BRC
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BRC is the commonly used abbreviation for Black Rock City, the temporary city built annually in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert for the Burning Man festival.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Rock City | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abbreviation
ⓘ
temporary city ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | BRC ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Burning Man Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Burning Man
|
| builtFor |
Burning Man Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Burning Man
|
| climate | arid desert ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Burning Man Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Burning Man Organization
Burning Man participants ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | Pershing County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic site of the Burning Man community ⓘ |
| desert | Black Rock Desert ⓘ |
| disassembledAfter | end of Burning Man festival ⓘ |
| environmentalPolicy | leave no trace ⓘ |
| eventTypeHosted |
arts festival
ⓘ
countercultural festival ⓘ |
| frequency | annually ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Burning Man Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Burning Man Organization
|
| hasFeature |
The Man effigy
ⓘ
The Temple ⓘ central open space known as the Playa ⓘ planned street layout ⓘ radial street plan ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
temporary power systems
ⓘ
temporary roads ⓘ temporary sanitation systems ⓘ |
| inceptionAsBurningManSite | 1990s ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | temporary infrastructure ⓘ |
| location |
Black Rock Desert
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gift economy
ⓘ
leave no trace principles ⓘ radical self-expression ⓘ radical self-reliance ⓘ |
| organizingPrinciples | Ten Principles of Burning Man ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
seasonal population
ⓘ
tens of thousands of residents during the event ⓘ |
| purpose | host the Burning Man festival ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Nevada ⓘ |
| standsFor | Black Rock City ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| temporality | temporary settlement ⓘ |
| terrain | alkali playa ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | late August to early September ⓘ |
| transportAccess | Black Rock City Municipal Airport ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Black Rock City