| Franzensfeste Fortress Forte di Fortezza / Festung Franzensfeste | |
|---|---|
| South Tyrol, Italy | |
 Franzensfeste Fortress | |
  Franzensfeste Fortress Forte di Fortezza / Festung Franzensfeste | |
| Coordinates | 46°47′10″N 11°36′47″E / 46.786°N 11.613°E |
Franzensfeste Fortress (Italian: Forte di Fortezza; German: Festung Franzensfeste, literally "Franz's Fortress") is a fortress situated in the village of Franzensfeste, in South Tyrol, Italy.
Emperor Francis I began constructing the fortress in 1833.[1] In 1838 the project was abandoned, because the area was not considered to be of sufficient importance for a fortress.[1]
In the summer of 2008 the fortress was opened to the public for the first time as one of the locations of Manifesta 7, the European Biennial of Contemporary art.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Franzensfeste / Fortezza (South Tyrol)". Tirol Atlas. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ↑ "Locations: Fortezza/Franzensfeste". Manifesta.it. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
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