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Riffort

Curaçao · 19th century

Riffort in Curaçao
Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Riffort ranks #5,595 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 6 mapped in Curaçao. Founded 1828, it is older than 10% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Willemstad, 1 km away. See how Curaçao compares in the castle statistics.

The Riffort Museum is a museum located in Willemstad on the island of Curaçao. It forms part of the historic centre of Willemstad, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Machine-translated from “Musée du Fort Rif de Willemstad” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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