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Fort Saint Louis (Martinique)

France · 17th century

Founded
1638
Architect
François Blondel
Heritage status
classified historical monument
Location
Fort-de-France
Coordinates
14.5999°, -61.0664°
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Fort Saint Louis (Martinique) in France
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Description

Fort Saint Louis (often hyphenated as Fort Saint-Louis) is a seaside fortress in Fort-de-France, Martinique. The present-day fort has evolved from earlier strongholds that were erected on the site as early as 1638, and has been known in previous incarnations as Fort Royal and Fort de la Republique. The modern-day Fort Saint Louis is both an active naval base and a listed historic site of France. There are daily tours of the fort, though the portion that is still a naval base is off-limits.

Text adapted from “Fort Saint Louis (Martinique)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Fort Saint Louis (Martinique) ranks #4,865 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #419 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded 1638, it is older than 27% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,615 times in the last 60 days, more than 64% of the atlas. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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