Barbican Estate

Summary

Barbican Estate is a grand ensemble^[1]. It draws 41 Wikipedia views per month (grand_ensemble category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Barbican Estate is located in City of London^[3].
• Barbican Estate is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Barbican Estate's instance of is recorded as grand ensemble^[5].
• Barbican Estate's instance of is recorded as area of London^[6].
• Barbican Estate's instance of is recorded as skyscraper^[7].
• Barbican Estate's instance of is recorded as mixed-use building^[8].
• Barbican Estate's architect is recorded as Chamberlin, Powell and Bon^[9].
• Barbican Estate's architectural style is recorded as brutalist architecture^[10].
• Barbican Estate is part of City of London Pedway Scheme^[11].
• Barbican Estate's Commons category is recorded as Barbican Estate^[12].
• Barbican Estate comprises Barbican Centre^[13].
• Barbican Estate comprises Ben Jonson House^[14].
• 1982 marks the founding of Barbican Estate^[15].
• Barbican Estate's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3229881752^[16].
• Barbican Estate's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.519192, 'lon': -0.094607}^[17].
• Barbican Estate's structural engineer is recorded as Arup^[18].
• Barbican Estate's official website is recorded as http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/barbican-estate/Pages/default.aspx^[19].
• Barbican Estate's official website is recorded as https://www.barbican.org.uk^[20].
• Barbican Estate's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Barbican Estate^[21].
• Barbican Estate's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+42'}^[22].
• Barbican Estate's facet of is recorded as land development^[23].
• Barbican Estate's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building^[24].
• Barbican Estate's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed park and garden^[25].
• Barbican Estate's date of official opening is recorded as 1969^[26].
• Barbican Estate's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barbican Estate'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Barbican Estate is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in City of London^[3]. It is part of City of London Pedway Scheme^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Barbican Estate covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+11.76'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include grand ensemble^[5], area of London^[6], skyscraper^[7], and mixed-use building^[8]. Heritage statuses include Grade II listed building^[24] and Grade II* listed park and garden^[25].

History and Context

1982 marks the founding of Barbican Estate^[15].

Why It Matters

Barbican Estate draws 41 Wikipedia views per month (grand_ensemble category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]