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Marischal College

headquarters of Aberdeen City Council, a former college in Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK
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Marischal College

Summary

Marischal College is a building[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Marischal College is located in Aberdeen City[3].
  • Marischal College is located in Aberdeen[4].
  • Marischal College is located in Aberdeen[5].
  • Marischal College is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Marischal College's image is recorded as Marischal College A.JPG[7].
  • Marischal College's image is recorded as Marischal College, Aberdeen, Scotland-LCCN2001703571.jpg[8].
  • Marischal College's instance of is recorded as building[9].
  • Marischal College's instance of is recorded as former educational institution[10].
  • Marischal College's architect is recorded as Archibald Simpson[11].
  • Marischal College's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival[12].
  • Marischal College's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155217505[13].
  • Marischal College's location is recorded as Aberdeen[14].
  • Marischal College's Commons category is recorded as Marischal College[15].
  • Marischal College's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5135449[16].
  • +1593-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Marischal College[17].
  • Marischal College's OS grid reference is recorded as NJ9424006535[18].
  • Marischal College's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.1496598153764, 'lon': -2.09683337488927}[19].
  • Marischal College's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/055w5s[20].
  • Marischal College's Historic Environment Scotland ID is recorded as LB20096[21].
  • Marischal College's Canmore ID is recorded as 125349[22].
  • Marischal College's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[23].
  • Marischal College's number of elevators is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[24].
  • Marischal College's CTBUH Skyscraper Center building ID is recorded as 28559[25].
  • Marischal College's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[26].
  • Marischal College's SkyscraperPage building ID is recorded as 110631[27].

Body

Founding

+1593-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Marischal College[17].

Why It Matters

Marischal College ranks in the top 2% of building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. 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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Aberdeen
    Floors above ground → {'amount': '+5'}
    Number of elevators → {'amount': '+6'}
    Architect → Archibald Simpson
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "MarischalCollege::262qf"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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