Great Siege Tunnels
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The Great Siege Tunnels are an extensive network of defensive galleries carved into the Rock of Gibraltar in the late 18th century, built by the British to fortify the territory during the Great Siege.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military fortification
→
tourist attraction → tunnel system → |
| access | road access from Upper Rock Nature Reserve → |
| alsoKnownAs | Upper Galleries → |
| carvedInto |
Gibraltar
→
surface form: "Rock of Gibraltar"
|
| conflict | Great Siege of Gibraltar → |
| constructedBy | British Army → |
| constructedDuring | Great Siege of Gibraltar → |
| constructedFor | defensive purposes → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| currentUse |
museum
→
tourist site → |
| designedBy | British military engineers → |
| endDate | late 18th century → |
| era | 18th century → |
| governingBody | Government of Gibraltar → |
| hasExhibit |
interpretive displays on Great Siege
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period artillery pieces → |
| hasFeature |
firing positions
→
gun embrasures → interconnected galleries → viewpoints over Bay of Gibraltar → |
| hasUse |
artillery positions
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observation posts → storage → troop movement → |
| heritageStatus | listed historic site in Gibraltar → |
| languageOfName | English → |
| locatedIn |
Gibraltar
→
Gibraltar →
surface form: "Rock of Gibraltar"
|
| materialUsed | limestone rock → |
| militaryBranch |
Royal Regiment of Artillery
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surface form: "Royal Artillery"
|
| nearby |
Landport Gate
→
Moorish Castle → fortifications of Gibraltar →
surface form: "Northern Defences of Gibraltar"
|
| notableFor |
extensive underground defensive network
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innovative rock-cut artillery positions → |
| openToPublic | true → |
| operator |
British Armed Forces
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surface form: "British military"
|
| originalPurpose | defend Gibraltar from Spanish and French forces → |
| partOf |
fortifications of Gibraltar
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surface form: "Gibraltar fortifications"
Upper Rock area → |
| significance | key element in defence of Gibraltar during Great Siege → |
| significantEvent | defence of Gibraltar 1779–1783 → |
| startDate | 1782 → |
| strategicViewOver |
Bay of Gibraltar
→
isthmus to Spain → |
| tourismType | military history tourism → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.