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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Longwood House interior | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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historical documents related to Napoleon’s exile ⓘ period furniture ⓘ |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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
British East India Company administration of Saint Helena
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appliesToJurisdiction
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Longwood House
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this entity surface form:
Longwood House interior