Dealey Plaza

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Dealey Plaza is a historic public square in downtown Dallas best known as the site of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf assassination site
historic district
public square
adjacentTo former Texas School Book Depository
architect Consulting architect: Samuel G. Wiener Sr.
George L. Dahl
architecturalStyle Art Deco
category Assassination sites
National Historic Landmarks in Texas
Parks in Dallas, Texas
Squares in the United States
coordinateLocation 32.779°N 96.808°W (approximate)
country United States
hasCommemorativePlaque John F. Kennedy memorial markers on Elm Street
hasPart Commerce Street
Dealey statue
Elm Street
Grassy Knoll
Houston Street
Main Street
Pergola on the north side
Pergola on the south side
Reflecting pools
Texas School Book Depository building vicinity
Triple Underpass
hasView Triple Underpass and railroad yards
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places listing
U.S. National Historic Landmark
inception 1930s
knownFor assassination of John F. Kennedy
locatedIn Dallas
Dallas County, Texas
Texas
United States
locatedInArea downtown Dallas
maintainedBy City of Dallas
namedAfter George Bannerman Dealey
near The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
opened 1940
operator City of Dallas
ownedBy City of Dallas
partOf Dallas Downtown Historic District (broad sense)
Dealey Plaza Historic District
significantEvent Assassination of John F. Kennedy
wounding of Texas Governor John Connally
significantEventDate 1963-11-22
touristAttraction yes

Referenced by (43)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dealey Plaza ("Dealey Plaza Historic District")
Elm Street (Dallas) ("Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District")
Grassy Knoll ("Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District")
Texas School Book Depository ("Dealey Plaza Historic District")
Triple Underpass ("Dealey Plaza Historic District")
partOf
Dealey Plaza ("The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza")
Houston Street (Dallas)
Hyatt Regency Dallas
John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza
near
Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas ("Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza")
Downtown Dallas
hasLandmark
Grassy Knoll
Texas School Book Depository
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
locatedIn
Commerce Street
Elm Street (Dallas)
Houston Street (Dallas) ("Dealey Plaza historic district")
passesThrough
Grassy Knoll ("Dealey Plaza reflecting pool")
Reunion District ("Dealey Plaza area")
adjacentTo
Elm Street (Dallas) ("Dealey Plaza historic district")
Houston Street (Dallas) ("Dealey Plaza area")
hasCoordinateRegion
George Bannerman Dealey
George Bannerman Dealey ("Dealey statue in Dealey Plaza")
hasNamesake
Dealey Plaza ("Dealey statue")
Dealey Plaza ("Texas School Book Depository building vicinity")
hasPart
Old Red Museum
Union Station (Dallas)
nearby
Texas School Book Depository
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
overlooks
George Bannerman Dealey ("Dealey")
familyName
Elm Street (Dallas) ("Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District")
hasNearbyLandmark
Main Street (Dallas)
hasNotableSite
Triple Underpass
hasViewOf
George Bannerman Dealey ("Dealey Plaza, Dallas")
honoredIn
Old Red Museum ("Dealey Plaza historic area")
isPartOf
Elm Street (Dallas)
knownFor
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza ("Dealey Plaza Historic District")
locatedInHistoricDistrict
Reunion Tower
locatedNear
West End station
nearbyAttraction
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
place
Abraham Zapruder
placeOfFilmingOfZapruderFilm
Main Street (Dallas)
runsThrough

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