Fortifications of Toulon
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The Fortifications of Toulon are a system of coastal and urban defenses in the French port city of Toulon, renowned as a major example of the military engineering of Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortification system
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military installation ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Vauban-style fortification
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bastioned fortification ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityServed | Toulon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentUse |
military installations
ⓘ
tourist attractions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fort Balaguier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Lamalgue NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Saint-Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort de Six-Fours NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort de la Colle Noire NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort de la Croix-Faron NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort du Coudon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tour Royale NERFINISHED ⓘ bastions of Toulon ⓘ city walls of Toulon NERFINISHED ⓘ landward forts of Toulon ⓘ sea batteries of Toulon ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic sites (France) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
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Toulon NERFINISHED ⓘ Var department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
hills surrounding Toulon ⓘ roadstead of Toulon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngineer | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
example of Vauban’s military engineering
ⓘ
integration of coastal and urban defenses ⓘ |
| partlyPreservedAs | historic monuments ⓘ |
| partOf |
French coastal defense network
ⓘ
defenses of the port of Toulon ⓘ |
| periodOfConstruction |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
coastal defense
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defense of Toulon naval base ⓘ harbor defense ⓘ urban defense ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access to Toulon harbor
ⓘ
protection of principal French Mediterranean naval base ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
French Revolutionary Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
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