Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications

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The Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bermuda that preserves one of the earliest English colonial towns in the New World along with its extensive coastal defense works.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
historic town ⓘ
associatedWith British colonial expansion in the Atlantic ⓘ
transatlantic maritime trade routes ⓘ
conservationChallenges coastal erosion ⓘ
pressures from tourism ⓘ
country Bermuda ⓘ
criteria (iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
earliestSettlementDate 1612 ⓘ
foundedBy English colonists ⓘ
function administrative center of early Bermuda colony ⓘ
military defense of Bermuda’s harbors ⓘ
governingState United Kingdom ⓘ
hasBuildingTypes military fortifications ⓘ
public and civic buildings ⓘ
religious buildings ⓘ
residential houses ⓘ
hasUrbanMorphology organic street pattern adapted to topography ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
includes Alexandra Battery ⓘ
Fort Albert ⓘ
Fort St. Catherine ⓘ
Fort Victoria ⓘ
linked to: Fort St. Catherine

Gates Fort ⓘ
King’s Castle ⓘ
Town of St. George ⓘ
coastal fortifications of Bermuda ⓘ
inscribedOn UNESCO World Heritage List ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2000 ⓘ
locatedIn British Overseas Territory of Bermuda ⓘ
North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Ocean

St. George’s Parish ⓘ
linked to: St. George's Parish
locatedOn St. George’s Island ⓘ
notableFeature historic stone and brick buildings ⓘ
integrated coastal defense system ⓘ
narrow winding streets ⓘ
partOf cultural heritage of Bermuda ⓘ
periodOfSignificance 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
protectionStatus protected under Bermuda heritage legislation ⓘ
significance one of the earliest English colonial towns in the New World ⓘ
well-preserved example of an English colonial town plan ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism destination ⓘ
UNESCORegion Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ
linked to: Latin America
UNESCOSiteId 983 ⓘ

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Main Island of Bermuda → hasHistoricalSite → Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications ⓘ
Main Island of Bermuda → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOnIsland → Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications ⓘ
St. George’s, Bermuda → partOf → World Heritage property "Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda" ⓘ
linked to: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications
Town of St. George → heritageDesignation → Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda ⓘ
subject linked to: St. George's Parish
linked to: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications
St. George's Parish → contains → UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda ⓘ
linked to: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications
World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom → containsSite → Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda ⓘ
linked to: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications
World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom → containsOverseasTerritorySite → Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda ⓘ
linked to: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications
Fort George → partOf → the historic defenses of St. George's ⓘ
linked to: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications
Fort St. Catherine → partOf → Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda ⓘ
linked to: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications
Gates Fort → associatedWith → Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda ⓘ
linked to: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications
St. Peter’s Church, St. George’s → heritageSiteOf → Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda ⓘ
linked to: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications
King’s Square → partOf → Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications ⓘ
Tucker House Museum → partOf → Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications ⓘ
Old State House (St. George’s, Bermuda) → partOf → Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda ⓘ
subject linked to: Old State House
linked to: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications
Corporation of St. George’s → associatedWith → UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Historic Town of St. George and Related Fortifications ⓘ
linked to: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications
St. George’s Island → contains → Town of St. George UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications
Ordnance Island → hasNearbySite → UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications ⓘ
linked to: Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications