Citadel of Lille
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The Citadel of Lille is a 17th-century star-shaped fortress in northern France, renowned as one of military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban’s most accomplished defensive works.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ star fort ⓘ |
| architect | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Kingdom of France (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFollowing | French conquest of Lille in 1667 ⓘ |
| builtFor | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1670 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1667 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 50.640°N 3.036°E ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
military base
ⓘ
public park surroundings ⓘ |
| department | Nord (department) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| garrisonFunction | defense of Lille ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
covered way ⓘ glacis ⓘ hornwork ⓘ moats ⓘ ravelins ⓘ |
| hasGate |
Porte Dauphine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Monument historique of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hauts-de-France
ⓘ
Lille NERFINISHED ⓘ northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| municipality | Lille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Deûle River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Queen of the Citadels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | defensive system of Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | protected historic monument ⓘ |
| shape | star-shaped ⓘ |
| significance |
key element of French border defenses under Louis XIV
ⓘ
major work of Vauban ⓘ |
| style | bastion fort design ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Bois de la Citadelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOSerialNomination | Fortifications of Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2008 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fortifications of Lille