St John’s Chapel
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St John’s Chapel is a Norman Romanesque church within the Tower of London, notable as one of the oldest surviving ecclesiastical interiors in England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St John’s Chapel canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norman Romanesque church
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chapel ⓘ church building ⓘ ecclesiastical building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Norman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Norman conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | William the Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 11th century ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1080s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 1070s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint John the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Historic Royal Palaces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
barrel vaults
ⓘ
gallery level ⓘ massive columns ⓘ round arches ⓘ |
| hasFunction | chapel for the royal household ⓘ |
| hasInteriorStyle | austere Norman design ⓘ |
| hasPlan | simple rectangular nave with eastern apse ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | late 11th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of London
ⓘ
England ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| material | Caen stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest surviving ecclesiastical interiors in England
ⓘ
well-preserved Norman interior ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tower of London World Heritage Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tower of London complex NERFINISHED ⓘ White Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousDenomination | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Greater London ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christianity ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial functions
ⓘ
religious services ⓘ royal worship ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | via Tower of London admission ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.