Portland Stone

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Portland_Stone

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:sports_equipment
gptkbp:availability	commercially available
gptkbp:color	light grey
gptkbp:color_variation	white to cream
gptkbp:composed_by	gptkb:limestone
gptkbp:cooling_system	low
gptkbp:developed_by	quarrying
gptkbp:difficulty	3 on Mohs scale
gptkbp:famous_landmark	gptkb:Victoria_and_Albert_Museum gptkb:Trafalgar_Square gptkb:The_National_Gallery gptkb:The_Tate_Modern gptkb:Somerset_House gptkb:Westminster_Abbey gptkb:London_Bridge gptkb:The_Royal_Courts_of_Justice gptkb:British_Library gptkb:The_Science_Museum gptkb:St_Pancras_Station gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London gptkb:Royal_Albert_Hall gptkb:Tower_of_London gptkb:The_Bank_of_England gptkb:The_National_Portrait_Gallery gptkb:The_Barbican_Centre gptkb:The_Gherkin gptkb:The_BT_Tower gptkb:The_Natural_History_Museum gptkb:The_Cheesegrater gptkb:The_Tate_Britain gptkb:The_Royal_Exchange gptkb:The_London_Stock_Exchange gptkb:Houses_of_Parliament gptkb:The_Guildhall gptkb:The_Mansion_House gptkb:The_Old_Bailey gptkb:The_Walkie_Talkie gptkb:The_London_Eye gptkb:The_O2_Arena gptkb:The_Shard The Scalpel
gptkbp:historical_significance	used in St Paul's Cathedral
gptkbp:historical_use	used since Roman times
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Portland Stone
gptkbp:mining_locations	gptkb:Dorset,_England
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Isle_of_Portland
gptkbp:population_density	2.4 g/cm³
gptkbp:sustainability	gptkb:Nature_Reserve
gptkbp:texture	fine-grained
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:British_Museum gptkb:National_Gallery,_London gptkb:historical_monuments gptkb:sculptures construction paving facades
gptkbp:water_resistance	high
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Weymouth_and_Portland gptkb:island_of_Portland
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6