Fort Saint-Louis

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Fort Saint-Louis is a historic coastal fortress in Fort-de-France, Martinique, that has long served as a key military stronghold and naval base in the Caribbean.

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Label Occurrences
Fort Saint-Louis canonical 1
remains of Fort Saint-Louis 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal fortification
fortress
historic site
administeredBy France NERFINISHED
constructionMaterial stone
continent North America
country France
garrisonedBy French military NERFINISHED
geographicCoordinateSystem WGS84 NERFINISHED
hasFeature bastions
battlements
casemates
moat
ramparts
hasFunction coastal defense
military stronghold
naval base
hasViewOf Bay of Fort-de-France NERFINISHED
Fort-de-France NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Martinique NERFINISHED
heritageStatus historic monument
locatedIn Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED
Fort-de-France NERFINISHED
Martinique NERFINISHED
locatedOn Bay of Fort-de-France NERFINISHED
Caribbean coast of Martinique NERFINISHED
near Fort-de-France cruise port NERFINISHED
downtown Fort-de-France
openToPublic partially
operatedBy French Navy NERFINISHED
ownedBy French state NERFINISHED
partOf Fortifications of Fort-de-France NERFINISHED
primaryRole control of maritime access to Martinique
protection of Fort-de-France harbor
region French overseas department of Martinique
strategicFor French Caribbean defense
tourismAttraction yes
usedBy French Navy NERFINISHED
French armed forces NERFINISHED
usedDuring 19th century
20th century
21st century
Age of Sail NERFINISHED
colonial period

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

Fort-de-France hasLandmark Fort Saint-Louis
Dufferin Terrace builtOver Fort Saint-Louis
this entity surface form: remains of Fort Saint-Louis