Guildhall amphitheatre

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The Guildhall amphitheatre is the remains of a large Roman-era arena beneath London’s Guildhall, once used for public spectacles in the ancient city of Londinium.

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Guildhall amphitheatre canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman amphitheatre ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ
abandonedIn 4th century AD ⓘ
capacity several thousand spectators ⓘ
coordinateLocation 51.515°N 0.091°W ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currentUse publicly accessible archaeological display ⓘ
discoveredDuring excavations for the Guildhall Art Gallery ⓘ
discoveredIn 1988 ⓘ
excavatedBy Museum of London Archaeology Service ⓘ
linked to: Museum of London
hasExhibition interpretive displays on Roman London ⓘ
lighting outlining the original arena ⓘ
hasPart arena floor ⓘ
entrance passageways ⓘ
perimeter wall ⓘ
seating banks ⓘ
subterranean cells ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade II listed structure (associated remains and setting) ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ
inception late 1st century AD ⓘ
locatedIn Londinium ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
location Guildhall, City of London, England ⓘ
linked to: Guildhall
material earth banks ⓘ
stone ⓘ
timber ⓘ
nearby Bank of England ⓘ
Museum of London (Barbican site, historically) ⓘ
linked to: Museum of London

St Lawrence Jewry church ⓘ
linked to: St Lawrence Jewry
openToPublic true ⓘ
operator City of London Corporation ⓘ
ownedBy City of London Corporation ⓘ
partOf City of London historic core ⓘ
linked to: City of London

Roman London ⓘ
linked to: Londinium
rebuiltIn 2nd century AD ⓘ
underlies Guildhall Art Gallery ⓘ
Guildhall Yard ⓘ
usedFor animal fights ⓘ
entertainment events ⓘ
gladiatorial combat ⓘ
public executions ⓘ
public spectacles ⓘ
visitorAccess via Guildhall Art Gallery basement ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Londinium → hasArchaeologicalRemainsAt → Guildhall amphitheatre ⓘ