Skip to main content

Superblocks

Scope note

Designates very large, usually residential, city blocks often formed by consolidating several smaller blocks and often barred to through traffic and crossed by pedestrian walks.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30008080

Broader Terms used

city blocks

Equivalent Terms used

superblock

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: superblocks" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-66232 Accessed: 2024-12-28 07:15:23

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-66232|title=Terminology definition for: superblocks|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-28 07:15:23|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-66232

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...