King’s Bastion casemates
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King’s Bastion casemates are a series of vaulted military chambers built into Gibraltar’s King’s Bastion, historically used for housing troops, storing munitions, and defending the fortress.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortification structure
ⓘ
military casemates ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature | vaulted chambers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gibraltar fortifications
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal defence ⓘ |
| country | Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | artillery defence ⓘ |
| fortificationType | bastion casemates ⓘ |
| hasAccessType | internal vaulted galleries ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
accommodation for garrison
ⓘ
storage of gunpowder and shot ⓘ support for artillery positions above ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of historic military architecture of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | age of sail fortifications ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
barracks
ⓘ
magazine ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ King’s Bastion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gibraltar town area ⓘ |
| material | masonry ⓘ |
| overseasTerritoryOf | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gibraltar’s defensive system
ⓘ
King’s Bastion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Great Siege of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | protection of Gibraltar’s western front ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defending the fortress
ⓘ
housing troops ⓘ storing munitions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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