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Franzensfeste Fortress

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Franzensfeste Fortress stands in the village of Franzensfeste in South Tyrol, Italy. Emperor Francis I ordered its construction in 1833, but the project was abandoned in 1838 when the area was judged not important enough to warrant a fortress. The structure stood largely unused for more than a century and a half until it opened to the public in the summer of 2008 as a venue for Manifesta 7, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Building Type
Fortress 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Franzensfeste, Italy 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1833 2
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Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Fort / Fortress 1
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Source Franzensfeste Fortress (Wikipedia)
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1. Franzensfeste Fortress (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franzensfeste_Fortress, lead definition
    Franzensfeste Fortress (Italian: Forte di Fortezza; German: Festung Franzensfeste, literally "Franz's Fortress") is a fortress situated in the village of Franzensfeste, in South Tyrol, Italy.
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    Franzensfeste Fortress (Italian: Forte di Fortezza; German: Festung Franzensfeste, literally "Franz's Fortress") is a fortress situated in the village of Franzensfeste, in South Tyrol, Italy.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Fortress)
    Franzensfeste Fortress (Italian: Forte di Fortezza; German: Festung Franzensfeste, literally "Franz's Fortress") is a fortress situated in the village of Franzensfeste, in South Tyrol, Italy. Emperor Francis I began constructing the fortress in 1833. In 1838 the project was abandoned, because the area was not considered to be of sufficient importance for a fortress. In the summer of 2008 the fortr
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2. Franzensfeste Fortress (Wikidata)
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  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1833)
    Wikidata item Q212164, property P571: 1833
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 374437): Franzensfeste, Italy
    Wikidata item Q212164, property P131/P17 (location): Franzensfeste, Italy
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