Tower of London moat
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The Tower of London moat is the former defensive ditch surrounding the fortress, historically filled with water and now used as a public event and commemorative space.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tower of London moat and river defenses | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defensive ditch
ⓘ
moat ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Tower Bridge approach roads
ⓘ
Tower Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Edward I of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedFor | military defence ⓘ |
| drainedInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| filledWith |
sewage
ⓘ
water ⓘ |
| hasAccessFrom |
Tower Hill public area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tower of London inner ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
drained
ⓘ
no longer water-filled ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
commemorative site
ⓘ
event venue ⓘ landscaped open space ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFunction |
defensive barrier
ⓘ
water-filled ditch ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType | grass-covered open space ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent | 2014 poppy installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOwner | The Crown Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShape | roughly rectangular circuit around the Tower ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
protected historic environment
ⓘ
within setting of a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Historic Royal Palaces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | River Thames embankment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tower of London World Heritage Site setting
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tower of London complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrounds | Tower of London fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
World War I centenary commemorations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ceremonial events ⓘ commemorative space ⓘ defence of the Tower of London ⓘ public events ⓘ public exhibitions ⓘ temporary art installations ⓘ |
| usedSeasonallyFor |
outdoor cultural events
ⓘ
public commemorations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tower of London moat and river defenses