Portland stone
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Portland stone is a durable, fine-grained limestone from the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England, widely used as a prestigious building material in British architecture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Portland Stone | 0 | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building stone
→
limestone → sedimentary rock → |
| category |
Building stone of the United Kingdom
→
Limestone of England → |
| color |
cream
→
white → |
| composedPrimarilyOf | calcium carbonate → |
| contains | fossil fragments → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| exportedTo |
Europe
→
United States NERFINISHED → |
| formationEnvironment | shallow marine → |
| geologicalAge | Tithonian → |
| geologicalPeriod | Jurassic → |
| hasQuarryingIndustry | Portland stone quarries → |
| hasStandard | British Standard for building stone (applicable classifications) → |
| influenced | London’s architectural character → |
| locatedIn |
Dorset
NERFINISHED
→
England → Isle of Portland → |
| notableUse |
Bank of England
→
surface form:
Bank of England (parts of the building)
British Museum →
surface form:
British Museum (portions of the building)
Buckingham Palace principal façade redesign →
surface form:
Buckingham Palace (extensions and refacing)
National Gallery →
surface form:
National Gallery (London, parts of the structure)
Somerset House, London →
surface form:
Somerset House
St Paul's Cathedral →
surface form:
St Paul’s Cathedral
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London →
surface form:
The Cenotaph in Whitehall
United Nations Headquarters →
surface form:
United Nations Headquarters (New York, exterior cladding)
|
| partOf | Jurassic Coast → |
| property |
durable
→
good weather resistance → uniform texture → |
| quarriedIn |
Dorset
NERFINISHED
→
Isle of Portland → |
| regulates | building stone supply from Isle of Portland (through quarrying controls) → |
| rockType | oolitic limestone → |
| texture | fine-grained → |
| usedAs |
building material
→
cladding material → ornamental stone → |
| usedIn |
British architecture
→
London architecture → churches → government buildings → monuments → prestigious public buildings → |
| valuedFor |
aesthetic appearance
→
durability in urban environments → workability → |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Portland Stone