Fort Saint-Nicolas

Fort Saint-Nicolas is a former military fort in . It's the sister fort to which was constructed at the same time. After an uprisings in 1630–31 and the Fronde in 1648–1652, the young King Louis XIV had two large forts, fort St.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: military fort in Marseille, France
  • Also known as: “fort d’Entrecasteaux”, “Fort d’Entrecasteaux”, “Fort D’Entrecasteaux”, “fort Ganteaume”, and “Крепост Свети Никола”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbey of St Victor, Marseille and Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean.

Church
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The Abbey of Saint-Victor, Marseille is a former abbey that was founded during the late Roman period in in the south of France, named after the local soldier saint and martyr Victor of Marseilles. is situated 270 metres east of Fort Saint-Nicolas.

Museum
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The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations is an ethnology national museum in , France. It was built as part of the Euroméditerranée urban renewal project along with the neighbouring Villa Méditerranée in the neighbourhood in the opposite . is situated 640 metres north of Fort Saint-Nicolas.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 170 metres northwest of Fort Saint-Nicolas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Pharo and Saint-Victor.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
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The is one of the 16 arrondissements of Marseille, . It is governed locally together with the , with which it forms the 1st sector of Marseille.

Fort Saint-Nicolas

Latitude
43.29105° or 43° 17′ 28″ north
Longitude
5.36237° or 5° 21′ 45″ east
Open location code
8FM779R6+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27254413
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1763231
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Fort Saint-Nicolas” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Сен Никола”
  • Chinese: “圣尼古拉堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Saint-Nicolas”
  • French: “fort Saint-Nicolas”
  • French: “Fort Saint-Nicolas”
  • German: “Fort St. Nicolas”
  • Italian: “Fort Saint-Nicolas”
  • Italian: “Forte Saint-Nicolas”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Fòrt de Sant Nicolau”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte de San Nicolás”
  • Turkish: “Sen Nikolas Kalesi”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Boulodrome Fort Entrecasteaux and Tennis du Pharo.

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