Barrière d’Enfer pavilions
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The Barrière d’Enfer pavilions are two surviving 18th-century tollhouses in Paris designed by architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, notable examples of neoclassical architecture that once formed part of the city’s tax wall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barrière d’Enfer pavilions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3272012 — 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: Barrière d’Enfer pavilions Context triple: [Denfert-Rochereau, hasNearbyBuilding, Barrière d’Enfer pavilions]
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- 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: Barrière d’Enfer pavilions Target entity description: The Barrière d’Enfer pavilions are two surviving 18th-century tollhouses in Paris designed by architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, notable examples of neoclassical architecture that once formed part of the city’s tax wall.
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A.
Blockhaus
Blockhaus is a notoriously steep and decisive mountain in Italy’s Apennines, frequently used as a summit finish that shapes the general classification in the Giro d’Italia.
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B.
Broel Towers
Broel Towers are a pair of medieval defensive towers and an iconic historical symbol of the Belgian city of Kortrijk (Courtrai).
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C.
Hall of Lost Steps
The Hall of Lost Steps is a grand, echoing interior hall within Havana’s El Capitolio, renowned for its impressive scale and acoustics.
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D.
Unternehmen Zitadelle
Unternehmen Zitadelle was the German codename for the major 1943 offensive on the Eastern Front that led to the Battle of Kursk, one of the largest tank battles in history.
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E.
Gate of Felicity
The Gate of Felicity is the ceremonial inner gateway of Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace, marking the entrance to the sultan’s private and administrative quarters in the Ottoman imperial complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century architecture
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historic building complex ⓘ neoclassical architecture ⓘ tollhouse ⓘ |
| architect |
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
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surface form:
Claude-Nicolas Ledoux
|
| builtFor | Ferme générale ⓘ |
| builtUnder | reign of Louis XVI ⓘ |
| category |
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
ⓘ
surface form:
Claude-Nicolas Ledoux buildings
buildings and structures in the 14th arrondissement of Paris ⓘ toll gates in Paris ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1787 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 1784 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
administrative offices
ⓘ
entrance to Paris Catacombs (one pavilion) ⓘ |
| era |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancien Régime France
|
| hasArchitecturalElement |
columns
ⓘ
pediment ⓘ portico ⓘ rusticated base ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
customs control
ⓘ
toll collection ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPublicTransport |
Denfert-Rochereau metro station
ⓘ
surface form:
Denfert-Rochereau station
Paris Métro line 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris Métro line 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfPavilions | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
north pavilion of Barrière d’Enfer
ⓘ
Rotunda of the Barrière d’Enfer ⓘ
surface form:
south pavilion of Barrière d’Enfer
|
| heritageDesignationDate | 19th century ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | monument historique (France) ⓘ |
| isExampleOf |
18th-century Parisian customs barriers
ⓘ
French neoclassical urban architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
14th arrondissement of Paris
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Île-de-France region
ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Avenue du Colonel-Henri-Rol-Tanguy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denfert-Rochereau ⓘ
surface form:
Place Denfert-Rochereau
Rue Froidevaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Boulevard Saint-Jacques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Barrière d’Enfer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paris city customs wall
ⓘ
Wall of the Farmers-General ⓘ |
| survivingFrom | Wall of the Farmers-General ⓘ |
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Subject: Barrière d’Enfer pavilions Description of subject: The Barrière d’Enfer pavilions are two surviving 18th-century tollhouses in Paris designed by architect Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, notable examples of neoclassical architecture that once formed part of the city’s tax wall.
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