Ciutadella fortress

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Ciutadella fortress was a large 18th-century military citadel in Barcelona, Spain, whose demolition made way for the modern Parc de la Ciutadella.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ciutadella fortress canonical 1
Ciutadella military citadel 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf demolished building ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
military citadel ⓘ
architecturalStyle bastion fort ⓘ
star fort ⓘ
builder Bourbon monarchy of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Spanish monarchy
builtAfter War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
coordinateLocation approximate coordinates of Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
demolished 19th century ⓘ
demolishedFor creation of Parc de la Ciutadella ⓘ
demolitionOrderedBy Barcelona municipal authorities ⓘ
hasFunction control of the city ⓘ
military defense ⓘ
hasPart arsenal building ⓘ
barracks ⓘ
bastions ⓘ
moat ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
heritageStatus site integrated into urban park ⓘ
inception 18th century ⓘ
languageOfName Catalan ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Barcelona ⓘ
Catalonia ⓘ
Parc de la Ciutadella area ⓘ
locatedInOrNear Ciutat Vella district ⓘ
locatedOn Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter citadel of Barcelona ⓘ
occupant Spanish Army ⓘ
ownedBy Spanish Crown ⓘ
partOf defensive system of Barcelona ⓘ
presentDayRemnant Parlament de Catalunya building (former arsenal) ⓘ
some walls and traces in Parc de la Ciutadella ⓘ
replacedBy Parc de la Ciutadella ⓘ
significance symbol of Bourbon control over Barcelona ⓘ
significantEvent Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714) ⓘ
startTime early 18th century ⓘ
usedBy Spanish Army ⓘ
usedFor artillery emplacement ⓘ
garrisoning troops ⓘ
political repression ⓘ

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

Parc de la Ciutadella → namedAfter → Ciutadella fortress ⓘ
Parc de la Ciutadella → formerSiteOf → Ciutadella military citadel ⓘ
linked to: Ciutadella fortress