Upper Galleries
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Upper Galleries is an alternative name for the Great Siege Tunnels, a historic network of defensive tunnels carved into the Rock of Gibraltar during the late 18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upper Galleries canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic military tunnel complex
ⓘ
historic military tunnel complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Great Siege Tunnels ⓘ |
| builtBy | British Army ⓘ |
| carvedInto | Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| constructedInPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1782 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Gibraltar ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cannon positions
ⓘ
gun embrasures ⓘ observation points ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Bay of Gibraltar
ⓘ
Spanish mainland ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic monument ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gibraltar
ⓘ
surface form:
British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar
Gibraltar ⓘ |
| location | Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| material | limestone rock ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Government of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| partOf |
fortifications of Gibraltar
ⓘ
surface form:
Gibraltar fortifications
fortifications of Gibraltar ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Defences of Gibraltar
|
| purpose |
artillery positions
ⓘ
fortifications of Gibraltar ⓘ
surface form:
defence of Gibraltar
|
| tourismType | military history tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor | defence against Spanish and French forces ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Great Siege of Gibraltar ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.