The Menin Gate, officially the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I whose graves are unknown. It stands at the eastern exit of the town, marking the starting point of one of the main roads that led Allied soldiers to the front line.
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, located there.
Sources
1. Menin Gate (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation- Wikipedia "Menin Gate" intro (read live, w-fk-arch-rel2-0927c, R-K)
Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
The Menin Gate, officially the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I whose graves are unknown. It stands at the eastern exit of the town, marking the starting point of one of the main roads that led Allied soldiers to the front line.
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (War memorial)
The Menin Gate (Dutch: Menenpoort), officially the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown. The memorial is located at the eastern exit of the town and marks the starting point for one of the main roads that led Allied soldiers to the
View the Source 2. Menin Gate (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1927)
Wikidata item Q1822397, property P1619: 1927
Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Ypres, Belgium
Wikidata item Q1822397, property P131/P17 (location): Ypres, Belgium
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