Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean (works and extensions)
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Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean (works and extensions) refers to the major late-19th-century redesign and expansion of Bordeaux’s principal railway station, carried out under the direction of French architect Victor Laloux.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean (works and extensions) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean (works and extensions) Context triple: [Victor Laloux, notableWork, Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean (works and extensions)]
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A.
Gare de Bayonne
Gare de Bayonne is the main railway station serving the city of Bayonne in southwestern France, providing regional and long-distance train connections.
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B.
Gare de Nantes
Gare de Nantes is the main railway station serving the city of Nantes in western France, providing regional and high-speed train connections.
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C.
Gare de Tulle
Gare de Tulle is the main railway station serving the town of Tulle in the Corrèze department of south-central France, providing regional train connections.
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D.
Gare de Saint-Gaudens
Gare de Saint-Gaudens is the main railway station serving the town of Saint-Gaudens in southwestern France, providing regional train connections within the Occitanie region.
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E.
Gare de Pont-Cardinet
Gare de Pont-Cardinet is a railway station in northwestern Paris serving suburban and regional commuter trains.
- 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: Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean (works and extensions) Target entity description: Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean (works and extensions) refers to the major late-19th-century redesign and expansion of Bordeaux’s principal railway station, carried out under the direction of French architect Victor Laloux.
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A.
Gare de Bayonne
Gare de Bayonne is the main railway station serving the city of Bayonne in southwestern France, providing regional and long-distance train connections.
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B.
Gare de Nantes
Gare de Nantes is the main railway station serving the city of Nantes in western France, providing regional and high-speed train connections.
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C.
Gare de Tulle
Gare de Tulle is the main railway station serving the town of Tulle in the Corrèze department of south-central France, providing regional train connections.
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D.
Gare de Saint-Gaudens
Gare de Saint-Gaudens is the main railway station serving the town of Saint-Gaudens in southwestern France, providing regional train connections within the Occitanie region.
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E.
Gare de Pont-Cardinet
Gare de Pont-Cardinet is a railway station in northwestern Paris serving suburban and regional commuter trains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural work
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infrastructure modernization project ⓘ railway station expansion project ⓘ |
| appliesTo | principal railway station of Bordeaux ⓘ |
| appliesToTransportMode | rail transport ⓘ |
| architect | Victor Laloux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| follows | earlier 19th-century station buildings at Bordeaux ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedPerson | Victor Laloux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClient |
SNCF
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surface form:
Chemins de fer (French railways)
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| hasContext |
development of the French national railway network
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growth of rail traffic in Bordeaux in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
architecture
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civil engineering ⓘ |
| hasHeritageAspect | contributes to the historic character of Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| hasMainFunction |
expansion of station capacity
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modernization of railway facilities ⓘ redesign of existing station buildings ⓘ |
| hasResult |
enlarged passenger facilities at Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean
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improved handling of long-distance rail traffic ⓘ reorganized station layout ⓘ |
| hasStyleInfluence |
Beaux-Arts
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surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
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| hasSubject |
new or modified station façades
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platform and track extensions ⓘ station concourse redesign ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWork |
station enlargement
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station reconstruction ⓘ |
| locatedOn | railway lines serving Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station ⓘ |
| location |
Bordeaux
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Gironde ⓘ Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station
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surface form:
Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean
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| partOf |
Bordeaux-Saint-Jean station
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surface form:
Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean
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| significantFor |
history of French railway architecture
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urban development of Bordeaux ⓘ |
| startTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean (works and extensions) Description of subject: Gare de Bordeaux-Saint-Jean (works and extensions) refers to the major late-19th-century redesign and expansion of Bordeaux’s principal railway station, carried out under the direction of French architect Victor Laloux.
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