Fort Boyard (administrative responsibility may vary)
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Fort Boyard is a 19th-century sea fort off the west coast of France, best known today as the setting for the long-running French adventure game show of the same name.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Boyard | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fort
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ sea fort ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | boat only ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | military architecture ⓘ |
| builtUnder | Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate |
around 1857
ⓘ
mid-19th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate |
1801
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedToDefendAgainst | British Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInGenre | adventure game show ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Fort Boyard (fortification) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedMediaFranchise | Fort Boyard (international TV format) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGarrisonFunction | military garrison ⓘ |
| hasHeight | about 20 metres ⓘ |
| hasLaterUse |
filming location
ⓘ
prison ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasLength | about 61 metres ⓘ |
| hasNo | permanent civilian population ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity | boat excursions around the fort ⓘ |
| hasWidth | about 31 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected historic monument (Monument historique) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | France ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Pertuis d’Antioche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Charente-Maritime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
La Rochelle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Île d’Oléron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Île-d’Aix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | local authorities of Charente-Maritime ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor | French TV game show Fort Boyard ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
coastal defense fort
ⓘ
defense of the approaches to Rochefort naval base ⓘ protection of the roadstead of Aix ⓘ |
| owner | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French coastal defense system ⓘ |
| shape | oval ⓘ |
| status |
decommissioned military fort
ⓘ
heritage site ⓘ |
| televisionShowFirstAired | Fort Boyard (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionUseStartDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
adventure game show location
ⓘ
television set ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.