Château d’If

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Château d’If is a historic island fortress off the coast of Marseille, France, best known as the setting of Alexandre Dumas’ novel "The Count of Monte Cristo."

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Château d’If canonical 21
Château d'If 2
Château d’If fortress 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
fortress
historic site
architecturalStyle military architecture
category Castles in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Islands of the French Mediterranean
Tourist attractions in Marseille
constructionEndDate 1531
constructionStartDate 1524
coordinateLocation 43.283°N 5.325°E
country France
describedIn The Count of Monte Cristo
distanceFromShore about 1.5 kilometres from Marseille
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 30 metres
fictionalAssociationWithAuthor Alexandre Dumas
fictionalPrisoner Abbé Faria
Edmond Dantès
hasDefensiveFeature gun emplacements
ramparts
hasFunction coastal fortress
state prison
hasNumberOfTowers three main towers
hasTransportConnection ferry from Marseille
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France
heritageDesignationDate 1926
historicallyUsedToImprison political prisoners
religious dissenters
inception 1524
languageOfOfficialName French
locatedIn Bay of Marseille
Mediterranean Sea
off the coast of Marseille
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Bouches-du-Rhône
Marseille
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
locatedInBodyOfWater Gulf of Lion
locatedOn Île d’If
managedBy Centre des monuments nationaux
materialUsed stone
notablePrisoner Huguenots
notableWorkOfFiction The Count of Monte Cristo
officialName Château d’If
openToPublic yes
ownedBy French state
linked to: French Republic
partOf Frioul archipelago
linked to: Frioul Islands
publicationDateOfAssociatedWork 1844
touristAttraction yes
usedAsPrisonFrom 16th century
usedAsPrisonUntil late 19th century

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

Marseille hasLandmark Château d’If
Centre des monuments nationaux manages Château d’If
Vieux-Port de Marseille connectsTo Château d’If
Château d’If officialName Château d’If
Frioul Islands contains Château d’If
Centre des monuments nationaux manages Château d’If
subject linked to: CMN
Edmond Dantès placeOfImprisonment Château d’If
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934 film) settingLocation Château d'If
linked to: Château d’If
The Count of Monte Cristo (1975 film) settingLocation Château d'If
linked to: Château d’If
Abbé Faria setting Château d’If
Abbé Faria prisonerAt Château d’If
Abbé Faria diesIn Château d’If
Fortifications of Marseille hasPart Château d’If
subject linked to: fortifications of Marseille
Bay of Marseille hasPart Château d’If
Bay of Marseille knownFor Château d’If
Île d’If hasStructure Château d’If
Île d’If constructedStructure Château d’If fortress
linked to: Château d’If
Pomègues hasViewOf Château d’If
Ratonneau nearby Château d’If