Clarendon Building, Oxford
E56450
The Clarendon Building in Oxford is an early 18th-century neoclassical landmark designed by architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, originally built to house the Oxford University Press.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clarendon Building | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
building ⓘ neoclassical building ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
ⓘ
surface form:
Sheldonian Theatre
|
| architect | Nicholas Hawksmoor ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bodleian Library
ⓘ
surface form:
Bodleian Libraries
Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Oxford
ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture in England ⓘ University of Oxford buildings ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1715 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 1711 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fundedBy | profits of Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Clarendon Building, Oxford
ⓘ
surface form:
Clarendon Building
|
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
balustraded parapet
ⓘ
giant order columns ⓘ pedimented central bay ⓘ rusticated ground floor ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalInfluence | classical temple fronts ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 51.7543 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | -1.2557 ⓘ |
| hasFacadeOrientation | south-facing main front ⓘ |
| hasFloorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasFunction | administrative building ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStreet |
Catte Street
ⓘ
Holywell Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
ceremonial space
ⓘ
university offices ⓘ |
| hasVisitorAccess | limited public access ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 12 January 1954 ⓘ |
| inception | early 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Broad Street, Oxford ⓘ |
| location |
Oxford
ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford, England
|
| maintainedBy | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon ⓘ |
| near | Bodleian Library ⓘ |
| originalFunction | headquarters of Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| owner | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | central Oxford University precinct ⓘ |
| period | Georgian era ⓘ |
| region | Oxfordshire ⓘ |
| situatedIn |
Oxford
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Oxford
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Clarendon Building
this entity surface form:
Clarendon Building
subject surface form:
Sheldonian Theatre
this entity surface form:
Clarendon Building