Sproul Plaza
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Sproul Plaza is the central public square of UC Berkeley’s campus, historically renowned as a focal point for student activism and free speech movements.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plaza
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public square → university campus landmark → |
| adjacentTo |
Bancroft Way
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Sather Gate → Sproul Hall → Telegraph Avenue → |
| associatedWith |
Free Speech Movement
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Mario Savio → campus political culture → student organizations at UC Berkeley → |
| connectsTo |
Sather Gate
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Telegraph Avenue commercial district → UC Berkeley central campus → |
| country |
United States
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| governedBy |
University of California, Berkeley administration
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| hasDesignation |
major campus crossroads
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| hasFeature |
Lower Sproul Plaza
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Upper Sproul Plaza → central open paved area → performance space → speaker areas → steps of Sproul Hall → tables for student organizations → |
| historicalRole |
center of anti–Vietnam War protests at UC Berkeley
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focal point of the Free Speech Movement in the 1960s → key site for civil rights demonstrations at UC Berkeley → symbol of free speech on American campuses → |
| knownFor |
Free Speech Movement
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political protest → public discourse → student activism → |
| locatedIn |
Alameda County, California
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Berkeley, California → California → United States → University of California, Berkeley → |
| namedAfter |
Robert Gordon Sproul
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| openTo |
faculty
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general public → staff → students → |
| partOf |
UC Berkeley campus
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| usedFor |
cultural events
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demonstrations → informal socializing → performances → political rallies → protests → public speeches → student gatherings → tabling by student groups → vigils → |
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Sproul Plaza
("Upper Sproul Plaza")
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Sproul Plaza ("Lower Sproul Plaza") → |
hasFeature |
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Mario Savio Steps at Sproul Hall, UC Berkeley
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adjacentTo |
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Sproul Hall
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faces |
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Robert Gordon Sproul
("Sproul Plaza (namesake)")
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hasPart |
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Robert Gordon Sproul
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honorificEponym |
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Sproul Hall
("Sproul Plaza complex")
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isPartOf |
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Sather Gate
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locatedOn |
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South Hall
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near |
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University of California, Berkeley
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notableCampusArea |
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Mario Savio Steps at Sproul Hall, UC Berkeley
("Sproul Plaza area")
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partOf |
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Telegraph Avenue
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terminusNorth |