Grand Canal

Summary

Grand Canal is an architectural ensemble^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of architectural_ensemble entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (941 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Grand Canal is in the country of People's Republic of China^[3].
• Grand Canal's image is recorded as 大運河.png^[4].
• Grand Canal's instance of is recorded as architectural ensemble^[5].
• Grand Canal's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 242300693^[6].
• Grand Canal's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 245395632^[7].
• Grand Canal's GND ID is recorded as 4660595-2^[8].
• Grand Canal's IdRef ID is recorded as 027494586^[9].
• Grand Canal's Commons category is recorded as Grand Canal of China^[10].
• Grand Canal's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Kaiserkanal.ogg^[11].
• Grand Canal's has part is recorded as Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal^[12].
• Grand Canal's has part is recorded as Sui Tang Grand Canal^[13].
• Grand Canal's has part is recorded as Eastern Zhejiang Canal^[14].
• Grand Canal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.261388888888888, 'lon': 120.2238888888889}^[15].
• Grand Canal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d768^[16].
• Grand Canal's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1443bis^[17].
• Grand Canal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Grand Canal (China)^[18].
• Grand Canal's page banner is recorded as Along the Grand Canal WV Banner.jpg^[19].
• Grand Canal's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[20].
• Grand Canal's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[21].
• Grand Canal's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Grand Canal's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Grand-Canal-China^[23].
• Grand Canal's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Bian-Canal^[24].
• Grand Canal's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/New-Bian-Canal-China-605^[25].
• Grand Canal's topic has template is recorded as Q20690146^[26].
• Grand Canal's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[27].

Body

Geography

Grand Canal is in the country of People's Republic of China^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+20819.11'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+55629'}^[29]. Grand Canal's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1011'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Grand Canal's instance of is recorded as architectural ensemble^[5]. Heritage statuses include World Heritage Site^[27] and Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level^[31].

Why It Matters

Grand Canal ranks in the top 1% of architectural_ensemble entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (941 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]