Whipsnade White Lion
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The Whipsnade White Lion is a massive chalk hill figure of a lion carved into the downs near Whipsnade in Bedfordshire, England, serving as a prominent local landmark visible from miles away.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whipsnade White Lion canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chalk hill figure
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access |
viewable from public roads
ⓘ
viewable from surrounding footpaths ⓘ |
| category |
Outdoor sculpture
ⓘ
Public art in Bedfordshire ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Zoological Society of London ⓘ |
| depicts | lion ⓘ |
| feature |
concrete edging
ⓘ
steep chalk-cut outline ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1933 ⓘ |
| length |
about 147 metres
ⓘ
approximately 483 feet ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Whipsnade Zoo
ⓘ
surface form:
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
|
| locatedOn | Chiltern Hills ⓘ |
| location |
Bedfordshire
ⓘ
England ⓘ Whipsnade ⓘ |
| maintenance | periodically re-chalked ⓘ |
| material | chalk ⓘ |
| near |
Dunstable Downs
ⓘ
village of Whipsnade ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Whipsnade Zoo
ⓘ
high visibility ⓘ large size ⓘ |
| orientation | faces north ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Whipsnade Zoo
ⓘ
surface form:
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
|
| ownedBy | Zoological Society of London ⓘ |
| partOf | English chalk hill figures tradition ⓘ |
| purpose |
advertising ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
ⓘ
promoting Whipsnade Zoo ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| terrain | chalk escarpment ⓘ |
| topographicContext | downs ⓘ |
| use |
local landmark
ⓘ
navigational landmark ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
miles away
ⓘ
surrounding countryside ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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