Fort Denison

heritage-listed former penal site and defensive facility in Sydney Harbour, Australia
Organization military_museum Q3748475
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Fort Denison

Summary

Fort Denison is a military museum[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of military_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Denison is located in New South Wales[3].
  • Fort Denison is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Fort Denison's instance of is recorded as military museum[5].
  • Fort Denison's instance of is recorded as sea fort[6].
  • Fort Denison's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • Fort Denison's instance of is recorded as Martello tower[8].
  • Fort Denison is operated by Government of New South Wales[9].
  • The location of Fort Denison was Port Jackson[10].
  • Fort Denison is part of Sydney Harbour islands[11].
  • Fort Denison's Commons category is recorded as Fort Denison[12].
  • Fort Denison comprises Fort Denison Light[13].
  • 1788 marks the founding of Fort Denison[14].
  • Fort Denison's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -33.854780555556, 'lon': 151.22562777778}[15].
  • Fort Denison's official website is recorded as http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/HistoryAndArchives/SydneyHistory/HistoricBuildings/FortDenison.asp[16].
  • Fort Denison's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fort Denison[17].
  • Fort Denison's Commons gallery is recorded as Fort Denison, New South Wales[18].
  • Fort Denison's described by source is recorded as martellotowers.co.uk[19].
  • Fort Denison's described by source is recorded as Government of New South Wales[20].
  • Fort Denison's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage Act — State Heritage Register[21].
  • Fort Denison sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+39'}[22].
  • Fort Denison's significant place is recorded as Sydney[23].

Body

Founding

1788 marks the founding of Fort Denison[14].

Identity

Fort Denison is part of Sydney Harbour islands[11].

Operations

Fort Denison is operated by Government of New South Wales[9].

Why It Matters

Fort Denison ranks in the top 9% of military_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . New South Wales State Heritage Register. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Brookschofield · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of military museum, sea fort, island +1
    Location Port Jackson
    Country Australia
    Part of Sydney Harbour islands
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P856]]: http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/HistoryAndArchives/SydneyHistory/HistoricBuildings/FortDenison.asp, Add Australian English to official "
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