Fort Saint-Nicolas

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fortress historic monument military fortification

Fort Saint-Nicolas is a historic 17th-century military fortress in Marseille, France, built to protect the city and its harbor and now recognized as a significant cultural monument.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ
architect Louis-Nicolas de Clerville ⓘ
builtBy Louis XIV of France ⓘ
surface form: Louis XIV
builtInCentury 17th century ⓘ
city Marseille ⓘ
commissionedBy Louis XIV of France ⓘ
surface form: Louis XIV
conflictInvolved French Revolution ⓘ
constructionEnd 1664 ⓘ
constructionStart 1660 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
countryCapital Paris ⓘ
currentUse cultural site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
department Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ
hasPart bastions ⓘ
escarpments ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
hasViewOf Fort Saint-Jean ⓘ
Vieux-Port de Marseille ⓘ
surface form: Old Port of Marseille
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France) ⓘ
surface form: Monument historique
heritageDesignationCountry France ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart 1969 ⓘ
locatedIn Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ
Marseille ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
locatedNear Vieux-Port de Marseille ⓘ
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
hill overlooking Old Port ⓘ
locatedOpposite Fort Saint-Jean ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
namedAfter Saint Nicholas of Myra ⓘ
surface form: Saint Nicholas
nearbyLandmark Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde ⓘ
Vieux-Port de Marseille ⓘ
openToPublic partially ⓘ
owner Government of France ⓘ
surface form: French state
partOf fortifications of Marseille ⓘ
purpose control of Marseille population ⓘ
defense of Marseille harbor ⓘ
region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
style 17th-century military architecture ⓘ
usedFor detention ⓘ
military defense ⓘ
surveillance ⓘ

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

Vieux-Port de Marseille → adjacentTo → Fort Saint-Nicolas ⓘ
Marseille → hasLandmark → Fort Saint-Nicolas ⓘ
Fort Saint-Jean → nearby → Fort Saint-Nicolas ⓘ