Trafalgar Square

public space and tourist attraction in central London
Place square Q129143
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Trafalgar Square

Summary

Trafalgar Square is a square[1]. It ranks in the top 0.24% of square entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,676 views/month, #3 of 1,272).[2]

Key Facts

  • Trafalgar Square is located in City of Westminster[3].
  • Trafalgar Square is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Trafalgar Square's image is recorded as Trafalgar Square, London 2 - Jun 2009.jpg[5].
  • Trafalgar Square's instance of is recorded as square[6].
  • Trafalgar Square's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[7].
  • Trafalgar Square's maintained by is recorded as Greater London Authority[8].
  • Trafalgar Square's operator is recorded as Greater London Authority[9].
  • Battle of Trafalgar is named after Trafalgar Square[10].
  • Trafalgar Square's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315530001[11].
  • Trafalgar Square's GND ID is recorded as 1047651807[12].
  • Trafalgar Square's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh93002019[13].
  • Trafalgar Square's designed by is recorded as Charles Barry[14].
  • Trafalgar Square's Commons category is recorded as Trafalgar Square[15].
  • Trafalgar Square's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 3962877[16].
  • +1840-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Trafalgar Square[17].
  • Trafalgar Square's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3000780447[18].
  • Trafalgar Square's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.508055555556, 'lon': -0.12805555555556}[19].
  • Trafalgar Square's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gsxw[20].
  • Trafalgar Square's official website is recorded as http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/arts-culture/trafalgar-square[21].
  • Trafalgar Square's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Trafalgar Square[22].
  • Trafalgar Square's Commons gallery is recorded as Trafalgar Square[23].
  • Trafalgar Square's page banner is recorded as Trafalgar Square WV banner.jpg[24].
  • Trafalgar Square's MusicBrainz place ID is recorded as a7dce8ff-f59a-4965-9891-33df0e234603[25].
  • Trafalgar Square's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1001362[26].
  • Trafalgar Square's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Trafalgar-Square[27].

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Geography

Trafalgar Square is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in City of Westminster[3].

Physical Characteristics

Trafalgar Square's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+0.92'}[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include square[6] and tourist attraction[7]. Trafalgar Square's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed park and garden[29].

History and Context

+1840-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Trafalgar Square[17]. Battle of Trafalgar is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Trafalgar Square ranks in the top 0.24% of square entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,676 views/month, #3 of 1,272).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . OpenStreetMap. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . historicengland.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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