Tower of the Five Orders
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The Tower of the Five Orders is an ornate architectural feature in Oxford whose design incorporates all five classical orders of columns stacked vertically.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural feature
ⓘ
tower ⓘ |
| architect | Thomas Holt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | classical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | early 17th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 17th century ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | heraldic shields ⓘ |
| feature | stacked classical orders ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of classical learning at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| hasFeature | progression from simpler to more ornate orders ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
architectural display of classical orders
ⓘ
gateway tower ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfArchitecturalOrders | 5 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arcaded ground level
ⓘ
ornamental balustrade ⓘ sculptural decoration ⓘ upper stages with classical columns ⓘ |
| hasQuality | ornate ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
listed building ⓘ |
| highestOrder | Composite order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | mannerist classicism in England ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bodleian Library quadrangle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Oxford ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Catte Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowestOrder | Tuscan order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the five classical orders of architecture ⓘ |
| near |
Clarendon Building
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Radcliffe Camera NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheldonian Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bodleian Library complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesArchitecturalOrder |
Composite order
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corinthian order NERFINISHED ⓘ Doric order NERFINISHED ⓘ Ionic order NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscan order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Radcliffe Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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