Fort Sint Pieter

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Fort Sint Pieter is a historic 18th-century fortress on the southern edge of Maastricht, Netherlands, built to defend the city and now a popular tourist site with panoramic views and underground tunnels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
fortress
access guided visit only to tunnels
architecturalStyle military fortification
builtFor defense of Maastricht
category 18th-century fortifications in Europe
Buildings and structures in Maastricht
Forts in the Netherlands
completedIn 18th century
coordinateLocation 50.838°N 5.686°E
country Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
Netherlands
elevation hilltop position above Maastricht
hasPart bastions
casemates
courtyard
gun emplacements
moat (partly filled in)
ramparts
underground tunnels
hasUse guided tours
heritage education
military defense
tourism
heritageDesignation Rijksmonument NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationCountry Netherlands NERFINISHED
inception around 1701
early 18th century
locatedIn Maastricht NERFINISHED
province of Limburg NERFINISHED
southern Netherlands
locatedNear Belgian border
ENCI quarry NERFINISHED
Meuse River NERFINISHED
Sint-Pietersberg NERFINISHED
locatedOn southern edge of Maastricht
materialUsed brick
limestone
offers panoramic views over Maastricht
views over the Meuse valley
openToPublic yes
operator Maastricht Underground (tour organization) NERFINISHED
ownedBy municipality of Maastricht NERFINISHED
partOf defensive works of Maastricht
touristType cultural tourism
military history tourism
urban sightseeing

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Maastricht hasLandmark Fort Sint Pieter