Great Court
E3377
The Great Court is the grand central courtyard of Blenheim Palace, serving as an impressive formal approach and focal point of the stately home’s architectural layout.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architecturalFeature
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ |
| architect |
John Vanbrugh
ⓘ
Nicholas Hawksmoor ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
ⓘ
surface form:
English Baroque
|
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasForm | formalCourtyard ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonialSpace
ⓘ
formalApproach ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
architecturalSignificance
ⓘ
historicSignificance ⓘ |
| hasSpatialRole |
focalPointOfComposition
ⓘ
transitionBetweenEntranceAndPalace ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Blenheim Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Blenheim Palace entrance front
Blenheim Palace ⓘ
surface form:
Blenheim Palace main façade
|
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart | Blenheim Palace ⓘ |
| inception | early 18th century ⓘ |
| isAccessedVia | mainEntranceOfBlenheimPalace ⓘ |
| isCentralElementOf | Blenheim Palace layout ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Blenheim Palace ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Oxfordshire
ⓘ
Old Woodstock ⓘ
surface form:
Woodstock
|
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| partOf | Blenheim Palace ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | palaceRanges ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonialOccasions
ⓘ
processionalArrival ⓘ visitorAccess ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.