Bomarsund fortress

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Bomarsund fortress was a 19th-century Russian-built stronghold in the Åland Islands that became notable for its destruction during the Crimean War.

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Bomarsund 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
military installation
architecturalStyle 19th-century military architecture
attackedBy French Navy NERFINISHED
Royal Navy NERFINISHED
battles Siege of Bomarsund NERFINISHED
conflict Crimean War
constructedBy Russian Empire NERFINISHED
constructionEnd 1850s
constructionStart 1830
continent Europe
country Russian Empire
demilitarizationContext Åland Islands demilitarization
destroyedBy France NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
destroyedIn Crimean War NERFINISHED
destructionDate 1854
garrisonedBy Imperial Russian Navy NERFINISHED
Russian Army NERFINISHED
hasFunction coastal defense
military garrison
hasPart artillery batteries
barracks
main fortress complex
outlying defensive towers
heritageStatus cultural heritage site
languageOfOfficialName Russian
locatedIn Baltic Sea
Finland NERFINISHED
Sund, Åland NERFINISHED
Åland Islands NERFINISHED
locatedOn Bomarsund strait NERFINISHED
material brick
stone
namedAfter Bomarsund area NERFINISHED
near Mariehamn (Åland) NERFINISHED
operator Russian military authorities
ownedBy Russian Empire NERFINISHED
partOf Russian coastal defenses in the Baltic Sea
presentUse historical monument
tourist attraction
region Nordic countries NERFINISHED
relatedToTreaty Treaty of Paris (1856) NERFINISHED
significantEvent Siege of Bomarsund NERFINISHED
startDate 1830s
status ruins
strategicImportance control of sea routes in the northern Baltic Sea
timePeriod 19th century

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Bombardment of Bomarsund target Bomarsund fortress
Baltic Sea campaign of the Crimean War significantPlace Bomarsund fortress
this entity surface form: Bomarsund