Thames Tunnel

Summary

Thames Tunnel is a railway tunnel^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of railway_tunnel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (366 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Thames Tunnel is located in London Borough of Tower Hamlets^[3].
• Thames Tunnel is located in London Borough of Southwark^[4].
• Thames Tunnel is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Thames Tunnel's image is recorded as Thamestunnel.jpg^[6].
• Thames Tunnel's image is recorded as Thames Tunnel walk.jpg^[7].
• Thames Tunnel's image is recorded as ThamesTunnelFromWapping.jpg^[8].
• Thames Tunnel's instance of is recorded as railway tunnel^[9].
• River Thames is named after Thames Tunnel^[10].
• Thames Tunnel's crosses is recorded as River Thames^[11].
• Thames Tunnel's main building contractor is recorded as The Thames Tunnel Company^[12].
• Thames Tunnel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 240131408^[13].
• Thames Tunnel's GND ID is recorded as 7625645-5^[14].
• Thames Tunnel's Commons category is recorded as Thames Tunnel^[15].
• Thames Tunnel's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20001078^[16].
• Thames Tunnel's terminus is recorded as Wapping^[17].
• Thames Tunnel's terminus is recorded as Rotherhithe^[18].
• +1843-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Thames Tunnel^[19].
• Thames Tunnel's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ3513580028^[20].
• Thames Tunnel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.503055555555555, 'lon': -0.05444444444444444}^[21].
• Thames Tunnel's structural engineer is recorded as Marc Isambard Brunel^[22].
• Thames Tunnel's structural engineer is recorded as Isambard Kingdom Brunel^[23].
• Thames Tunnel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01t9ff^[24].
• Thames Tunnel's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1242119^[25].
• Thames Tunnel's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica^[26].
• Thames Tunnel's described by source is recorded as Thames Tunnel^[27].

Body

Geography

Thames Tunnel is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Located in include London Borough of Tower Hamlets^[3], a London borough^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1965^[30] and London Borough of Southwark^[4], a London borough^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1965^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1300'}^[34] and {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+396'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Thames Tunnel's instance of is recorded as railway tunnel^[9]. Heritage statuses include Grade II* listed building^[36] and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[37].

History and Context

+1843-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Thames Tunnel^[19]. River Thames is named after it^[10].

Why It Matters

Thames Tunnel ranks in the top 1% of railway_tunnel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (366 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]