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star fort

type of fortification based on bastions with a star shape
Class type of: artillery fort Q12797
star fort
Markus Schweiss · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
architectural style, type of building[3]
Subclass of
artillery fort
Part of
fortification[4]
Described by source
Arkeologisen kulttuuriperinnön opas[5]
Studied by
fortification science[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en bastion fort en trace italienne en star fortress en star fort cs bastionová pevnost da Stjernefæstning de Trace italienne de Sternenfestung el φρούριο προμαχώνων es traza italiana fa دژ مستحکم fi bastioni fi bastionilinnoitus fr bastion tracé à l'italienne fr fortification bastionnée he מצד כוכב hu olaszbástya id Benteng selekoh it fortificazione alla moderna ja 星形要塞
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300048763
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
technology/bastioned-trace
Freebase ID
/m/07dm0z
Topic's main category
Category:Star forts
Yle topic ID
18-339502

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Belongs to 1
fortification
Has these parts 1
Citadel of Barcelona
Instance of 1
architectural style
Part of 1
fortification
Topic's main category 1
Category:Star forts
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Star forts
← FactGrid item ID 1
Gregor
← Is the study of 1
fortification science
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Summary

star fort is an architectural style[1]. It is a type of artillery fort[2].

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  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . akp.nba.fi. Retrieved . akp.nba.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Infovarius · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Star forts
    Subclass of → artillery fort
    Instance of → architectural style, type of building
    Part of → fortification
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Studied by: fortification science, batch #293597"
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