Restoration of Westminster Abbey

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19th-century event architectural conservation project restoration project

The Restoration of Westminster Abbey was a major 19th-century architectural conservation project that carefully repaired and renewed the medieval Gothic church in London under the direction of Sir George Gilbert Scott.

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Label	Occurrences
Restoration of Westminster Abbey canonical	1
Westminster Abbey (repairs and alterations)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century event ⓘ architectural conservation project ⓘ restoration project ⓘ
appliesTo	Gothic architecture of Westminster Abbey ⓘ medieval Gothic church ⓘ
hasArchitect	George Gilbert Scott ⓘ
hasArchitecturalFocus	exterior of Westminster Abbey ⓘ interior of Westminster Abbey ⓘ ornamentation of the abbey ⓘ stonework of Westminster Abbey ⓘ structure of the abbey church ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle	Gothic Revival ⓘ
hasChiefArchitect	George Gilbert Scott ⓘ
hasCountry	United Kingdom ⓘ
hasCulturalContext	Victorian era ⓘ
hasDirector	George Gilbert Scott ⓘ
hasDiscipline	architecture ⓘ building conservation ⓘ heritage conservation ⓘ
hasHeritageAspect	conservation of a national monument ⓘ protection of a major religious building ⓘ
hasImpact	long-term preservation of medieval elements ⓘ renewed appearance of the abbey ⓘ stabilization of the abbey structure ⓘ
hasLanguageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
hasLocation	City of Westminster ⓘ England ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London United Kingdom ⓘ Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster Abbey
hasMethod	architectural conservation ⓘ careful repair ⓘ
hasPurpose	conservation of Gothic architecture ⓘ preservation of medieval fabric ⓘ renewal of Westminster Abbey ⓘ repair of Westminster Abbey ⓘ
hasReligion	Anglicanism (broadly) ⓘ surface form: Anglicanism
hasSignificantPerson	George Gilbert Scott ⓘ
hasStartTime	mid-19th century ⓘ
hasSubject	Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster Abbey
hasUse	continued ceremonial use for national events ⓘ continued liturgical use of Westminster Abbey ⓘ
influencedBy	Gothic Revival ⓘ surface form: Gothic Revival movement Victorian interest in medieval architecture ⓘ
partOf	19th-century restorations of English churches ⓘ history of Westminster Abbey ⓘ

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George Gilbert Scott → notableWork → Restoration of Westminster Abbey ⓘ

James Wyatt → notableWork → Restoration of Westminster Abbey ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Abbey (repairs and alterations)