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.

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Citadel Fort Adelaide canonical 1
Fort Adelaide 1

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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

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Port Louis hasLandmark Citadel Fort Adelaide
Citadel Fort Adelaide alsoKnownAs Citadel Fort Adelaide
this entity surface form: Fort Adelaide