Fort Saint-Jean (Marseille)

Fort Saint-Jean
Marseille, France
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Coordinates	43°17′43″N 5°21′43″E / 43.2953°N 5.3619°E / 43.2953; 5.3619
Type	Fort
Site information
Owner	Museum
Controlled by	France
Open to the public	Special occasions
Site history
Built	1660

Fort Saint-Jean (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ sɛ̃ʒɑ̃]) is a fortification in Marseille, built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port. Since 2013, it has been linked by two foot-bridges to the historical district Le Panier and to the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations; the latter being the first French national museum to be located outside Paris.