Fort de Salettes
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Fort de Salettes is a historic mountain fortification near Briançon in the French Alps, built as part of the town’s defensive system and now recognized as part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort de Salettes canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortification
ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ mountain fort ⓘ |
| architect | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Vauban fortification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage site
ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ |
| elevation | high-altitude site ⓘ |
| function |
military defense
ⓘ
protection of access routes to Briançon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barracks
ⓘ
bastions ⓘ ditch ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Briançon valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding Alpine peaks ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Briançon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ French Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Hautes-Alpes NERFINISHED ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Briançon old town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Durance River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | slope above the Durance valley ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | decommissioned ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Salettes gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Briançon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine defensive line of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fortifications of Vauban (UNESCO World Heritage Site) NERFINISHED ⓘ defensive system of Briançon ⓘ fortifications of Briançon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southeastern France ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of access to Briançon from the Durance valley ⓘ |
| tourism | cultural tourism attraction ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.