Fort Ricasoli

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Fort Ricasoli is a large 17th-century coastal fortress in Malta that guards the entrance to Grand Harbour and has served both military and film-production roles.

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Fort Ricasoli canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bastioned fort
coastal fortress
cultural heritage site
architect Antonio Maurizio Valperga
builtInCentury 17th century
condition partially ruined
constructedBy Order of St John
linked to: Order of Saint John
constructedFor Order of St John
linked to: Order of Saint John
constructionEnd 1698
constructionStart 1670
continent Europe
controlledBy French Republic
Order of St John
linked to: Order of Saint John

Republic of Malta
linked to: Malta

United Kingdom
country Malta
damagedDuring World War II
garrisonedBy British Army
Royal Malta Artillery
hasFeature bastions
curtain walls
ditch
glacis
sea-facing batteries
hasFunction artillery fortification
coastal defence
film production location
harbour defence
heritageStatus scheduled property in Malta
locatedIn Grand Harbour
Kalkara
locatedNear Fort St. Angelo
Fort St. Elmo
Valletta
locatedOn eastern side of Grand Harbour
materialUsed limestone
namedAfter Giovanni Francesco Ricasoli
openToPublic partially
overlooks entrance to Grand Harbour
linked to: Grand Harbour
ownedBy Government of Malta
partOf fortifications of Malta
fortifications of the Grand Harbour
usedAs film set
usedAsFilmLocationFor Agora (2009 film)
Game of Thrones (TV series)
linked to: Game of Thrones

Gladiator (2000 film)
linked to: Gladiator

Julius Caesar (2002 miniseries)
Troy (2004 film)
usedDuring French blockade of Malta
Great Siege of Malta (not applicable historically)
World War I
World War II

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

Grand Harbour hasFortification Fort Ricasoli
Malta Dockyard near Fort Ricasoli
Il-Port il-Kbir protectedBy Fort Ricasoli
Kalkara contains Fort Ricasoli
Saluting Battery hasViewOf Fort Ricasoli