Château d’If

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castle fortress historic site

Château d’If is a historic island fortress off the coast of Marseille, France, best known as the setting of Alexandre Dumas’ novel "The Count of Monte Cristo."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
architecturalStyle military architecture ⓘ
category Castles in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
Islands of the French Mediterranean ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Marseille ⓘ
constructionEndDate 1531 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1524 ⓘ
coordinateLocation 43.283°N 5.325°E ⓘ
country France ⓘ
describedIn The Count of Monte Cristo ⓘ
distanceFromShore about 1.5 kilometres from Marseille ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 30 metres ⓘ
fictionalAssociationWithAuthor Alexandre Dumas ⓘ
fictionalPrisoner Abbé Faria ⓘ
Edmond Dantès ⓘ
hasDefensiveFeature gun emplacements ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
hasFunction coastal fortress ⓘ
state prison ⓘ
hasNumberOfTowers three main towers ⓘ
hasTransportConnection ferry from Marseille ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1926 ⓘ
historicallyUsedToImprison political prisoners ⓘ
religious dissenters ⓘ
inception 1524 ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName French ⓘ
locatedIn Bay of Marseille ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
off the coast of Marseille ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ
Marseille ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Gulf of Lion ⓘ
locatedOn Île d’If ⓘ
managedBy Centre des monuments nationaux ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
notablePrisoner Huguenots ⓘ
notableWorkOfFiction The Count of Monte Cristo ⓘ
officialName Château d’If self-link ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
ownedBy French Republic ⓘ
surface form: French state
partOf Frioul Islands ⓘ
surface form: Frioul archipelago
publicationDateOfAssociatedWork 1844 ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedAsPrisonFrom 16th century ⓘ
usedAsPrisonUntil late 19th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vieux-Port de Marseille → connectsTo → Château d’If ⓘ
Frioul Islands → contains → Château d’If ⓘ
Marseille → hasLandmark → Château d’If ⓘ
Centre des monuments nationaux → manages → Château d’If ⓘ
Château d’If → officialName → Château d’If self-link ⓘ