Great Zimbabwe

GPTKB entity
AI-created image of Great Zimbabwe
AI-created image

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned 15th century
gptkbp:area 7.22 km²
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:King_Solomon_(legend)
gptkb:Queen_of_Sheba_(legend)
gptkbp:built 11th century
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Shona_people
gptkb:Gokomere_culture
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Zimbabwean_banknotes
gptkb:Zimbabwean_coat_of_arms
gptkb:Zimbabwean_flag
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans 19th century
gptkbp:elevation 1100 m
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:David_Randall-MacIver
gptkb:Gertrude_Caton-Thompson
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans gptkb:Adam_Renders
gptkbp:firstEuropeanArchaeologist gptkb:J._Theodore_Bent
gptkbp:function gptkb:palace
trading center
gptkbp:hasSubsites gptkb:Great_Enclosure
gptkb:Hill_Complex
gptkb:Valley_Ruins
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Zimbabwe
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Kingdom_of_Butua
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Mutapa
gptkbp:languageOfBuilders gptkb:Shona
gptkbp:literaryPeriod gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Masvingo_Province
gptkbp:location gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:material granite
gptkbp:nameMeaning houses of stone
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Conical_Tower
gptkb:Great_Enclosure
stone ruins
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Great_Zimbabwe_National_Monument
gptkbp:populationPeak up to 18,000
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:National_Museums_and_Monuments_of_Zimbabwe
gptkbp:symbol Zimbabwean national identity
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:China
gptkb:Swahili_Coast
gptkb:Arabia
gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (i) (iii) (vi)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1986
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4