Lazzaretto of Ancona

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The Lazzaretto of Ancona is a historic 18th-century pentagonal fortress-island in Ancona, Italy, originally built as a quarantine station and later used for military and civic purposes.

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Lazzaretto of Ancona canonical 3

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
historic building
island structure
lazzaretto
quarantine station
architect Luigi Vanvitelli
architecturalStyle 18th-century military architecture
connectedTo mainland by bridges
constructionEnd 1743
constructionStart 1733
continent Europe
country Italy
functionDuringEpidemics isolation of people and goods
hasAlternativeName Mole Vanvitelliana
hasFeature bastions
central courtyard
defensive walls
internal canal
hasView Adriatic coastline
Port of Ancona
surface form: Ancona waterfront
heritageDesignation historic monument
inception 18th century
laterUse civic building
cultural venue
military depot
military fortress
warehouse
locatedIn Adriatic Sea
Ancona
Port of Ancona
surface form: Ancona harbor

Marche region
surface form: Marche
material stone
namedAfter Luigi Vanvitelli
originalFunction control of maritime traffic health
isolation hospital
quarantine station
owner Municipality of Ancona
partOf Port of Ancona
surface form: port of Ancona
shape pentagonal
touristAttraction true
usedFor cultural activities
exhibitions
public events

Referenced by (3)

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

Ancona hasLandmark Lazzaretto of Ancona
Luigi Vanvitelli notableWork Lazzaretto of Ancona
Arch of Trajan nearby Lazzaretto of Ancona
subject surface form: Arch of Trajan (Ancona)