Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Government House in Stanley has been the home of the Falkland Islands' London-appointed Governors since the mid-19th century. The official residence was built in 1845.The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica says in the Falkland Islands article that "Government House, grey, stone-built and slated, calls to mind a manse in Shetland or Orkney."Sir Ernest Shackleton stayed here during his famous expedition. Allegedly, he described his time there as being "far colder than any time on the ice".[citation needed] Whether that refers to the welcome he received or the temperature is not clear.It is a listed building.It was the site of a major battle during the Argentine invasion of the Falklands in 1982.. }
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- Government_House,_Falkland_Islands abstract "Government House in Stanley has been the home of the Falkland Islands' London-appointed Governors since the mid-19th century. The official residence was built in 1845.The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica says in the Falkland Islands article that "Government House, grey, stone-built and slated, calls to mind a manse in Shetland or Orkney."Sir Ernest Shackleton stayed here during his famous expedition. Allegedly, he described his time there as being "far colder than any time on the ice".[citation needed] Whether that refers to the welcome he received or the temperature is not clear.It is a listed building.It was the site of a major battle during the Argentine invasion of the Falklands in 1982.".