Charing Cross
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Charing Cross is a central London junction and landmark often considered the traditional geographic center of the city, from which distances to London are measured.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
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public square ⓘ road junction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Cockspur Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumberland Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Strand NERFINISHED ⓘ Trafalgar Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitehall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Road junctions in London
ⓘ
Squares in the City of Westminster ⓘ Tourist attractions in the City of Westminster ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governedBy | Westminster City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | historic centre of London ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent |
construction of Victorian replica Eleanor Cross in 1860s
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demolition of original Eleanor Cross in 1647 ⓘ erection of equestrian statue of Charles I in 1675 ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
King Charles I statue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | geographical centre of London ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central London
ⓘ
City of Westminster ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Admiralty Arch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charing Cross Underground station NERFINISHED ⓘ Charing Cross railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Embankment Underground station NERFINISHED ⓘ Strand NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mall NERFINISHED ⓘ Trafalgar Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitehall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eleanor Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearArea |
Covent Garden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soho NERFINISHED ⓘ Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBridge | Hungerford Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearRiver | River Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | West End of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | original medieval Eleanor Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadJunctionOf |
Cockspur Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumberland Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Strand NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitehall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| transportHubFor |
London Buses
NERFINISHED
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London Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ National Rail services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | measuring distances to London ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
East Finchley