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Fortifications of Cartagena
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Fortifications_of_Cartagena
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:castle
gptkbp:builtBy
gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkbp:builtYear
16th century
17th century
18th century
gptkbp:city_protected
gptkb:Cartagena_de_Indias
gptkbp:currentUse
gptkb:tourist_attraction
historic site
gptkbp:feature
gptkb:bastion_of_San_Francisco_Javier
gptkb:bastion_of_San_Ignacio
gptkb:bastion_of_San_Lucas
gptkb:bastion_of_San_Pedro_Martir
gptkb:bastion_of_Santa_Catalina
gptkb:bastion_of_Santa_Clara
gptkb:Las_Bóvedas
gptkb:Castillo_San_Felipe_de_Barajas
tunnels
bastions
gates
moats
watchtowers
batteries
ramparts
curtains
drawbridges
gptkbp:governingBody
gptkb:Colombian_Ministry_of_Culture
gptkbp:hasWall
11 kilometers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Fortifications of Cartagena
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Cartagena,_Colombia
gptkbp:material
gptkb:brick
limestone
coral stone
gptkbp:notableBuilding
gptkb:Bastion_of_San_Francisco_Javier
gptkb:Bastion_of_San_Ignacio
gptkb:Bastion_of_San_Lucas
gptkb:Bastion_of_San_Pedro_Martir
gptkb:Bastion_of_Santa_Catalina
gptkb:Bastion_of_Santa_Clara
gptkb:Walls_of_Cartagena
gptkb:Las_Bóvedas
gptkb:Castillo_San_Felipe_de_Barajas
gptkbp:part_of
gptkb:Historic_Centre_of_Cartagena,_Colombia
gptkbp:purpose
defense against pirates
defense against colonial powers
gptkbp:significance
example of Spanish military architecture
protected the city from numerous attacks
one of the most complete systems of military fortifications in South America
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria
iv
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
1984
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Port,_Fortresses_and_Group_of_Monuments,_Cartagena
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5