Somerset House, London

E25811
arts centre building complex cultural centre historic building

Somerset House in London is a grand 18th-century riverside complex renowned for its neoclassical design and its role as a major cultural and arts centre.

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Label Occurrences
Somerset House 20
Somerset House, London canonical 7
Somerset House (eastern fringe) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arts centre ⓘ
building complex ⓘ
cultural centre ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
architect Sir William Chambers ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
category Art museums and galleries in London ⓘ
Grade I listed buildings in the City of Westminster ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture in London ⓘ
Tourist attractions in London ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1776 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
formerUse offices of learned societies ⓘ
offices of the Inland Revenue ⓘ
offices of the Navy Board ⓘ
offices of the Royal Academy ⓘ
hasCollection art collections at The Courtauld Gallery ⓘ
hasCourtyard Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court ⓘ
hasFeature fountain installation ⓘ
ice rink (seasonal) ⓘ
large central courtyard ⓘ
riverside terrace ⓘ
hasTenant Courtauld Institute of Art ⓘ
King’s College London ⓘ
surface form: King’s College London (adjacent wing use)

Courtauld Gallery ⓘ
surface form: The Courtauld Gallery
hasWebsite https://www.somersethouse.org.uk ⓘ
heritageDesignationBy Historic England ⓘ
heritageStatus Grade I listed building ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1790s ⓘ
locatedOn north bank of the River Thames ⓘ
location City of Westminster ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Strand, London ⓘ
nearby King’s College London ⓘ
surface form: King’s College London Strand Campus

Royal Courts of Justice ⓘ
Waterloo Bridge ⓘ
ownedBy Historic Royal Palaces ⓘ
surface form: Somerset House Trust
partOf Strand cultural quarter ⓘ
previousOwner UK government ⓘ
surface form: British government
publicAccess yes ⓘ
usedFor art exhibitions ⓘ
concerts ⓘ
creative industry offices ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ
fashion events ⓘ
film screenings ⓘ
public courtyard activities ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

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

Neoclassical architecture → hasNotableExample → Somerset House, London ⓘ
Henrietta Maria of France → residence → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Waterloo Bridge → nearbyLandmark → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Treaty of London (1604) → negotiationLocation → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Miles Aldridge → hasExhibitedAt → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Catherine of Braganza (as queen consort of Scotland) → residence → Somerset House, London ⓘ
subject surface form: Catherine of Braganza
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Courtauld Gallery → locatedIn → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
West End (major part) → hasLandmark → Somerset House, London ⓘ
subject surface form: West End
this entity surface form: Somerset House (eastern fringe)
Royal Society of Literature → hasHeadquarters → Somerset House, London ⓘ
Portland stone → notableUse → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
General Register Office for England and Wales → formerHeadquarters → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Strand, London → hasNearbyLandmark → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court → locatedIn → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court → partOf → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House complex
Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court → surroundedBy → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House wings
Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court → hasView → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House central block
Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court → operatedBy → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House Trust
Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court → category → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Courtauld Institute of Art → locatedIn → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Courtauld Institute of Art → headquartersLocation → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House, Strand, London
Courtauld Institute of Art → partOf → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House cultural complex
Sir William Chambers → notableWork → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Aldwych → hasNearbyLandmark → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Savoy, London → near → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads → exhibitedAt → Somerset House, London ⓘ
Strand → hasLandmark → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Victoria Embankment → near → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Lancaster Place, London → hasNearbyLandmark → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Brook Taylor → placeOfDeath → Somerset House, London ⓘ
Temple Underground station → near → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
Anne Stanhope → residence → Somerset House, London ⓘ
Anne Stanhope → associatedWith → Somerset House, London ⓘ
this entity surface form: Somerset House
RSL → headquartersLocation → Somerset House, London ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Society of Literature
RSL Ondaatje Prize → organizerHeadquarters → Somerset House, London ⓘ