Grand Tour of Europe

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical travel practice
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Grand Tour
gptkbp:beganIn 17th century
gptkbp:declinedAfter gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
rise of railways
changing social structures
gptkbp:documentedIn paintings
letters
guidebooks
travel diaries
gptkbp:endDate 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grand Tour of Europe
gptkbp:influenced cultural exchange
art collecting
modern tourism
gptkbp:influencedBy Renaissance humanism
Enlightenment ideals
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Italian
English
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Austria
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:notableAction attending concerts
collecting souvenirs
learning languages
meeting influential people
studying classical antiquity
visiting art collections
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Amsterdam
gptkb:Berlin
gptkb:Florence
gptkb:Geneva
gptkb:Milan
gptkb:Naples
gptkb:Paris
gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Turin
gptkb:Venice
gptkb:Vienna
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe
gptkb:Lord_Byron
gptkb:Mary_Shelley
gptkb:Thomas_Gray
gptkb:James_Boswell
gptkbp:participants wealthy young men
young European aristocrats
gptkbp:purpose education
social status
cultural enrichment
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:nobleman
European history
cultural history
educational travel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Matthew_Fetherstonhaugh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7