Iolani Palace

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Iolani Palace is the historic royal residence of the Hawaiian monarchy and the only official royal palace in the United States, now preserved as a museum.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
museum
royal palace
tourist attraction
address 364 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
architecturalStyle American Florentine
Italianate
builtFor King Kalakaua
constructionStartDate 1879
coordinates 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W
country United States
culturalSignificance center of Hawaiian royal history
symbol of Hawaiian sovereignty
formerUse capitol building of the Provisional Government of Hawaii
capitol building of the Republic of Hawaii
capitol building of the State of Hawaii
capitol building of the Territory of Hawaii
function museum
governingBody Friends of Iolani Palace
hasFeature coronation pavilion
decorative koa wood interiors
electric lighting (historically early adoption)
grand staircase
indoor plumbing (historically early adoption)
porch with colonnades
royal apartments
state dining room
throne room
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
heritageDesignationDate 1962
inaugurationDate 1882
isOnlyOfficialRoyalPalaceIn United States
locatedIn Hawaii
Honolulu
Oahu
near Downtown Honolulu
Hawaii State Capitol
openToPublic yes
ownedBy State of Hawaii
reopenedAsMuseum 1978
restorationPeriod 1969–1978
servedAs royal residence of the Hawaiian monarchy
significantEvent imprisonment of Queen Liliuokalani in an upstairs room
overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893
usedBy King Kalakaua
Queen Kapiolani
Queen Liliuokalani

Referenced by (14)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
King Kalākaua ("ʻIolani Palace")
Queen Kapiolani ("ʻIolani Palace")
Queen Liliuokalani ("ʻIolani Palace")
residence
Friends of Iolani Palace ("ʻIolani Palace")
Queen Kapiolani ("royal court of the Kingdom of Hawaii")
associatedWith
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Oahu
hasLandmark
Chinatown (Honolulu)
Hawaii State Capitol ("ʻIolani Palace")
locatedNear
Downtown Honolulu ("ʻIolani Palace")
contains
Queen Liliuokalani ("ʻIolani Palace")
detainedIn
Friends of Iolani Palace ("ʻIolani Palace")
focusesOn
Friends of Iolani Palace ("ʻIolani Palace")
locatedIn
Hawaii State Capitol ("ʻIolani Palace as seat of the Hawaii state government")
replaces

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