The Menin Gate

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:memorial
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ypres_historical_district
gptkb:Ypres_1914-1918
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Sir_Reginald_Blomfield
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Commonwealth_War_Graves
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:item
1920s
fallen soldiers
gptkbp:contains over 54,000 names
gptkbp:dedicated_to British and Commonwealth soldiers
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Sir_Reginald_Blomfield
gptkbp:features inscriptions of names
gptkbp:has_a eternal flame
large archway
gptkbp:height 40 meters
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkbp:historical_significance World War I memorials
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Menin Gate
gptkbp:inscription gptkb:Dutch
gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:memorial
gptkbp:is_a_place_for gptkb:memorial
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Last_Post_Ceremony
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Flanders_Fields
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:is_symbolic_of remembrance
gptkbp:is_visited_by tourists
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ypres
gptkbp:managed_by gptkb:Commonwealth_War_Graves_Commission
gptkbp:nearby_attractions gptkb:Langemark_German_War_Cemetery
gptkb:Tyne_Cot_Cemetery
gptkb:In_Flanders_Fields_Museum
gptkb:Flanders_Fields_Museum
gptkbp:open_to_public gptkb:1927
gptkbp:opening_ceremony gptkb:Last_Post_Ceremony
every evening
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Ypres_Salient
gptkbp:released July 24, 1927
gptkbp:renovated gptkb:1997
gptkbp:restoration 1950s
gptkbp:significance symbol of remembrance
gptkbp:style Neoclassical architecture
gptkbp:symbolizes sacrifice of soldiers
gptkbp:tourist_attraction gptkb:battle
gptkbp:visitors around the world
hundreds of thousands annually