Bunker Hill Monument

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monument obelisk war memorial

The Bunker Hill Monument is a granite obelisk in Boston commemorating one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monument → obelisk → war memorial →
architect	Solomon Willard →
architecturalStyle	Egyptian Revival →
associatedEventDate	Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775 →
builtByOrganization	Bunker Hill Monument Association →
builtFrom	Quincy granite →
category	American Revolutionary War memorials → Monuments and memorials in Boston → Obelisks in the United States →
commemorates	Battle of Bunker Hill →
commemoratesConflict	American Revolutionary War →
completionDate	1843 →
constructionStartDate	1825 →
country	United States →
dedicationDate	1843 →
elevation	on a hill above Boston Harbor →
fundingMethod	public subscription →
hasInscription	commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill →
hasNearbyMuseum	Bunker Hill Museum →
hasNumberOfSteps	294 →
hasObservationDeck	yes →
hasPanoramicViewOf	Boston → Boston Harbor →
hasPlaques	yes →
hasStaircaseType	spiral staircase →
hasVisitorCenter	yes →
height	221 feet → about 67 meters →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark → U.S. National Historic Landmark →
heritageDesignationDate	1961 →
isTouristAttraction	yes →
locatedInNeighborhood	Charlestown →
locatedOn	Breed's Hill →
location	Boston → Massachusetts → United States →
managedBy	National Park Service →
material	granite →
ownedBy	United States federal government →
partOf	Boston National Historical Park →
shape	obelisk →
significance	commemorates one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War →
state	Massachusetts →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Bunker Hill ("Breed’s Hill") → Battle of Bunker Hill ("Bunker Hill") →	fortifiedPosition
Boston → Boston National Historical Park →	hasLandmark
Boston National Historical Park → Freedom Trail →	hasSite
Suffolk County, Massachusetts →	containsLandmark
Freedom Trail →	endPoint
Boston, Massachusetts →	hasHistoricSite
Breed's Hill →	hasNearbyMonument
Bunker Hill Monument ("Bunker Hill Museum") →	hasNearbyMuseum
Bunker Hill Monument Association →	hasNotableWork
Joseph Warren →	honoredIn
National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts →	includesSite
Bunker Hill Monument Association →	mainSubject
Battle of Bunker Hill →	memorial
Bunker Hill Monument Association ("Bunker Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts") →	notablePlace
Solomon Willard →	notableWork
Bunker Hill Monument Association →	operatedMonument