Alexandra Palace

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Alexandra Palace is a historic entertainment and exhibition venue in North London, famed as the birthplace of regular high-definition television broadcasts and for its panoramic views over the city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf entertainment venue
exhibition centre
historic building
television history site
accessibleBy Alexandra Palace railway station
Wood Green Underground station
broadcastingStandard 405-line system
broadcastingType high-definition television (historical definition)
constructionStartDate 1860s
country United Kingdom
destroyedByFire 1873
hasAlternativeName Ally Pally
hasArchitect Alfred Meeson
John Johnson
hasArea approximately 196 acres including park
hasFeature Victorian architecture
concert hall
exhibition spaces
ice rink
large parkland
panoramic views over London
television studios
theatre
hasStatus Grade II listed building
hostsEvent World Darts Championship (PDC)
surface form: PDC World Darts Championship

World Snooker Championship qualifiers (historical)
music festivals
knownFor birthplace of regular high-definition television broadcasts
conferences
exhibitions
firework displays
major concerts
panoramic views of London
sporting events
locatedIn London, England
surface form: London

London Borough of Haringey NERFINISHED
North London
locatedOn Alexandra Palace Way NERFINISHED
namedAfter Alexandra of Denmark
opened 1873
originalPurpose education
public entertainment
recreation
overlooks London, England
surface form: London
ownedBy Alexandra Park
surface form: Alexandra Park and Palace Charitable Trust
partiallyDestroyedByFire 1980
reopened 1875
1988
startOfRegularHDTelevisionBroadcasts 1936
surroundedBy Alexandra Park
use television broadcasting
usedBy BBC

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North London hasCulturalAttraction Alexandra Palace
London Borough of Haringey contains Alexandra Palace
London Borough of Haringey hasLandmark Alexandra Palace
Henry Willis & Sons hasNotableWork Alexandra Palace
this entity surface form: Alexandra Palace organ (restoration)
Alexandra Palace campus partOf Alexandra Palace
this entity surface form: Alexandra Palace complex
Alexandra Palace campus locatedIn Alexandra Palace
Masters venue Alexandra Palace
subject surface form: Masters (snooker)
Alexandra Park surrounds Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Park partOf Alexandra Palace
this entity surface form: Alexandra Palace and Park historic site