Tafawa Balewa Square

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:public_square
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Awolowo_Road
gptkb:Race_Course_Road
gptkbp:architecturalStyle modernist
gptkbp:area 14.5 hectares
gptkbp:capacity 50,000
gptkbp:city gptkb:Lagos
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Independence_Arcade
gptkb:Independence_House
gptkb:Remembrance_Arcade
gptkb:Tafawa_Balewa_Square_Bus_Terminal
gptkb:Tafawa_Balewa_Square_Car_Park
gptkb:Tafawa_Balewa_Square_Cricket_Oval
gptkb:Tafawa_Balewa_Square_Shopping_Complex
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:features gptkb:Independence_House
eagle statues
giant sculptures of horses
remembrance arcade
gptkbp:historicalEvent Nigeria's independence ceremony
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tafawa Balewa Square
gptkbp:inaugurated October 1, 1960
gptkbp:latitude 6.4458
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lagos_Island
gptkbp:longitude 3.4064
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Abubakar_Tafawa_Balewa
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Armed_Forces_Remembrance_Day
cultural festivals
political rallies
state funerals
music concerts
Independence Day celebrations
religious gatherings
national parades
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Lagos_Race_Course
gptkbp:opened 1960
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Lagos_State_Government
gptkbp:postalCode 101231
gptkbp:purpose commemoration of Nigeria's independence
gptkbp:symbolizes independence
national pride
Nigerian unity
gptkbp:usedFor concerts
parades
political rallies
public events
sports events
religious gatherings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nigéria
gptkb:Lagos
gptkb:Lagos_State
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5