Magdalen College Tower
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Magdalen College Tower is a prominent late-15th-century bell tower in Oxford, England, renowned as one of the city’s most iconic landmarks and for its traditional May Morning celebrations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magdalen College Tower canonical | 2 |
| Magdalen Tower | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bell tower
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Magdalen Bridge ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Perpendicular Gothic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Magdalen College Choir ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | late 15th century ⓘ |
| category |
Bell towers in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Grade I listed buildings in Oxford ⓘ Towers in Oxford ⓘ Buildings of the University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
University of Oxford buildings
|
| constructionEnd | 1509 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1492 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | St Mary Magdalene ⓘ |
| eventDateAssociated | 1 May (May Morning) ⓘ |
| hasBell | peal of bells ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
crenellations
ⓘ
pinnacles ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bell tower
ⓘ
gate tower ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfBells | 10 ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
May Morning celebrations
ⓘ
surface form:
May Morning hymn singing
|
| height | approximately 44 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| isIconicLandmarkOf | Oxford ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| near | High Street, Oxford ⓘ |
| notableFor |
May Morning celebrations
ⓘ
its bells ⓘ views over Oxford ⓘ |
| operator | Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | River Cherwell ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfUniversity | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
college celebrations
ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ ringing of bells ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Magdalen Bridge ⓘ |
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Magdalen Tower
this entity surface form:
Magdalen Tower