Menin Gate

Summary

Menin Gate is a war memorial^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of war_memorial entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,292 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Menin Gate is the creator of William Reid Dick^[3].
• Menin Gate is located in Ypres^[4].
• Menin Gate is in the country of Belgium^[5].
• Menin Gate's instance of is recorded as war memorial^[6].
• Menin Gate's instance of is recorded as city gate^[7].
• Menin Gate's instance of is recorded as Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained memorial^[8].
• Menin Gate's architect is recorded as Reginald Blomfield^[9].
• Menen is named after Menin Gate^[10].
• Menin Gate is made of Portland limestone^[11].
• Menin Gate is made of natural stone^[12].
• Menin Gate is part of Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)^[13].
• Menin Gate's Commons category is recorded as Menin Gate^[14].
• Menin Gate's commemorates is recorded as killed in action^[15].
• Menin Gate's commemorates is recorded as British Army during World War I^[16].
• Menin Gate's commemorates is recorded as World War I^[17].
• 1927 marks the founding of Menin Gate^[18].
• Menin Gate's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.852053275367844, 'longitude': 2.8910704098875475}^[19].
• Menin Gate's heritage designation is recorded as beschermd monument^[20].
• Menin Gate's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[21].
• Menin Gate's date of official opening is recorded as July 24, 1927^[22].
• Menin Gate's unveiled by is recorded as Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer^[23].
• Menin Gate's inscription is recorded as To the Armies of the British Empire who stood here from 1914 to 1918 and to those of their dead who have no known grave^[24].
• Menin Gate's native label is recorded as Menin Gate^[25].
• Menin Gate covers an area of {'amount': '+1618'}^[26].
• Menin Gate's quantity buried is recorded as {'amount': '+54379'}^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Menin Gate is the creator of William Reid Dick^[3].

Publication

Menin Gate is part of Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front)^[13].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include Portland limestone^[11] and natural stone^[12]. Menin Gate dates from the interwar period^[28].

Why It Matters

Menin Gate ranks in the top 1% of war_memorial entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,292 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]