Fort Pampus

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Fort Pampus is a 19th-century artificial island fortress in the IJmeer near Amsterdam, built as part of the Dutch Defence Line and now a historic museum and UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Fort Pampus canonical 1
Fort bij Pampus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site component
artificial island
fortress
museum
access by boat only
builtInCentury 19th century
constructedAs sea fort
constructionEnd 1895
constructionStart 1887
coordinates 52.3667°N 5.0667°E
country Netherlands
disarmed early 20th century
garrisonedBy Royal Netherlands Army
hasDock visitor pier
hasExhibition 19th-century coastal defence
history of the Defence Line of Amsterdam
hasFeature casemates
gun emplacements
powder magazines
underground corridors
heritageDesignation Rijksmonument
UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalUse artillery fort
naval defence position
islandType artificial island
locatedIn IJmeer
locatedInBodyOfWater Markermeer
locatedNear Amsterdam
materialUsed brick
concrete
municipality Gooise Meren
namedAfter Pampus sandbank
nearbyCity Amsterdam
Muiden
openToPublic yes
operator Stichting Forteiland Pampus
partOf Amsterdam city defense system
surface form: Defence Line of Amsterdam

New Dutch Waterline defensive system context
Stelling van Amsterdam
purpose coastal defence
defence of Amsterdam
region North Holland
restoredAs heritage site
status museum
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1996
usedAs event venue
usedFor defence of the entrance to the IJ Bay

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IJmeer near Fort Pampus
Stelling van Amsterdam hasComponent Fort Pampus
this entity surface form: Fort bij Pampus