The Festival of Britain, 1951

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Festival_of_Britain,_1951
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Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf national exhibition
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:South_Bank,_London
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Hugh_Casson
gptkbp:attractsTouristsFrom over 8 million
gptkbp:category 1951 in the United Kingdom
Exhibitions in the United Kingdom
Festivals in London
gptkbp:commemorates centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851
gptkbp:commemorativeCoinIssued 1951 crown coin
gptkbp:commemorativeStampIssued 1951
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:demolished gptkb:Dome_of_Discovery
gptkb:Skylon
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Abram_Games
gptkb:Misha_Black
gptkbp:endDate 1951-09-30
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:British_Pathé_newsreels
BBC broadcasts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Festival of Britain, 1951
gptkbp:includesEvent gptkb:Festival_Pleasure_Gardens
gptkb:Exhibition_of_Architecture
gptkb:Exhibition_of_Industrial_Power
gptkb:Exhibition_of_Science
gptkb:Exhibition_of_the_Arts
Boat races
Concerts
Film screenings
Live performances
Exhibition of the Land
Exhibition of the People
Exhibition of the Sea
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war British design
Royal Festival Hall remains in use
revitalized South Bank area
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:logo gptkb:Abram_Games
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Royal_Festival_Hall
gptkb:Dome_of_Discovery
gptkb:Skylon
gptkbp:opened gptkb:King_George_VI
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose celebrate British achievements in science, technology, industrial design, architecture, and the arts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Great_Exhibition_of_1851
gptkb:Royal_Festival_Hall
gptkb:South_Bank
gptkb:Dome_of_Discovery
gptkb:Skylon
post-war reconstruction
gptkbp:startDate 1951-05-03
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hepworth's_'Contrapuntal_Forms'
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7