Egyptian Avenue

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Egyptian Avenue is a grand, Egyptian Revival-style funerary passageway in Highgate Cemetery, notable for its monumental stone gateway and atmospheric, tunnel-like avenue of family vaults.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery architectural feature
funerary passageway
accessRestriction accessible by guided tour only
architecturalStyle Egyptian Revival
constructionMaterial stone
contains rows of family vaults
country United Kingdom
hasArchitecturalElement Egyptian-style columns
architrave with hieroglyphic-style decoration
battered walls
lotus-bud capitals
hasAtmosphere evocative and sepulchral
hasCulturalSignificance example of 19th-century Egyptian Revival funerary architecture
hasEntrance Egyptian-style monumental gateway
hasFeature atmospheric passageway
family vaults
stone gateway
hasOrientation sloping, tunnel-like passage
heritageDesignation Grade I listed structure
listed on the National Heritage List for England
isPartOf Victorian garden cemetery landscape of Highgate Cemetery
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn England
Highgate Cemetery, London
surface form: Highgate Cemetery

London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
locatedInCemeterySection Highgate Cemetery, London
surface form: West Cemetery of Highgate Cemetery
maintainedBy Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust
notableFor monumental stone gateway
tunnel-like avenue of family vaults
ownedBy Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust
partOfTourRoute Highgate Cemetery West guided tours
period Victorian era
usedFor burial vault access
funerary purposes

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Highgate Cemetery, London hasFeature Egyptian Avenue
subject surface form: Highgate Cemetery