Menin Gate

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf memorial
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Sir_Reginald_Blomfield
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:John_McCrae
gptkbp:built sandstone
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:soldiers_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:constructedIn 1920s
gptkbp:contains over 54,000 names
gptkbp:dedicatedTo missing soldiers
gptkbp:features inscriptions of names
gptkbp:height 40 meters
gptkbp:hosts Last Post ceremony
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Menin Gate
gptkbp:inscription Dutch
English
French
gptkbp:inspiration poetry
gptkbp:isA war memorial
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy local materials
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith military history
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor literature
memorial services
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical records
historians
gptkbp:isFeaturedIn films
gptkbp:isKnownFor its architecture
gptkbp:isLinkedTo historical events
gptkbp:isLocatedNear Battlefields of Flanders
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy local government
gptkbp:isPartOf cultural heritage
commemorative events
historical_sites_in_Belgium
gptkbp:isProminentIn World_War_I_history
gptkbp:isPromotedBy tourism boards
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor its significance
a site of mourning
gptkbp:isSupportedBy donations
gptkbp:isSymbolicOf peace
the arch
gptkbp:isUsedFor ceremonial events
gptkbp:isVisitedBy veterans
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Ypres
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Commonwealth_War_Graves_Commission
gptkbp:openedIn gptkb:King_Albert_I_of_Belgium
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Flanders_Fields
Ypres Salient
gptkbp:releasedIn July 24, 1927
gptkbp:represents sacrifice
gptkbp:significance gptkb:World_War_I_memorial
gptkbp:style classical architecture
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Ypres
gptkbp:symbolizes remembrance
gptkbp:visitedBy tourists
gptkbp:visitors over 300,000 annually
gptkbp:wasEstablishedIn documentaries