Sheldonian Theatre

theatre at Oxford University
Organization theatre_building Q83874
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Sheldonian Theatre

Summary

Sheldonian Theatre is a theatre building[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of theatre_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (737 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sheldonian Theatre's field of work was printmaking[3].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's field of work was letterpress printing[4].
  • Sheldonian Theatre is located in Oxford[5].
  • Sheldonian Theatre is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's instance of is recorded as theatre building[7].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's architect is recorded as Christopher Wren[8].
  • Sheldonian Theatre is owned by University of Oxford[9].
  • Gilbert Sheldon is named after Sheldonian Theatre[10].
  • The location of Sheldonian Theatre was Oxford[11].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's Commons category is recorded as Sheldonian Theatre[12].
  • 1669 marks the founding of Sheldonian Theatre[13].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's OS grid reference is recorded as SP5152106443[14].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.7543, 'lon': -1.25502}[15].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's located on street is recorded as Broad Street[16].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sheldonian Theatre[17].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's Commons gallery is recorded as Sheldonian Theatre[18].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's described at URL is recorded as http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/OxfordTheatres/SheldonianTheatreOxford.htm[19].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[21].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's adjacent structure or building is recorded as Walling, Railings at Sheldonian Theatre and Ornamental Piers Fronting Broad Street[22].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's associated electoral district is recorded as Oxford West and Abingdon[23].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's historic county is recorded as Oxfordshire[24].
  • Sheldonian Theatre's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from the Sheldonian Theatre[25].

Body

Founding

1669 marks the founding of Sheldonian Theatre[13].

Industry

Fields of work include printmaking[3] and letterpress printing[4], a printmaking[26].

Ownership

Sheldonian Theatre is owned by University of Oxford[9].

Why It Matters

Sheldonian Theatre ranks in the top 6% of theatre_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (737 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Canercangul · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id 27582068
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 27582068"
  2. 17w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location Oxford
    Located on street Broad Street
    Architect Christopher Wren
    Inception
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "SheldonianTheatre::4p835"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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