Arsenal (disambiguation)

Arsenal (disambiguation)

An arsenal is an establishment for the construction, repair, receipt, storage and issue of arms and ammunition.

Specific arsenals

Specific examples of arsenals include:

* Arsenal (Paris), now a quarter in Paris.
* Arsenal de l'Aéronautique, French military aircraft manufacturer.
* The Arsenal (Kremlin) in the Moscow Kremlin.
* The Foochow Arsenal, a Chinese naval shipyard.
* The Kiev Arsenal factory in Kiev, Ukraine.
* The Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois, United States.
* The Venetian Arsenal, Venice, Italy.
* The Warsaw Arsenal.
* The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London, United Kingdom.

Places named after arsenals

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 Stadium in Highbury, London.

Football clubs

Arsenal is used in the name of several football clubs:
*Arsenal F.C., from London.
*Arsenal L.F.C., the women's team of Arsenal.
*Arsenal de Sarandí, from Avellaneda, Argentina.
*FC Arsenal Kyiv, from Kiev, Ukraine.
*FC Arsenal Kharkiv, from Kharkiv, Ukraine.
*Berekum Arsenal, from Berekum, Ghana.
*Arsenal FC (Roatan), 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.

The arts

In arts, music and culture, Arsenal can refer to:
*"Arsenal (film)", 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.
*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.

Two comic book characters have used the name Arsenal, including:
*"Arsenal (Marvel Comics)", a Marvel Comics villain and antagonist of the Avengers.
*"Roy Harper (comics)", a DC Comics character known for a time as "Arsenal"

Man-made objects

There are also several man-made objects with Arsenal in their name:
*The Arsenal (automobile), an automobile manufactured in the late 1890s.
*The Arsenal VG-33, a World War II 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.

Other

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.
*Arsenal Co., a Bulgarian weapons and ammunition manufacturing company based in Kazanlak.


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