Fort Charlotte

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Fort Charlotte is a historic 18th-century British colonial fort overlooking Nassau Harbor in the Bahamas, known for its stone ramparts, dungeons, and panoramic views.

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Fort Charlotte canonical 1
Fort Charlotte, Nassau 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fort
historic site
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle military architecture
constructedBy British Empire
British colonial authorities
constructionStartDate late 18th century
country Bahamas
era 18th century
garrisonType British colonial garrison
geographicCoordinateSystem WGS84
hasFeature bastions
cannon emplacements
drawbridge
dungeons
moat
stone ramparts
underground passages
hasInterpretiveSignage true
hasNearbyAttraction Arawak Cay
Nassau
surface form: Downtown Nassau
hasTouristFacilities true
hasView Nassau Harbour
surface form: Nassau Harbor

New Providence Island
surface form: New Providence Island coastline
heritageStatus historic landmark
locatedIn Nassau
locatedOnIsland New Providence Island
material stone
namedAfter Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Queen Charlotte
openToPublic true
operator Government of the Bahamas
overlooks Nassau Harbour
surface form: Nassau Harbor
partOf Nassau historic and governmental district
surface form: Nassau historic fortifications
purpose coastal defense
harbor protection
region Caribbean
usedFor cultural events
guided tours
historical interpretation

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Nassau hasHistoricSite Fort Charlotte
Prince George Wharf near Fort Charlotte
this entity surface form: Fort Charlotte, Nassau