Fort Saint-Jean (Marseille)

Fort Saint-Jean (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ sɛ̃ʒɑ̃]; Occitan: Fort Sant Joan) is a fortification in Marseille, built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port. Since 2013, it has been linked by two foot-bridges to the historical district Le Panier and to the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations; the latter being the first French national museum to be located outside Paris.

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Fort Saint-Jean (Marseille) ranks #1,258 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #101 of the 469 mapped in France. Founded 1660, it is older than 26% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,995 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Marseille, 1 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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