Fort Jesus
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Fort Jesus is a 16th-century Portuguese-built coastal fortress in Mombasa, Kenya, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a key symbol of the region’s colonial and maritime history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Jesus canonical | 4 |
| Fort Jesus, Mombasa | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ fortress ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Renaissance military architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| builtBy | Portuguese ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1596 ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1593 ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | -4.061 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 39.676 ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designedBy | Giovanni Battista Cairati ⓘ |
| hasBastions | yes ⓘ |
| hasBattlements | yes ⓘ |
| hasExhibits |
Omani period artifacts
ⓘ
Portuguese colonial artifacts ⓘ Swahili culture artifacts ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense fortification
ⓘ
museum of Swahili coastal history ⓘ |
| hasMoat | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Monument of Kenya
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageRegion |
Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Africa (UNESCO)
|
| locatedIn |
Mombasa Island
ⓘ
Mombasa Island ⓘ
surface form:
Old Town Mombasa
|
| locatedOn | Indian Ocean coast ⓘ |
| location | Mombasa ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Museums of Kenya ⓘ |
| material |
coral stone
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Kilindini Harbour ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
control entrance to Mombasa harbour
ⓘ
protect Portuguese trade route to India ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Kenya ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mombasa Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Mombasa Old Town historic ensemble
|
| religiousAssociation | Christianity ⓘ |
| shape | human body outline ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of 16th-century Portuguese military architecture
ⓘ
key symbol of Mombasa’s colonial history ⓘ symbol of Portuguese presence on the Swahili Coast ⓘ testimony to Indian Ocean maritime trade ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
cultural tourism site
ⓘ
heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
criterion (ii)
ⓘ
criterion (iv) ⓘ criterion (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1295 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
garrison ⓘ prison ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Jesus, Mombasa