Fort Zoutman

Fort Zoutman is a military fortification at Oranjestad, Aruba. Originally built in 1798 by African slaves, with materials provided by the Amerindians, who performed Statute Labour or corvée for the Dutch West India Company, it is the oldest structure on the island of Aruba, one of the main tourist attractions on the island, and regarded by UNESCO as a 'Place of Memory of the Slave Trade Route in the Latin Caribbean'. The Willem III Tower was added to the west side of the fort in 1868. The fort and tower were restored and re-opened in 1983 as the Historical Museum of Aruba.

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  Fort Zoutman ⓘ
  18th century fortification and museum in Oranjestad, Aruba

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1866 Fort Zoutman

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BNA-DIG-KOSTBARE-0152-tabXIII Tab. XIII. Blick auf das Fort und die Rhede von Oranjestadt auf Aruba (1885) - Neervoort van de Poll

Fort Zoutman, bastion - 20651950 - RCE

Fort Zoutman, fundamenten binnengebouw - 20651948 - RCE

Fort Zoutman, muurwerk met schietgaten - 20651949 - RCE

BNA-DIG-MEINERS-0163 - Oranjestad - Willem II toren 630100 c

BNA-DIG-KOSTBARE-0152-tabXIII Tab. XIII. Blick auf das Fort und die Rhede von Oranjestadt auf Aruba (1885) - Neervoort van de Poll

Fort Zoutman, bastion - 20651950 - RCE

Fort Zoutman, fundamenten binnengebouw - 20651948 - RCE

Fort Zoutman, muurwerk met schietgaten - 20651949 - RCE

Fort Zoutman Aruba 1982-06-01

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1986	Aruba	country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, island country, federated state, country	Wikidata
site	fort	1866	Fort Zoutman	national museum, fort, building	Wikidata
commons	image		BNA-DIG-KOSTBARE-0152-tabXIII Tab. XIII. Blick auf das Fort und die Rhede von Oranjestadt auf Aruba (1885) - Neervoort van de Poll		Commons
commons	image		Fort Zoutman, bastion - 20651950 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		Fort Zoutman, fundamenten binnengebouw - 20651948 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		Fort Zoutman, muurwerk met schietgaten - 20651949 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		BNA-DIG-MEINERS-0163 - Oranjestad - Willem II toren 630100 c		Commons
commons	image		BNA-DIG-KOSTBARE-0152-tabXIII Tab. XIII. Blick auf das Fort und die Rhede von Oranjestadt auf Aruba (1885) - Neervoort van de Poll		Commons
commons	image		Fort Zoutman, bastion - 20651950 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		Fort Zoutman, fundamenten binnengebouw - 20651948 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		Fort Zoutman, muurwerk met schietgaten - 20651949 - RCE		Commons
commons	image		Fort Zoutman Aruba 1982-06-01		Commons