Fort Boyard

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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 popular adventure game TV show of the same name.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortification
sea fort
television game show setting
bestKnownAs setting of the TV game show Fort Boyard
builtInCentury 19th century
constructionEndDate 1857
constructionStartDate 1801
country France
currentUse television production location
tourist attraction (viewed from boats)
designation Monument historique
designationDate 1950
designedToDefend Rochefort NERFINISHED
featuredIn French TV show Fort Boyard
hasFeature central courtyard
inner barracks
landing platform
lighthouse-like watchtower
multiple gun emplacements
outer wall
hasFilmingSet cells and challenges built inside the fort
height about 20 metres
heritageStatus listed historical monument of France
length about 68 metres
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Charente-Maritime NERFINISHED
France
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pertuis d’Antioche NERFINISHED
material stone
nearbyCity La Rochelle NERFINISHED
nearbyIsland Île d’Oléron NERFINISHED
Île-d’Aix NERFINISHED
notableFor distinctive oval silhouette at sea
iconic role in international adaptations of the Fort Boyard game show
offCoastOf La Rochelle NERFINISHED
Île d’Oléron NERFINISHED
Île-d’Aix NERFINISHED
originalPurpose coastal defense
protection of the arsenal of Rochefort
ownedBy Conseil départemental de la Charente-Maritime NERFINISHED
shape oval
status decommissioned military fort
tourismAccess accessible by boat tours around the fort
tvShowCountryOfOrigin France NERFINISHED
tvShowFirstAired 1990
tvShowGenre adventure game show
tvShowOriginalNetwork Antenne 2 NERFINISHED
France 2 NERFINISHED
width about 31 metres

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