Statements (28)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:street
historic site |
gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:Benin_Kingdom
gptkb:Edo_people |
gptkbp:constructionStartYear |
13th century
15th century |
gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Nigeria
|
gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
gptkb:Edo_people
|
gptkbp:destroyedBy |
gptkb:British_forces
gptkb:Benin_Expedition_of_1897 |
gptkbp:function |
defense
demarcation of city boundaries |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Benin City Walls
|
gptkbp:length |
over 16,000 km (originally)
|
gptkbp:location |
Benin City
|
gptkbp:material |
moats
earth ramparts |
gptkbp:notableFeature |
moats
earthen ramparts |
gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Benin_Kingdom |
gptkbp:significance |
one of the largest man-made earthworks
|
gptkbp:status |
partially destroyed
|
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list |
1995
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Benin_Kingdom
gptkb:Edo_culture |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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