Fuerte Bulnes

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Fuerte Bulnes is a historic 19th-century Chilean fort in southern Patagonia, built to assert sovereignty over the Strait of Magellan and now preserved as an open-air museum and heritage site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage site
historic fort
open-air museum
category Forts in Chile
Museums in Magallanes Region
Open-air museums in Chile
constructedFor assert Chilean sovereignty over the Strait of Magellan
secure control of navigation through the Strait of Magellan
support Chilean colonization of southern Patagonia
continent South America
country Chile
era 19th century
governingBody Government of Chile
regional authorities of Magallanes
hasBuildingType military fortification
wooden fort
hasPart barracks
chapel
defensive palisade
kitchens
officers quarters
powder magazine
prison cell
stables
watchtower
hasReconstructionStatus partially reconstructed
restored
hasTourismType cultural tourism site
heritage tourism site
historical tourism site
hasViewOf Brunswick Peninsula
Strait of Magellan
heritageDesignation historic monument of Chile
national monument of Chile
locatedIn Patagonia
southern Chile
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Magallanes Region (historically)
surface form: Magallanes Region

Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region
surface form: Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena Region
locatedNear Punta Arenas, Chile
surface form: Punta Arenas
locatedOn Strait of Magellan
materialUsed stone
wood
namedAfter Manuel Bulnes
nearbyAttraction Parque del Estrecho de Magallanes
Puerto del Hambre
Punta Arenas, Chile
surface form: Punta Arenas
openToPublic yes
operatedAs open-air museum
significance early Chilean settlement in southern Patagonia
symbol of Chilean presence in the Strait of Magellan
usedDuring 19th century

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Punta Arenas, Chile nearbyAttraction Fuerte Bulnes
subject surface form: Punta Arenas