Citadel Fort Adelaide
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Citadel Fort Adelaide is a 19th-century hilltop fortress in Port Louis, Mauritius, built by the British to protect the harbor and city and now serving as a historic site with panoramic views.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Citadel Fort Adelaide canonical | 1 |
| Fort Adelaide | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | road access from Port Louis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Citadel Fort Adelaide
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Adelaide
The Citadel ⓘ |
| builtBy |
British authorities
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ
surface form:
the British Empire
|
| constructionPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Mauritius ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| function | military fortification ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ stone ramparts ⓘ |
| hasFunction | viewpoint over Port Louis ⓘ |
| hasPanoramicViewsOf |
Port Louis
ⓘ
Port Louis Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
Port Louis harbor
|
| hasViewOf |
Port Louis
ⓘ
surface form:
Port Louis city center
Port Louis Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
the harbor of Port Louis
|
| heritageValue | example of 19th-century military architecture in Mauritius ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British colonial period in Mauritius ⓘ |
| isOpenToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Port Louis
ⓘ
Port Louis District ⓘ |
| locatedOn | a hilltop ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Adelaide ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Port Louis
ⓘ
Port Louis Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
Port Louis harbor
|
| primaryPurpose |
to protect the city of Port Louis
ⓘ
to protect the harbor ⓘ |
| region | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | cultural tourism site ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Adelaide