Cardington Airship Hangar No. 2

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Airship hangar
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Sir_Alexander_Gibb
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Airship_Works
gptkb:British_Airship_Company
Early 20th-century aviation
Airship_development_in_the_UK
gptkbp:built 1917
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Preserved
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Listed building
gptkbp:currentUse Film and television production
gptkbp:famousFor Historic aviation site
R101 disaster
Airship construction history
R100 success
gptkbp:floors 16,000 square meters
gptkbp:height 60 meters
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:World_War_I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cardington Airship Hangar No. 2
gptkbp:length 244 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cardington,_Bedfordshire,_England
gptkbp:material Brick
Steel
gptkbp:notableEvent Construction of R101
R100 airship trials
gptkbp:openToPublic Yes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Cardington_Airfield
gptkbp:renovated 2000s
gptkbp:service_ceiling Arched roof
gptkbp:style Industrial architecture
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:usedFor Concerts
Events
Exhibitions
Corporate events
Airship construction
gptkbp:visitedBy Tourists
Event planners
History enthusiasts
Film crews
gptkbp:width 66 meters