Skytsborg Tower

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Skytsborg Tower, better known as Blackbeard's Castle, is a historic 17th-century watchtower and popular tourist landmark overlooking Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Skytsborg Tower canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building ⓘ
historic watchtower ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Blackbeard's Castle ⓘ
architecturalStyle fortification architecture ⓘ
associatedWith pirate lore ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ
Towers in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1679 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
elevationRelativeToTown hilltop ⓘ
hasFeature panoramic views of Charlotte Amalie harbor ⓘ
hasStaircase yes ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1977 ⓘ
heritageStatus National Historic Landmark ⓘ
inception 17th century ⓘ
locatedIn Caribbean ⓘ
Charlotte Amalie ⓘ
U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ
locatedOn St. Thomas ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Blackbeard ⓘ
Edward Teach ⓘ
linked to: Blackbeard
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator private owners ⓘ
originalFunction defensive structure ⓘ
watchtower ⓘ
overlooks Charlotte Amalie ⓘ
partOf Charlotte Amalie Historic District ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor coastal defense ⓘ
harbor surveillance ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blackbeard's Castle → alsoKnownAs → Skytsborg Tower ⓘ