Prince of Wales Tower (Q7244404)

  • matcher place: Halifax (relation 9092218)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: 1796 establishments in the British Empire, Martello towers, Military history of Nova Scotia, National Historic Sites in Nova Scotia, Towers completed in 1796
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Prince of Wales Tower is the oldest martello tower in North America and is located in Point Pleasant Park, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was built in 1796 by Captain James Straton and was used as a redoubt and a powder magazine. Restored, it was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1943.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

La tour Prince-de-Galles est une tour Martello située dans le parc Point Pleasant (en) à Halifax en Nouvelle-Écosse (Canada). Elle a été construite entre 1796 et 1797, ce qui en fait la plus ancienne tour Martello en Amérique du Nord. Elle est aussi la dernière tour Martello à subsister des cinq qui ont été construites à Halifax. Elle a été désignée lieu historique national du Canada en 1943 par la commission des lieux et des monuments historiques du Canada et classé édifice fédéral du patrimoine en 1996 par le bureau d'examen des édifices fédéraux du patrimoine.

Wikidata location: 44.6216, -63.5698 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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way: Prince of Wales Tower (OSM)exact location match [show tags]
name: Prince of Wales Tower
name:en: Prince of Wales Tower
tourism: attraction
building: yes
historic: martello_tower
man_made: tower
wikidata: Q7244404
wikipedia: en:Prince of Wales Tower
tower:type: defensive
official_name: Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site

wikidata match: Q7244404

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tower (Q12518) man_made=tower, building=tower
military facility (Q18691599) military
building (Q41176) building=yes, building
protected area (Q473972) boundary=protected_area
fortified tower (Q81917) tower:type=defensive

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Martello towers man_made=tower, building=tower, man_made=water_tower
National Historic Sites in Nova Scotia boundary=protected_area, historic
Towers completed in 1796 man_made=tower, building=tower, man_made=water_tower