Destruction of Leuven Library
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Burning of Louvain Library
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| gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
commemorative plaques and memorials
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| gptkbp:date |
August 25, 1914
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Destruction of Leuven Library
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Leuven,_Belgium
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_I
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| gptkbp:perpetrator |
gptkb:German_Army
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| gptkbp:referencedIn |
Allied propaganda during World War I
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| gptkbp:restored |
new library built in 1928
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
international outrage
destruction of the university library loss of medieval manuscripts loss of over 300,000 books |
| gptkbp:significance |
symbol of wartime cultural destruction
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| gptkbp:victim |
gptkb:University_of_Leuven
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:German_occupation_of_Belgium
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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