Clarendon Building, Oxford

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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.

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Clarendon Building 3

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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

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Clarendon Building, Oxford hasAlternativeName Clarendon Building, Oxford
this entity surface form: Clarendon Building
Bodleian Library hasPart Clarendon Building, Oxford
this entity surface form: Clarendon Building
The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford nearbyBuilding Clarendon Building, Oxford
subject surface form: Sheldonian Theatre
this entity surface form: Clarendon Building
Nicholas Hawksmoor notableWork Clarendon Building, Oxford