Her Majesty’s Prison (for the building)
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Her Majesty’s Prison is a historic colonial-era prison building in Belize City that has been preserved and repurposed as the Museum of Belize.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Her Majesty’s Prison | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era building
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heritage site ⓘ historic prison building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | colonial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Belizean cultural heritage
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colonial justice system of British Honduras ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Belize City
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Former prisons converted to museums ⓘ Historic sites in Belize ⓘ Museums in Belize ⓘ Prisons in Belize ⓘ |
| conversionPurpose |
education about Belizean history
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public museum ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Museum of Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Museum of Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCurrentOccupant | Museum of Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse | museum building ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cell blocks
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courtyard ⓘ guard towers ⓘ iron bars ⓘ thick masonry walls ⓘ |
| hasFormerUse |
colonial jail
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prison ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural heritage museum
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incarceration facility ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | preserved historic building ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Belize City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Belize District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Belize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOldTown | downtown Belize City ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| near |
Belize City commercial district
NERFINISHED
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Belize City waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Government of Belize (historically and during transition)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial authorities of British Honduras ⓘ |
| partOfHistoryOf |
Belize
NERFINISHED
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British Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus |
adaptive reuse
ⓘ
restored ⓘ |
| significance |
example of colonial penal architecture in Belize
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important landmark in Belize City ⓘ |
| touristAttractionStatus | popular museum site ⓘ |
| usedForExhibitionsOn |
Belizean history
ⓘ
colonial period of Belize ⓘ prison history in Belize ⓘ |
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