Greenwich Hospital (collaborative work)
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Greenwich Hospital is a grand Baroque riverside complex in London, designed collaboratively in the late 17th and early 18th centuries as a charitable retirement home for Royal Navy sailors and now renowned as part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Greenwich Hospital (collaborative work) canonical | 1 |
| Greenwich Hospital charity | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque building complex
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architectural ensemble ⓘ historic hospital ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
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English Baroque ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 17th century to early 18th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
Old Royal Naval College
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surface form:
Old Royal Naval College campus
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| dedicatedTo | welfare of Royal Navy seamen ⓘ |
| designedAs | charitable retirement home for Royal Navy sailors ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Christopher Wren
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John Vanbrugh ⓘ Nicholas Hawksmoor ⓘ Thomas Ripley ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalType |
hospital
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institutional complex ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chapel of St Peter and St Paul
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King Charles Court ⓘ King William Court ⓘ Painted Hall ⓘ Queen Anne Court ⓘ Queen Mary Court ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Isle of Dogs
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Thames ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
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| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
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| inception | late 17th century ⓘ |
| laterUse |
Old Royal Naval College
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surface form:
Royal Naval College, Greenwich
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| locatedIn |
England
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Greenwich ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south bank of the River Thames ⓘ |
| nearby |
Greenwich Park
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Queen’s House ⓘ
surface form:
Queen’s House, Greenwich
Royal Observatory, Greenwich ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the Royal Navy
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grand riverside Baroque architecture ⓘ monumental colonnades and domes ⓘ |
| operatorHistory |
Greenwich Hospital (Royal Hospital for Seamen), Greenwich
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surface form:
Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich
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| originalFunction | retirement home for seamen ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maritime Greenwich
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surface form:
Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site
Old Royal Naval College ⓘ |
| patron |
Kingdom of England
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surface form:
English Crown
|
| region | Royal Borough of Greenwich ⓘ |
| significance | key element of Maritime Greenwich cultural landscape ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Maritime Greenwich ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Greenwich Hospital (Royal Hospital for Seamen), Greenwich
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Greenwich Hospital (collaborative work)
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this entity surface form:
Greenwich Hospital charity