Barbican Estate

publicly-owned district in the City of London
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Barbican Estate

Summary

Barbican Estate is a grand ensemble[1]. It draws 1,871 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': 51.519166666667, 'lon': -0.093888888888889}[17].
  • Barbican Estate's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.51988, 'lon': -0.09446}[18].
  • Barbican Estate's structural engineer is recorded as Arup[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 described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/sidlisko-barbican/[22].
  • Barbican Estate's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+42'}[23].
  • Barbican Estate's facet of is recorded as land development[24].
  • Barbican Estate's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[25].
  • Barbican Estate's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed park and garden[26].
  • Barbican Estate's date of official opening is recorded as 1969[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[25] and Grade II* listed park and garden[26].

History and Context

1982 marks the founding of Barbican Estate[15].

Why It Matters

Barbican Estate draws 1,871 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 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . SOSBrutalism. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SOSBrutalism. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Floors above ground {'amount': '+42'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity City of London
    Structural engineer Arup
    Country United Kingdom
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/sidlisko-barbican/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:J"
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