Akershus Fortress
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Akershus Fortress is a historic medieval castle and former royal residence that has served as a key military stronghold and national symbol in Norway’s capital.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akershus Castle Church | 2 |
| Akershus Castle | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Renaissance (later alterations)
ⓘ
medieval ⓘ |
| builtFor | King Haakon V of Norway ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | Norwegian monarchs ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Norway
ⓘ
Forts in Norway ⓘ Royal residences in Norway ⓘ Tourist attractions in Oslo ⓘ |
| cityGateTo | medieval Oslo ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1290s ⓘ |
| contains |
Akershus Fortress
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Akershus Castle
Akershus Fortress self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Akershus Castle Church
Norway’s Resistance Museum ⓘ Norwegian Armed Forces Museum ⓘ Royal Mausoleum ⓘ |
| coordinates | 59.907°N 10.739°E ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| function |
fortification
ⓘ
government facility ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Norwegian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| hasChapel |
Akershus Fortress
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Akershus Castle Church
|
| heritageStatus | protected cultural heritage site in Norway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oslo
ⓘ
Oslo County ⓘ Oslo ⓘ
surface form:
Oslo Municipality
|
| locatedOn | Akersneset ⓘ |
| managedBy | Norwegian Defence Estates Agency ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Akershus ⓘ |
| near |
Oslo City Hall
ⓘ
Port of Oslo ⓘ
surface form:
Oslo harbor
|
| occupiedBy | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Oslofjord ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Norway ⓘ |
| significance | national symbol of Norway ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Norwegian national sovereignty ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military garrison
ⓘ
prison ⓘ residence of the king ⓘ site of executions after World War II ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Akershus Castle
this entity surface form:
Akershus Castle Church
this entity surface form:
Akershus Castle Church