Liège forts

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fortification system
gptkbp:armament machine guns
mortars
rifles
artillery turrets
howitzers
gptkbp:builtBetween 1888
1891
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Belgian_Army
gptkbp:defenseLine eastern frontier of Belgium
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Henri_Alexis_Brialmont
gptkbp:distanceFromLondon 6-9 km
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:feature casemates
moats
underground galleries
armored turrets
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Belgian_Army_troops
gptkbp:historicalSignificance delayed German advance in 1914
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Liège forts
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Séré_de_Rivières_system
gptkbp:location gptkb:Liège,_Belgium
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
concrete
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Liège
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Fort_de_Loncin_explosion
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Fort_de_Barchon
gptkb:Fort_de_Boncelles
gptkb:Fort_de_Chaudfontaine
gptkb:Fort_de_Embourg
gptkb:Fort_de_Evegnée
gptkb:Fort_de_Fléron
gptkb:Fort_de_Flemalle
gptkb:Fort_de_Hollogne
gptkb:Fort_de_Liers
gptkb:Fort_de_Loncin
gptkb:Fort_de_Pontisse
gptkbp:numberOfForts 12
gptkbp:openToPublic some forts open to visitors
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Redoubt_of_Belgium
gptkbp:purpose defense of Liège
gptkbp:shape ring around Liège
gptkbp:significance first major use of concrete in fortifications
gptkbp:status some in ruins
some preserved as museums
some used by Belgian military
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Liège
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5