German Gymnasium building

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The German Gymnasium building is a historic 19th-century former German gym in King's Cross, London, now repurposed as a prominent restaurant and landmark.

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German Gymnasium building canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former gymnasium ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
architect Edward A. Gruning ⓘ
Edward Gruning ⓘ
architecturalStyle 19th-century architecture ⓘ
Victorian architecture ⓘ
builtFor German Gymnastic Society of London ⓘ
constructionEnd 1865 ⓘ
constructionStart 1864 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currentUse bar ⓘ
event space ⓘ
restaurant ⓘ
hasCuisineType Central European cuisine ⓘ
German-inspired cuisine ⓘ
heritageAuthority Historic England ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade II ⓘ
heritageRegister National Heritage List for England ⓘ
heritageStatus Grade II listed building ⓘ
locatedNear King's Cross railway station ⓘ
St Pancras railway station ⓘ
locatedOn King's Boulevard ⓘ
linked to: King’s Boulevard
location England ⓘ
King's Cross ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
iron ⓘ
nearTransport King's Cross St Pancras Underground station ⓘ
neighbourhood King's Cross ⓘ
notableFeature decorative ironwork ⓘ
high vaulted ceiling ⓘ
large open-span interior ⓘ
openingDateAsGym 1865 ⓘ
originalFunction gymnasium ⓘ
indoor sports venue ⓘ
originalOwner German Gymnastic Society of London ⓘ
partOf King's Cross Central redevelopment ⓘ
reopenedAsRestaurant 2015 ⓘ
restaurantOperator D&D London ⓘ
roofType trussed roof ⓘ
significance early example of iron-framed sports building in London ⓘ
one of the first purpose-built gymnasiums in Britain ⓘ
structuralSystem iron frame ⓘ
usedFor early indoor athletics in Britain ⓘ
usedForEvent 1866 National Olympian Games ⓘ

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Midland Road → hasNearbyLandmark → German Gymnasium building ⓘ