66 Steps
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66 Steps is a historic limestone staircase in Nassau, Bahamas, carved by enslaved people in the late 18th century and now a popular landmark known as the Queen's Staircase.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 66 Steps canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic staircase
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial era
ⓘ
history of slavery in the Bahamas ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Fort Fincastle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedBy | enslaved people ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | carved from solid rock ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| country | Bahamas ⓘ |
| currentApproximateNumberOfSteps | 65 ⓘ |
| function | pedestrian staircase ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of the Bahamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Queen's Staircase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateHeight |
102 feet
ⓘ
31 meters ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | memorial to enslaved labor ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
steep incline
ⓘ
surrounding limestone walls ⓘ tropical vegetation ⓘ waterfall feature near base ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | maintained as historic site ⓘ |
| hasTouristInfrastructure |
guided tours available
ⓘ
signage explaining history ⓘ |
| hasType | outdoor staircase ⓘ |
| hasView | surrounding Nassau area ⓘ |
| heritage | Bahamian cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistory | defensive works of Nassau harbor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bahamas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ New Providence Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| near |
Bennett's Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Downtown Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Margaret Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | runs between hilltop and lower town area ⓘ |
| originalFunction | access route to Fort Fincastle ⓘ |
| originalNumberOfSteps | 66 ⓘ |
| partOf | Fort Fincastle Historic Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismStatus | popular tourist attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical tours
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
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