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ID: 700002943
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002943
Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1
Durham Castle (castle (fortification); unknown English (architects); construction began 1072; Durham (Durham, England, United Kingdom, Europe, World, Top ...)
Note: Castle built approximately six years after the Norman Conquest. It has been the home to University College since 1837.
Titles:
Durham Castle (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)
Durham Castle (Durham, England) (C,U,LC,undetermined,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
castle (fortification) [300006891] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, fortifications (built environment))

Classifications:
architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: construction began 1072

Creator Display:
unknown English (architects) [preferred,VP]
patron William I, King of England (Norman king of England, 1027/1028-1087 ) [500328143]
architects unknown English (English cultural designation) [500125227]
occupant Term Not Found [500372565]
Locations:
Current: Durham [7010027] Durham (county), England (country), United Kingdom (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Address Note: 54.77487 -1.57558
Display Materials: stone
stone (worked rock) [300011176]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)

Dimensions: unavailable
Cultures:
English (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
Norman [300020851] (preferred,N/A)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, Medieval styles and periods, Medieval (European), Medieval regional styles, Northern European Medieval styles, French Medieval styles)

General Subject:
architecture (preferred,isness)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Built Works
.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, and engineering works
Sources and Contributors:
Durham Castle........ [VP]
........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) accessed 31 May 2016
........ Durham World Heritage Site (2016-) accessed 31 May 2016
Durham Castle (Durham, England)........ [JPGM,VP]
........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2010012717; accessed 31 May 2016
Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]
....................... Durham World Heritage Site (2016-) accessed 31 May 2016
....................... Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) accessed 31 May 2016
Note:
English ..... [VP]
..... Durham World Heritage Site (2016-) accessed 31 May 2016
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