fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré

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UNESCO World Heritage Site Vauban fortification coastal fortification fortified complex

The fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré are a major 17th-century coastal defensive complex on the Île de Ré in France, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of Vauban’s military architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Label Occurrences
Fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré 1
Saint-Martin-de-Ré fortifications 1
Vauban fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
Vauban fortification ⓘ
coastal fortification ⓘ
fortified complex ⓘ
architect Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ
architecturalStyle star fort ⓘ
builtInCentury 17th century ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1685 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1681 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentUse historic monument ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
garrisonFunction control of access to Île de Ré ⓘ
hasPart bastioned enceinte ⓘ
citadel of Saint-Martin-de-Ré ⓘ
city walls ⓘ
gates ⓘ
glacis ⓘ
hornwork ⓘ
moats ⓘ
porte Thoiras ⓘ
porte des Campani ⓘ
ravelins ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument in France ⓘ
locatedIn Charente-Maritime ⓘ
France ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
Saint-Martin-de-Ré ⓘ
locatedOn Île de Ré ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Pertuis Breton ⓘ
notableFor example of Vauban’s military architecture ⓘ
state of preservation ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator Saint-Martin-de-Ré ⓘ
surface form: Commune of Saint-Martin-de-Ré
partOf Fortifications of Vauban ⓘ
defensive system of the Atlantic coast of France ⓘ
purpose coastal defense ⓘ
defense against English and Dutch attacks ⓘ
protection of the port of Saint-Martin-de-Ré ⓘ
style bastion fort ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 2008 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1283 ⓘ

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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban → notableWork → fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré ⓘ
Vauban → designedStructure → fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré
Île de Ré → hasAttraction → fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré ⓘ
this entity surface form: Vauban fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré
Fortifications of Vauban → componentSite → fortifications of Saint-Martin-de-Ré ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint-Martin-de-Ré fortifications