School of Pythagoras

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The School of Pythagoras is a medieval stone building in Cambridge, regarded as the oldest surviving university-related structure in the city and now used by St John’s College.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
medieval building
university-related building
architecturalStyle medieval architecture
associatedWith St John’s College community
University of Cambridge NERFINISHED
category Grade I listed buildings in Cambridge
buildings of the University of Cambridge
city Cambridge
country United Kingdom
culturalSignificance example of early university-related architecture in Cambridge
describedAs oldest surviving university-related building in Cambridge
earliestPossibleDate circa 1200
hasAddressLocality St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
hasConservation subject to listed building regulations
hasCurrentFunction college accommodation and offices
hasFeature medieval windows
thick stone walls
timber roof structure
hasHistoricFunction residential use
scholarly activities
hasNameOrigin named after Pythagoras of Samos
hasUse college facilities
meeting rooms
teaching space
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
heritageStatus protected building
inception 12th century
isPartOf historic core of Cambridge
locatedIn Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
England
St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
locatedNear River Cam NERFINISHED
locatedOn St John’s College grounds
material stone
notableFor age
association with University of Cambridge
ownedBy St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
partOf St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
region East of England
roofMaterial tile
usedBy St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
usedFor administrative purposes of St John’s College
college events

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
St John’s College, Cambridge
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