fortifications of Marseille

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cultural heritage fortification system

The fortifications of Marseille are a historic defensive system of walls, forts, and military structures built to protect the French port city of Marseille from maritime and land-based threats.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
city walls of Marseille 1
fortifications of Marseille canonical 1
harbour defenses of Marseille 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage ⓘ
fortification system ⓘ
architecturalStyle military architecture ⓘ
category Coastal fortifications in France ⓘ
History of Marseille ⓘ
Military history of France ⓘ
country France ⓘ
designedToProtectFrom land-based threats ⓘ
maritime threats ⓘ
governedBy Marseille ⓘ
surface form: City of Marseille

France ⓘ
surface form: French state
hasConstructionMaterial brick ⓘ
masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
hasPart Château d’If ⓘ
Fort Saint-Jean ⓘ
Fort Saint-Nicolas ⓘ
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde ⓘ
surface form: Fort de Notre-Dame de la Garde

Fort d’Entrecasteaux ⓘ
fortifications of Marseille self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: city walls of Marseille

coastal batteries of Marseille ⓘ
fortifications of Marseille self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: harbour defenses of Marseille

landward defensive works of Marseille ⓘ
hasViewOver Vieux-Port de Marseille ⓘ
Frioul Islands ⓘ
surface form: Îles du Frioul
heritageStatus historic monument ⓘ
locatedIn Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ
Marseille ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
locatedNear Frioul Islands ⓘ
surface form: Frioul archipelago

Vieux-Port de Marseille ⓘ
surface form: Old Port of Marseille
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
notableFor panoramic views of Marseille and the sea ⓘ
strategic control of Marseille harbor ⓘ
openToPublic partially ⓘ
partOf defense of the French Mediterranean coast ⓘ
protects Port of Marseille ⓘ
Marseille ⓘ
surface form: city of Marseille
significantEvent Franco-Spanish conflicts ⓘ
French Wars of Religion ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
significantPeriod 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
Early modern period ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
tourismAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor military defense ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fort Saint-Nicolas → partOf → fortifications of Marseille ⓘ
fortifications of Marseille → hasPart → fortifications of Marseille self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Fortifications of Marseille
this entity surface form: city walls of Marseille
fortifications of Marseille → hasPart → fortifications of Marseille self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Fortifications of Marseille
this entity surface form: harbour defenses of Marseille