Fort Christian

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Danish colonial fort historic fort military structure tourist attraction

Fort Christian is a historic Danish colonial fort and the oldest standing structure in the U.S. Virgin Islands, located in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas.

Aliases (1)

Blackbeard's Castle ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Danish colonial fort → historic fort → military structure → tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle	Danish colonial architecture →
builtBy	Danish West India Company →
builtFor	administrative center of Danish West Indies → defense of Charlotte Amalie harbor →
city	Charlotte Amalie →
color	red →
constructionStart	1672 →
country	United States Virgin Islands →
currentUse	museum →
hasCategory	Danish West Indies → Forts in the United States Virgin Islands → National Historic Landmarks in the United States Virgin Islands →
hasFeature	bastions → central courtyard → clock tower → thick defensive walls →
hasFunction	fortification → government building → museum → prison →
heritage	Danish colonial →
isPartOf	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands →
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	Caribbean → Charlotte Amalie Historic District → West Indies →
locatedOn	Saint Thomas →
location	Charlotte Amalie →
material	masonry →
namedAfter	King Christian V of Denmark →
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignation	1977 →
nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesListing	1977 →
oldestStandingStructureIn	United States Virgin Islands →
openToPublic	yes →
operator	Government of the United States Virgin Islands →
overlooks	Charlotte Amalie harbor →
owner	Government of the United States Virgin Islands →
partOf	Danish West Indies colonial defenses →
recognizedAs	National Historic Landmark →
region	Caribbean Sea →
significance	oldest surviving structure in Charlotte Amalie → symbol of Danish colonial rule in the Virgin Islands →
usedAs	courthouse → governor's residence → police station →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charlotte Amalie → Charlotte Amalie ("Blackbeard's Castle") →	hasLandmark
National Historic Landmarks in the United States Virgin Islands →	hasMember
Legislature Building →	locatedNear