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Blackpool Tower

observation tower and entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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Blackpool Tower

Summary

Blackpool Tower is an observation tower[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of observation_tower entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (712 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blackpool Tower is located in Blackpool[3].
  • Blackpool Tower is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Blackpool Tower's image is recorded as Blackpool Tower Buildings.jpg[5].
  • Blackpool Tower's instance of is recorded as observation tower[6].
  • Blackpool Tower's instance of is recorded as recreation structure[7].
  • Blackpool Tower's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[8].
  • Blackpool Tower's instance of is recorded as music venue[9].
  • Blackpool Tower's architect is recorded as Maxwell and Tuke[10].
  • Blackpool Tower's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 100144647642171262826[11].
  • Blackpool Tower's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16569938f[12].
  • Blackpool Tower's Commons category is recorded as Blackpool Tower[13].
  • Blackpool Tower's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20000892[14].
  • +1894-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Blackpool Tower[15].
  • Blackpool Tower's OS grid reference is recorded as SD3062136033[16].
  • Blackpool Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.815833333333, 'lon': -3.0552777777778}[17].
  • Blackpool Tower's structural engineer is recorded as Heenan & Froude[18].
  • Blackpool Tower's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01sdxy[19].
  • Blackpool Tower's described at URL is recorded as http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/BlackpoolTheatres/TowerBlackpool.htm[20].
  • Blackpool Tower's described at URL is recorded as http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/BlackpoolTheatresIndex.htm#tower[21].
  • Blackpool Tower's MusicBrainz place ID is recorded as 6571cfd2-98f5-4597-b028-068b2c9dbf03[22].
  • Blackpool Tower's MusicBrainz place ID is recorded as ad397a1b-6b11-4527-8043-ed1f408725a9[23].
  • Blackpool Tower's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1205810[24].
  • Blackpool Tower's CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID is recorded as 14237[25].
  • Blackpool Tower's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Blackpool-Tower[26].
  • Blackpool Tower's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[27].

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Founding

+1894-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Blackpool Tower[15].

Why It Matters

Blackpool Tower ranks in the top 6% of observation_tower entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (712 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Structural engineer → Heenan & Froude
    Category for the interior of the item → Category:Interior of Blackpool Tower
    Architect → Maxwell and Tuke
    Inception → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "BlackpoolTower::93zw5"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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