Longwood House

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Longwood House is the remote residence on the island of Saint Helena where Napoleon Bonaparte spent his final years in exile and ultimately died.

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Longwood House interior 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
museum
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
associatedWith British East India Company administration of Saint Helena
Hudson Lowe
Napoleonic legend
category Buildings and structures in Saint Helena
Historic house museums
Napoleon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon I of France
climate subtropical oceanic climate
country British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
dateOfNapoleonDeath 5 May 1821
elevation approximately 500 meters above sea level
endTimeOfUseByNapoleon 1821
formerFunction governor’s country house on Saint Helena
hasCollection Napoleonic memorabilia
historical documents related to Napoleon’s exile
period furniture
hasGardenStyle informal landscaped gardens
hasPart Napoleon’s bedroom
Napoleon’s study
gardens
hasView Atlantic Ocean
hasVisitorCenter yes
heritageDesignation French national domain
listed building on Saint Helena
island Saint Helena
languageOfSignage English
French
locatedIn Saint Helena
Atlantic Ocean
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
maintainedBy French government services
nearbySite Napoleon’s Tomb (Valley of the Geraniums / Sane Valley)
surface form: Sane Valley (original burial place of Napoleon on Saint Helena)
nearestTown Saint Helena
surface form: Jamestown, Saint Helena
notableResident Napoleon Bonaparte
openToPublic true
ownedBy Government of France
periodOfSignificance early 19th century
preservationStatus well preserved
securityStatusDuringNapoleonExile heavily guarded residence
significantEvent Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte
significantFor history of French–British relations
history of the Napoleonic Wars
startTimeOfUseByNapoleon 1815
tourismType Napoleonic tourism site
usedFor residence of Napoleon Bonaparte in exile
visitorAttraction major tourist attraction on Saint Helena

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Saint Helena contains Longwood House
Napoleon Bonaparte deathPlace Longwood House
Napoleon’s bedroom locatedIn Longwood House
Napoleon’s bedroom partOf Longwood House
this entity surface form: Longwood House interior