Three Graces

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The Three Graces are a trio of iconic waterfront buildings in Liverpool—comprising the Royal Liver Building, the Cunard Building, and the Port of Liverpool Building—renowned for their striking early 20th-century architecture and historic maritime significance.

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Three Graces canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of buildings
landmark
landmark
landmark
landmark
office building
office building
office building
adjacentTo River Mersey
architect Walter Aubrey Thomas
architecturalStyle Baroque Revival
surface form: Edwardian Baroque

Edwardian architecture
surface form: Edwardian Baroque (overall ensemble association)

Italian Renaissance Revival
early skyscraper
comprises Cunard Building
Port of Liverpool Building
Royal Liver Building
constructionStart 1903
1908
1914
country United Kingdom
culturalSignificance iconic symbol of Liverpool’s maritime power
era early 20th century
hasFunction administrative offices
commercial offices
hasViewOf River Mersey
height approximately 98 m
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
Grade II* listed building
UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (former)
inaugurationDate 1907
1911
1917
knownFor Liver Birds statues
domed roof
early 20th-century architecture
maritime history
transatlantic shipping heritage
waterfront skyline
locatedIn Liverpool
locatedOn Pier Head
namedAfter The Three Graces
surface form: Three Graces (Greek mythology)
originalFunction headquarters of Cunard Line
headquarters of Royal Liver Assurance
offices of Mersey Docks and Harbour Board
overlooks River Mersey
partOf Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City World Heritage Site
surface form: Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City

Mersey waterfront
surface form: Liverpool waterfront

Three Graces (Liverpool)
symbolOf Liverpool
touristAttraction true

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

Pier Head isFamousFor Three Graces
Cunard Building partOf Three Graces
Port of Liverpool Building partOf Three Graces
The Three Graces depicts Three Graces
Bachelor and Three Graces hasPart Three Graces