K2 red telephone kiosk

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The K2 red telephone kiosk is an iconic British public telephone box introduced in the 1920s, notable for its domed roof, paneled windows, and bright red color that became a symbol of London’s streetscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public telephone box ⓘ
street furniture ⓘ
telephone kiosk ⓘ
basedOnDesignOf Giles Gilbert Scott’s competition entry ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalRole iconic design object ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
deploymentContext urban streets ⓘ
designCompetition 1924 GPO telephone kiosk competition ⓘ
designedFor General Post Office ⓘ
designer Giles Gilbert Scott ⓘ
doorType outward-opening hinged door ⓘ
era interwar period ⓘ
featuredIn British promotional materials ⓘ
postcards of London ⓘ
hasColorScheme bright red exterior with glazed panels ⓘ
hasComponent coin box ⓘ
directory shelf ⓘ
glass window panes ⓘ
telephone apparatus ⓘ
wooden door with glazing ⓘ
hasFeature cast-iron construction ⓘ
crown motif above the door ⓘ
domed roof ⓘ
paneled windows ⓘ
ventilation slots beneath the roof ⓘ
wooden door ⓘ
height approximately 2.7 metres ⓘ
heritageSignificance early standardized British telephone kiosk design ⓘ
historicStatus many examples are listed buildings ⓘ
introducedInDecade 1920s ⓘ
introducedInYear 1926 ⓘ
locatedPrimarilyIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
material cast iron ⓘ
operatedBy General Post Office ⓘ
powerSource wired electrical lighting ⓘ
predecessor K1 telephone kiosk ⓘ
primaryColor red ⓘ
roofType domed ⓘ
shape rectangular plan with domed roof ⓘ
standardColorCode Post Office red ⓘ
style neoclassical ⓘ
successor K3 telephone kiosk ⓘ
symbolOf British identity ⓘ
British streetscape ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
usedFor public telephone calls ⓘ
windowPattern multiple small rectangular panes ⓘ

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Giles Gilbert Scott → designed → K2 red telephone kiosk ⓘ
K2 red telephone box → alsoKnownAs → K2 telephone kiosk ⓘ
linked to: K2 red telephone kiosk
Giles Gilbert Scott → notableWork → K2 red telephone box design ⓘ
subject linked to: Louisa de Sancha
linked to: K2 red telephone kiosk
Sir John Soane family tomb → inspired → K2 red telephone box design ⓘ
linked to: K2 red telephone kiosk