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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park' has mentioned 'Fortress' in the following places:
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| Brimstone Hill Fortress National ParkIUCN category II (national park)View of the Prince of Wales Bastion at Brimstone Hill Fortress National ParkLocation in Saint Kitts and NevisShow map of Saint Kitts and NevisBrimstone Hill Fortress National Park (Caribbean)Show map of CaribbeanLocationSaint Thomas Middle Island Parish, Saint Kitts and NevisCoordinates17xc2xb020xe2x80xb249xe2x80xb3N 62xc2xb050xe2x80xb214xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf17.34694xc2xb0N 62.83722xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 17.34694; -62.83722Coordinates: 17xc2xb020xe2x80xb249xe2x80xb3N 62xc2xb050xe2x80xb214xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf17.34694xc2xb0N 62.83722xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 17.34694; -62.83722Established1987 UNESCO World Heritage SiteCriteriaCultural:xc2xa0(iii), (iv)Reference910Inscription1999 (23rd session)Area15.37xc2xa0ha (1,654,000xc2xa0sqxc2xa0ft)Websitewww.brimstonehillfortress.org | WIKI |
| Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a well-preserved fortress on a hill on the island of St. Kitts in the Federation of St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis in the Eastern Caribbean. | WIKI |
| From then on, the English used the hill as a fortress, mounting 24-pound cannon, taking advantage of its 972-foot height. | WIKI |
| By 1780, the fortress was considered impregnable, "The Gibraltar of the Caribbean". | WIKI |
| Stabilization and restoration of the remaining structures of the fortress started in the early 1900s. | WIKI |
| Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is a remarkable example of European military engineering dating from the 17th and 18th centuries in a Caribbean context. | UNESCO |
| Located on the Island of St. Christopher (St. Kitts) the countryxe2x80x99s largest island, the fortress was built to African slave labour to the exacting standards of the British military to protect the coastline from a sea attack and to provide a safe refuge for the islandxe2x80x99s citizens. | UNESCO |
| The fortress evolved over the next century and served until 1853 when the British military abandoned it and dismantled many of the buildings. | UNESCO |
| The principal structures of the fortress are situated on different levels of the upper third of the hill and were constructed in dressed stone (basalt) blocks with a rubble core. | UNESCO |
| The heart of the fortress, Fort George also known as the Citadel, dominates one of the twin peeks. | UNESCO |
| Completed towards the end of the 1700s, this is the earliest surviving example of the xe2x80x9cPolygonal Systemxe2x80x9d of fortress design. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii): Brimstone Hill is an outstanding British fortress, built by slave labour to exact standards during a peak period of European colonial expansion in the Caribbean. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): Because of its strategic layout and construction, Brimstone Hill Fortress is an exceptional and well preserved example of 17th and 18th century British military architecture. | UNESCO |
| The property is defined by a boundary at base of the hill and as such includes all the various parts of the fortress. | UNESCO |
| The various structures and infrastructure including bastions, barracks, cisterns, retaining walls, roadways and pathways occupying different levels, form part of an integrated complex which illustrate various periods of fortress design and construction and speak to the historical forces which led to its erection. | UNESCO |
| As a historic military defensive ensemble, the fortress possesses a high level of authenticity. | UNESCO |
| The National Conservation and Environment Protection Act (1987) of St. Christopher and Nevis declared Brimstone Hill a National Park (hence protected) and gave the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park Society (BHFNPS) administrative responsibility. | UNESCO |