Arsenal facts for kids

An arsenal is a place where guns and ammunition are made, repaired or stored.

Some arsenals include:

• The Kiev Arsenal factory in Kiev, Ukraine, which gave its name to the Kiev Arsenal mutiny of 1918 (also known as the January Rebellion).
• The Arsenal in the Moscow Kremlin.
• L'Arsenal, now a quarter in Paris.
• The Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois, United States.
• The Warsaw Arsenal
• The Woolwich Arsenal, London, UK.
• The Venetian Arsenal, Venice, Italy.
• Arsenal, Arkansas
• Arsenal de l'Aéronautique, French military aircraft manufacturer

Several places, landmarks and buildings have been named after arsenals:

• The Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States.
• Several places called Arsenal Hill.
• The Arsenal Oak in Augusta, Georgia, United States.
• Arsenal Street in Hong Kong.

Arsenal is used in the name of several football clubs:

• Arsenal F.C., from North London.
• Arsenal de Sarandí, from Avellaneda, Argentina.
• Arsenal L.F.C., a women's football club from London
• FC Arsenal Kyiv, from Kiev, Ukraine.
• FC Arsenal Kharkiv, from Kharkiv, Ukraine.
• Berekum Arsenal, from Berekum, Ghana.
• Arsenal FC, from Roatan, Honduras.
• Arsenal Tula, from Tula, Russia.
• Arsenal Wanderers, from Mauritius.
• FK Arsenal, from Montenegro.
• FK Arsenal, from Serbia.
• Arsenal (Maseru), from Maseru, Lesotho.

In arts, music and culture, Arsenal can refer to:

• Arsenal, a Ukrainian film from 1928.
• The Arsenal Stadium Mystery a British murder mystery film from 1939.
• Your Arsenal, a 1992 album by Morrissey.
• Arsenal of Megadeth, a compilation album by Megadeth.
• In comic books, Arsenal is an alias of Roy Harper, the original Speedy (sidekick to Green Arrow).
• The "Arsenal of Democracy" is a famous fireside chat by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940.
• "The Arsenal of Freedom", an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
• Arsenal (band) is the name of a Belgian music band.
• Arsenal (Chicago band), another band.

There are also several man-made objects with Arsenal in their name:

• The Arsenal, an automobile manufactured in the late 1890s.
• The Arsenal VG-33, a WW2 French fighter aircraft.
• Kiev-Arsenal (photo camera) a Soviet brand of camera manufactured by the Arsenal Factory in Kiev, Ukraine.
• Arsenal Shipka, a Bulgarian submachinegun.
• Arsenal Gear, a fictional weapon in the video game Metal Gear Solid 2

Railway stations with Arsenal in their name include:

• Arsenal tube station, a station on the London Underground in Highbury, named after Arsenal FC.
• Woolwich Arsenal railway station, a mainline station in Woolwich, London, named after the Woolwich Arsenal.
• Arsenalna (Kiev Metro), a station on the Kiev Metro

Companies with Arsenal in its name include:

• Arsenal Real Estate Funds, LLC

Images for kids

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  View of the Entrance to the Arsenal, by Canaletto, 1732.

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  Cannons and mortars of Napoleon's Army exhibited along the wall of the Kremlin Arsenal.

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  The Royal Armoury, Leeds

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  Armory of Swiss Guard

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  The Kansas Army National Guard armory in Concordia, Kansas is a typical building used for the National Guard programs in the United States.

See also

In Spanish: Arsenal (armamento) para niños