Eastgate Clock

E162882

The Eastgate Clock is a prominent Victorian-era clock tower in Chester, England, often cited as one of the most photographed clocks in the United Kingdom after Big Ben.

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Label Occurrences
Eastgate Clock canonical 2

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf clock tower
public clock
tourist attraction
architect John Douglas
builtOnSiteOf medieval Eastgate
original Roman entrance to Deva Victrix
commemorates Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
commemorationYear 1897
constructionStart 1897
country England
dedicatedTo Queen Victoria
hasCategory Clocks in England
Grade I listed buildings in Chester
Tourist attractions in Cheshire
Towers in Cheshire
Victorian architecture in England
hasClockFaces four clock faces
hasDialCount 4
hasFeature decorative ironwork canopy
gilded details
openwork iron pavilion
hasInscription commemorating Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee
hasStyle Victorian
ornate
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
inception 1899
isOnRoute Chester city walls
surface form: Chester city walls walkway
isPopularFor being one of the most photographed clocks in the United Kingdom
isSecondOnlyTo Big Ben in photographic popularity among UK clocks
locatedIn Cheshire
locatedOn Chester city walls
Eastgate
location City of Chester
surface form: Chester
material stone
wrought iron
overlooks Eastgate Street NERFINISHED
ownedBy Cheshire West and Chester
surface form: Cheshire West and Chester Council
partOf historic centre of Chester
position mounted above an archway
touristAttractionOf Chester
visibleFrom Eastgate Street NERFINISHED
city walls walkway

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Instruction
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# Requirements
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
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- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Eastgate Clock
Description of subject: The Eastgate Clock is a prominent Victorian-era clock tower in Chester, England, often cited as one of the most photographed clocks in the United Kingdom after Big Ben.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

City of Chester hasFeature Eastgate Clock
Chester, United Kingdom hasFeature Eastgate Clock
subject surface form: Chester