Cemetery of the city of Chaux (project)
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architectural project
funerary complex
unbuilt project
utopian architectural project
visionary architecture
The Cemetery of the city of Chaux is an unbuilt visionary funerary complex conceived by French neoclassical architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux as part of his ideal industrial city of Chaux, exemplifying his radical, utopian approach to architecture and urban planning.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cemetery of the city of Chaux (project) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3142959 — 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: Cemetery of the city of Chaux (project) Context triple: [Claude Nicolas Ledoux, notableWork, Cemetery of the city of Chaux (project)]
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A.
Montauban cemetery
Montauban cemetery is a burial ground in Montauban, France, known as the final resting place of former Spanish president Manuel Azaña and other exiled Spaniards.
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B.
Barbizon cemetery
Barbizon cemetery is a small rural graveyard in the village of Barbizon, France, best known as the final resting place of painter Jean-François Millet and other artists of the Barbizon School.
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C.
Cimetière des Grandes Carrières
Cimetière des Grandes Carrières is the former name of the Cimetière de Montmartre, a historic Parisian cemetery known for its notable artistic and literary figures.
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D.
Cimetière de Garches
Cimetière de Garches is a cemetery in Garches, France, known as the final resting place of the philosopher Henri Bergson.
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E.
Château-d'Oex Cemetery
Château-d'Oex Cemetery is a burial ground in the Swiss village of Château-d'Oex, best known as the final resting place of British actor David Niven.
- 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: Cemetery of the city of Chaux (project) Target entity description: The Cemetery of the city of Chaux is an unbuilt visionary funerary complex conceived by French neoclassical architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux as part of his ideal industrial city of Chaux, exemplifying his radical, utopian approach to architecture and urban planning.
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A.
Montauban cemetery
Montauban cemetery is a burial ground in Montauban, France, known as the final resting place of former Spanish president Manuel Azaña and other exiled Spaniards.
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B.
Barbizon cemetery
Barbizon cemetery is a small rural graveyard in the village of Barbizon, France, best known as the final resting place of painter Jean-François Millet and other artists of the Barbizon School.
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C.
Cimetière des Grandes Carrières
Cimetière des Grandes Carrières is the former name of the Cimetière de Montmartre, a historic Parisian cemetery known for its notable artistic and literary figures.
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D.
Cimetière de Garches
Cimetière de Garches is a cemetery in Garches, France, known as the final resting place of the philosopher Henri Bergson.
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E.
Château-d'Oex Cemetery
Château-d'Oex Cemetery is a burial ground in the Swiss village of Château-d'Oex, best known as the final resting place of British actor David Niven.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural project
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funerary complex ⓘ unbuilt project ⓘ utopian architectural project ⓘ visionary architecture ⓘ |
| architect | Claude Nicolas Ledoux ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | architecture parlante ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Claude Nicolas Ledoux ⓘ |
| category |
historical architectural project
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unrealized architectural design ⓘ |
| conceptualPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| designedFor | inhabitants of the ideal city of Chaux ⓘ |
| discipline |
architecture
ⓘ
urban planning ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Ledoux’s treatise on the ideal city of Chaux ⓘ |
| function |
cemetery
ⓘ
funerary architecture ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Claude Nicolas Ledoux ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
architectural utopia
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visionary project ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfDocumentation | French ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
architectural drawings
ⓘ
theoretical text ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Franche-Comté
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surface form:
Franche-Comté (planned location context)
|
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment philosophy
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neoclassical aesthetics ⓘ |
| intendedSymbolism |
moral regeneration through architecture
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order and harmony in death ⓘ |
| intendedUseContext | industrial model city ⓘ |
| locatedInPlannedCity | Chaux (ideal city) ⓘ |
| movement |
Enlightenment architecture
ⓘ
utopian urbanism ⓘ |
| partOf |
Salins-les-Bains Saltworks
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surface form:
Saline de Chaux project
Ideal city of Chaux (project) ⓘ
surface form:
ideal city of Chaux
|
| relatedConcept |
ideal city
ⓘ
industrial urbanism ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Oeuvre complète de Claude-Nicolas Ledoux
ⓘ
Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans ⓘ |
| status | unbuilt ⓘ |
| theme |
ideal industrial city planning
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relationship between architecture and morality ⓘ rituals of death and commemoration ⓘ social reform through architecture ⓘ |
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Subject: Cemetery of the city of Chaux (project) Description of subject: The Cemetery of the city of Chaux is an unbuilt visionary funerary complex conceived by French neoclassical architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux as part of his ideal industrial city of Chaux, exemplifying his radical, utopian approach to architecture and urban planning.
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