Fort Manoel
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Fort Manoel is an 18th-century star fort on Manoel Island in Malta, built by the Knights of St. John to defend the approaches to Valletta.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bastioned fort
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ star fort ⓘ |
| archipelago | Maltese Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Baroque military architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Knights of St. John
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of Saint John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1733 ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1723 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinates | 35.904°N 14.505°E ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| currentUse |
event venue
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designedBy | Charles François de Mondion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Game of Thrones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Order of Saint John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChapel | Chapel of St Anthony of Padua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
central piazza ⓘ chapel ⓘ ditch ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ glacis ⓘ ravelin ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled property in Malta ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Harbour region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gżira NERFINISHED ⓘ Manoel Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Marsamxett Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Sliema
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | António Manoel de Vilhena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Marsamxett Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | fortifications of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | António Manoel de Vilhena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
coastal defence
ⓘ
harbour defence ⓘ |
| purpose | to defend the approaches to Valletta ⓘ |
| restoredBy | MIDI plc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sustainedDamageDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underwentRestoration | early 21st century ⓘ |
| usedAsFictionalLocation | Great Sept of Baelor set in Game of Thrones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.