Old Melbourne Gaol

former jail in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and now a tourist attraction
Organization prison Q2018436
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Old Melbourne Gaol

Summary

Old Melbourne Gaol is a prison[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of prison entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Old Melbourne Gaol is located in City of Melbourne[3].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's image is recorded as Old Melbourne Gaol - Melbourne (76468479).jpg[5].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[6].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's instance of is recorded as museum[7].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's operator is recorded as National Trust of Australia[8].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's made from material is recorded as bluestone[9].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's location is recorded as Melbourne central business district[10].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's Commons category is recorded as Old Melbourne Gaol[11].
  • +1839-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Old Melbourne Gaol[12].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -37.808055555556, 'lon': 144.96527777778}[13].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04fb5r[14].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's official website is recorded as https://www.oldmelbournegaol.com.au/[15].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's heritage designation is recorded as listed on the Victorian Heritage Register[16].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's GeoNames ID is recorded as 12640136[17].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's date of official opening is recorded as +1845-01-01T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's Instagram username is recorded as oldmelbgaol[19].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's Facebook username is recorded as OldMelbourneGaol[20].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's BabelNet ID is recorded as 00320021n[21].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's TripAdvisor ID is recorded as 256568[22].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's Victorian Heritage Database ID is recorded as 796[23].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's Google Maps Customer ID is recorded as 11379801124504192890[24].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's date of official closure is recorded as +1924-07-00T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's Victorian Heritage Register ID is recorded as H1553[26].
  • Old Melbourne Gaol's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '377 Russell Street, Melbourne VIC 3000'}[27].

Body

Founding

+1839-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Old Melbourne Gaol[12].

Operations

Old Melbourne Gaol's operator is recorded as National Trust of Australia[8].

Why It Matters

Old Melbourne Gaol ranks in the top 4% of prison entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (176 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Victorian Heritage Database. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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.

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