1 |
| royal saltworks | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1600796 — 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: Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans Context triple: [Franche-Comté, hasUNESCOSite, Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans]
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Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray
The Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray is a major Catholic pilgrimage church in Brittany, France, dedicated to Saint Anne and renowned for its neo-Gothic architecture and religious significance.
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House of Coligny
The House of Coligny was a prominent French noble family from Bresse best known for producing leading Huguenot figures, including the admiral and statesman Gaspard II de Coligny, during the French Wars of Religion.
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Douaumont Ossuary
Douaumont Ossuary is a monumental World War I memorial and cemetery in northeastern France that houses the remains of thousands of unidentified French and German soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun.
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Ses Salines Natural Park
Ses Salines Natural Park is a protected coastal and marine reserve between Ibiza and Formentera, renowned for its salt flats, wetlands, rich birdlife, and pristine beaches.
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Montargis Abbey
Montargis Abbey was a medieval religious house in Montargis, France, historically notable as the place where Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke, died.
- 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: Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans Target entity description: The Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans is an 18th-century industrial complex in eastern France, designed by architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux as a model saltworks and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its pioneering neoclassical architecture and urban planning.
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A.
Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray
The Basilica of Sainte-Anne d'Auray is a major Catholic pilgrimage church in Brittany, France, dedicated to Saint Anne and renowned for its neo-Gothic architecture and religious significance.
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B.
House of Coligny
The House of Coligny was a prominent French noble family from Bresse best known for producing leading Huguenot figures, including the admiral and statesman Gaspard II de Coligny, during the French Wars of Religion.
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C.
Douaumont Ossuary
Douaumont Ossuary is a monumental World War I memorial and cemetery in northeastern France that houses the remains of thousands of unidentified French and German soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun.
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D.
Ses Salines Natural Park
Ses Salines Natural Park is a protected coastal and marine reserve between Ibiza and Formentera, renowned for its salt flats, wetlands, rich birdlife, and pristine beaches.
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E.
Montargis Abbey
Montargis Abbey was a medieval religious house in Montargis, France, historically notable as the place where Eleanor of England, Countess of Pembroke, died.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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architectural ensemble ⓘ industrial complex ⓘ saltworks ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect |
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
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surface form:
Claude-Nicolas Ledoux
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| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedArchitect |
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
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surface form:
Claude-Nicolas Ledoux
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| associatedWith | Enlightenment ideas ⓘ |
| builtFor | salt production ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Salins-les-Bains Saltworks
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surface form:
Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains
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| constructionEnd | 1779 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1775 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural center
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exhibition venue ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Director’s house
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salt production buildings ⓘ semi-circular layout of buildings ⓘ workers’ houses ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| inception | 1775 ⓘ |
| layout | semi-circular plan ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Arc-et-Senans ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Doubs ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Franche-Comté ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Salins-les-Bains ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of enlightened urban planning
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model factory town concept ⓘ pioneering industrial architecture ⓘ |
| officialNameFrench |
Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Saline royale d’Arc-et-Senans
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| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
royal saltworks
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| owner | French state ⓘ |
| partOf | From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt ⓘ |
| patron |
French Crown
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Louis XV of France ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 203 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans Description of subject: The Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans is an 18th-century industrial complex in eastern France, designed by architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux as a model saltworks and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its pioneering neoclassical architecture and urban planning.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saltworks of Chaux
Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans
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originalFunction
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Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans
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this entity surface form:
royal saltworks
Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans
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officialNameFrench
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Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Saline royale d’Arc-et-Senans
this entity surface form:
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
subject surface form:
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
subject surface form:
Ideal city of Chaux
subject surface form:
Ideal city of Chaux
this entity surface form:
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
this entity surface form:
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
subject surface form:
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
this entity surface form:
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
this entity surface form:
Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans