Wills Memorial Building

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Wills Memorial Building is a prominent neo-Gothic tower and university building in Bristol, England, serving as one of the city’s most recognizable architectural landmarks.

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Wills Memorial Library 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
neo-Gothic building
tower
university building
architect George Oatley
Sir George Oatley
architecturalStyle Neo-Gothic
category Buildings and structures in Bristol
Towers in Bristol
University of Bristol buildings
constructionEnd 1925
constructionStart 1913
country England
United Kingdom
hasFunction administrative centre for the University of Bristol
ceremonial centre for the University of Bristol
hasPart Great Hall
bell tower
ceremonial rooms
law library
reception rooms
height approximately 215 feet
approximately 65 metres
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
listed building in the United Kingdom
inception 1915
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bristol, England, United Kingdom
surface form: Bristol, England

Bristol
surface form: City of Bristol
locatedOnStreet Park Street NERFINISHED
location Bristol
materialUsed Bath stone
namedAfter Henry Overton Wills III
near Bristol
surface form: Bristol city centre
notableFor neo-Gothic architecture
prominent tower
status as a symbol of the University of Bristol
officialOpeningDate 1925
operator University of Bristol NERFINISHED
ownedBy University of Bristol NERFINISHED
partOf University of Bristol NERFINISHED
significantFor skyline of Bristol
usedFor academic offices
conferences
graduation ceremonies
lectures
public events
teaching
university ceremonies

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University of Bristol hasBuilding Wills Memorial Building
Bristol hasLandmark Wills Memorial Building
University of Bristol hasLibrary Wills Memorial Building
this entity surface form: Wills Memorial Library