Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
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Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève is a major 19th-century public and university library in Paris, renowned for its iron-framed reading room and extensive humanities collections.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève canonical | 4 |
| Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève library | 1 |
| Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris | 1 |
| reading room of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2291264 — 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: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève Context triple: [5th arrondissement of Paris, contains, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève]
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Bibliothèque de l’Institut de France
The Bibliothèque de l’Institut de France is a prestigious Parisian research library renowned for its vast collections of manuscripts, rare books, and scholarly works associated with the academies of the Institut de France.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
The Bibliothèque nationale de France is France’s national library and one of the world’s major research libraries, housing extensive collections of books, manuscripts, and cultural heritage materials.
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Countway Library of Medicine
The Countway Library of Medicine is a major academic medical library affiliated with Harvard University, serving as a key resource for biomedical research, education, and historical collections in the health sciences.
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D.
Bibliothèque-Musée de l’Opéra
The Bibliothèque-Musée de l’Opéra is a specialized library and museum in Paris dedicated to the history, archives, and artworks of the Paris Opera and French lyric theater.
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E.
Studio des Ursulines, Paris
Studio des Ursulines, Paris is a historic avant-garde cinema in Paris renowned for hosting early screenings of groundbreaking surrealist films.
- 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: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève Target entity description: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève is a major 19th-century public and university library in Paris, renowned for its iron-framed reading room and extensive humanities collections.
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Bibliothèque de l’Institut de France
The Bibliothèque de l’Institut de France is a prestigious Parisian research library renowned for its vast collections of manuscripts, rare books, and scholarly works associated with the academies of the Institut de France.
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B.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
The Bibliothèque nationale de France is France’s national library and one of the world’s major research libraries, housing extensive collections of books, manuscripts, and cultural heritage materials.
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C.
Countway Library of Medicine
The Countway Library of Medicine is a major academic medical library affiliated with Harvard University, serving as a key resource for biomedical research, education, and historical collections in the health sciences.
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D.
Bibliothèque-Musée de l’Opéra
The Bibliothèque-Musée de l’Opéra is a specialized library and museum in Paris dedicated to the history, archives, and artworks of the Paris Opera and French lyric theater.
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E.
Studio des Ursulines, Paris
Studio des Ursulines, Paris is a historic avant-garde cinema in Paris renowned for hosting early screenings of groundbreaking surrealist films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic library
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library ⓘ public library ⓘ research library ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris 3) ⓘ
surface form:
Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3
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| architect | Henri Labrouste ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
barrel-vaulted ceiling
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cast-iron columns ⓘ iron-framed reading room ⓘ large arched windows ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| collectionType |
books
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manuscripts ⓘ periodicals ⓘ special collections ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1843 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| function |
public library
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university library ⓘ |
| hasCatalogue | online public access catalogue ⓘ |
| hasReadingRoom | grand reading room ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www-bsg.univ-paris1.fr/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument of France ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1851 ⓘ |
| languageOfMaterials |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
5th arrondissement of Paris
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Paris ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Panthéon, Paris
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surface form:
Panthéon
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Place du Panthéon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on modern library design
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innovative iron architecture ⓘ |
| openingYearToPublic | 1851 ⓘ |
| operator |
Paris
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surface form:
Ville de Paris
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| predecessor |
Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève library
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| primaryFocus | humanities ⓘ |
| readingRoomCapacity | approximately 800 seats ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | metal ⓘ |
| serves |
general public
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researchers ⓘ students ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 10 place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève Description of subject: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève is a major 19th-century public and university library in Paris, renowned for its iron-framed reading room and extensive humanities collections.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
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predecessor
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Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Abbey of Sainte-Geneviève library
this entity surface form:
reading room of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
this entity surface form:
Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris