Alexandrowka colony
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The Alexandrowka colony is a historic 19th-century Russian-style settlement in Potsdam, Germany, built for Russian singers in Prussian service and now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexandrowka colony canonical | 2 |
| Russian colony Alexandrowka | 1 |
| Soldaia colony | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian-style colony
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ historic settlement ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Russian Revival
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Revival architecture
vernacular Russian wooden architecture ⓘ |
| constructedFor | Russian singers in Prussian service ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Frederick William III of Prussia
|
| hasBuildingMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| hasChapel | Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church ⓘ |
| hasCity | Potsdam ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | testimony to Russian presence in Prussia ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
museum site
ⓘ
residential area ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
open-air museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasGardenType | orchard gardens ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeElement |
fruit trees
ⓘ
tree-lined avenues ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOriginalInhabitants | Russian ⓘ |
| hasLegalProtection | monument protection under Brandenburg law ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfHouses | 13 ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | largely preserved in original form ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | symbol of Prussian-Russian friendship in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasStreetPlan | cruciform layout ⓘ |
| hasTouristInfrastructure |
Russian-style tea room or café
ⓘ
museum in one of the houses ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOSiteId | 532 ⓘ |
| hasUrbanContext | north of Potsdam city center ⓘ |
| hasWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1826 ⓘ |
| isExampleOf |
19th-century model colony
ⓘ
Prussian-Russian cultural exchange ⓘ |
| isManagedBy |
Potsdam
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Potsdam
|
| isTouristDestinationFor | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brandenburg
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Potsdam ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Alexander I of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Tsar Alexander I of Russia
|
| originalUse | residential colony for Russian choir singers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
ⓘ
cultural landscape of Potsdam ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1990 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Soldaia colony
this entity surface form:
Russian colony Alexandrowka