Faneuil Hall
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Faneuil Hall is a historic marketplace and meeting hall in downtown Boston that played a key role as a gathering place for American colonists during the Revolutionary era.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
→
marketplace → meeting hall → tourist attraction → |
| alsoKnownAs | Cradle of Liberty → |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture → |
| associatedWithEvent |
American Revolutionary War
→
surface form: "American Revolution"
Boston town meetings → pre-Revolutionary protests against British policy → |
| associatedWithPerson |
James Otis Jr.
→
Samuel Adams → |
| category |
American Revolutionary War sites
→
Buildings and structures in Boston → History of Boston → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| function |
marketplace
→
public meeting hall → |
| governingBody |
Boston, Massachusetts
→
surface form: "City of Boston"
|
| hasFeature |
assembly hall
→
cupola → ground-floor market stalls → meeting room on upper floor → |
| hasUse |
civic events
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public ceremonies → tourism → |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places → |
| historicalRole |
gathering place for American colonists
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site of Revolutionary-era protests → |
| locatedIn | downtown Boston → |
| location |
Boston, Massachusetts
→
surface form: "Boston"
Massachusetts → |
| namedAfter |
Faneuil Hall
→
surface form: "Peter Faneuil"
|
| near |
Boston City Hall
→
Quincy Market → |
| openToPublic | true → |
| ownership | municipal property → |
| partOf |
Boston National Historical Park
→
Faneuil Hall →
surface form: "Faneuil Hall Marketplace"
Freedom Trail → |
| significance |
important Revolutionary-era meeting place
→
symbol of American independence → |
| touristRegion | New England → |
| usedFor |
commercial trade
→
political meetings → public speeches → town meetings → |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Faneuil Hall Marketplace"
subject surface form: "Granary Burying Ground"
this entity surface form: "Peter Faneuil"
this entity surface form: "Peter Faneuil"
subject surface form: "Boston"
subject surface form: "State Street station"
this entity surface form: "Faneuil Hall area"
this entity surface form: "Peter Faneuil"
subject surface form: "Old State House (Boston)"
this entity surface form: "Faneuil Hall remodeling, Boston"
this entity surface form: "Faneuil Hall Marketplace"
this entity surface form: "Faneuil Hall Marketplace"
this entity surface form: "Faneuil Hall Visitor Center"