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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:cave
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gptkbp:architectural_style
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Victorian architecture
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
Victorian engineering feats
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gptkbp:challenges
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gptkb:flooding
financial difficulties
technical difficulties
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gptkbp:construction_material
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brick
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gptkbp:construction_method
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cut-and-cover
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gptkbp:construction_started
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1825
1843
18 years
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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gptkb:tourist_attraction
featured in literature and art
historical tours available
educational programs about engineering
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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symbol of Victorian engineering
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gptkbp:current_use
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pedestrian and vehicle access
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gptkbp:depth
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up to 75 feet below the riverbed
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gptkbp:designed_by
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gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
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gptkbp:famous_for
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engineering challenges
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gptkbp:flooding_incidents
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multiple incidents during construction
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gptkbp:has_toll
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originally charged tolls for use
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gptkbp:height
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4,300 feet
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gptkbp:historical_event
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opened in 1843
construction began in 1825
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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engineering marvel of the Victorian era
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gptkbp:history
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Grade II listed structure
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Brunel's Thames Tunnel
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gptkbp:influenced
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future civil engineering projects
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:the_Thames_River
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gptkbp:innovation
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use of compressed air
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gptkbp:inspiration
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future underwater tunnels
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gptkbp:length
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1,300 meters
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:River_Thames
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gptkbp:network
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London's transport network
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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lighting systems
ventilation shafts
circular cross-section
waterproofing techniques
brick archways
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gptkbp:open_to_public
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1843
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gptkbp:opened
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gptkb:Rotherhithe
gptkb:Queen_Victoria
Wapping
a railway tunnel
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gptkbp:original_purpose
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gptkb:transportation
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Thames_Path
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gptkbp:renamed
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gptkb:Thames_Tunnel
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gptkbp:renovation
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1980s renovations
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gptkbp:significance
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first underwater tunnel in the world
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gptkbp:visitors_per_year
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over 1 million
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Brunel_Museum
gptkb:Brunel_Museum
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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