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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fort Saint-Louis canonical 3
remains of Fort Saint-Louis 1

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Statements (45)

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

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Referenced by (4)

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

Fort-de-France hasLandmark Fort Saint-Louis
Dufferin Terrace builtOver remains of Fort Saint-Louis
linked to: Fort Saint-Louis
Fort-de-France hasLandmark Fort Saint-Louis
subject linked to: Fort-de-France, Martinique
Savane Park nearby Fort Saint-Louis