Downtown Kingston
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Downtown Kingston is the historic commercial and cultural core of Kingston, Jamaica, known for its bustling markets, government buildings, and waterfront.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Downtown Kingston canonical | 4 |
| Kingston urban core | 1 |
| downtown Kingston | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central business district
ⓘ
urban district ⓘ |
| borders | Kingston Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Bank of Jamaica headquarters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamaica's Ministry of Finance headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Jamaica vicinity ⓘ numerous wholesale and retail businesses ⓘ public transport terminals ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| development |
focus of heritage preservation initiatives
ⓘ
subject of waterfront redevelopment projects ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
bustling street markets
ⓘ
cultural core of Kingston ⓘ dense urban development ⓘ historic commercial core of Kingston ⓘ mixed commercial and governmental land use ⓘ waterfront district ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial centre of Kingston
ⓘ
cultural and entertainment centre ⓘ major transport hub ⓘ seat of many government offices ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Bank of Jamaica building
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coronation Market NERFINISHED ⓘ Coronation Market transport hub NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica Conference Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingston Parish Church NERFINISHED ⓘ National Heroes Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Ocean Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ Parade (St William Grant Park) NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ Ward Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
original core of Kingston after the 1692 Port Royal earthquake
ⓘ
traditional centre of trade and shipping in Kingston ⓘ |
| knownFor |
government and financial institutions
ⓘ
historic architecture ⓘ markets and street vendors ⓘ proximity to Kingston Harbour ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kingston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingston Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrey County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingston metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transport |
connected to other parts of Kingston by major arterial roads
ⓘ
served by major bus routes ⓘ |
| urbanIssue |
informal vending and street trading
ⓘ
periods of urban decay and renewal efforts ⓘ traffic congestion ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
National Heroes Park
this entity surface form:
downtown Kingston
this entity surface form:
Kingston urban core